Julian Assange is a publisher and journalist who co-founded WikiLeaks, the organization that became a focal point for classified document disclosures and cryptocurrency adoption in the nonprofit space. Julian Assange's Twitter Score is 135 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #4,529 (top 1%) among 498,181 tracked accounts.
Julian Assange co-founded WikiLeaks and serves as Director of Sunshine Press Productions ehf, the Icelandic company behind the publication. He previously served as Chairman of the WikiLeaks Party. On June 25, 2024, Assange pleaded guilty in a US federal court to conspiring to obtain and disclose classified national defense information, receiving a 62-month time-served sentence that resolved a legal case that had spanned many years.
Julian Assange is notable in crypto circles for WikiLeaks' pioneering use of Bitcoin as a fundraising channel. After traditional payment processors blacklisted WikiLeaks in 2010, the organization pivoted to accepting Bitcoin donations, making it one of the earliest high-profile nonprofits to rely on cryptocurrency for operational funding. WikiLeaks has since expanded its accepted cryptocurrencies to include Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Zcash, Monero, and Ethereum. In 2017, Assange publicly claimed that WikiLeaks had achieved a 50,000% return on its Bitcoin holdings.
Julian Assange's account has accumulated 1,561,223 followers as of October 2026 and has published 20,112 posts. He has been mentioned by 90 accounts a total of 152 times.
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The accounts that follow Julian Assange include 716 founders, 137 angel investors, 377 influencers and 7 VCs. Among his notable followers are Jack, Fred Ehrsam, Nic Carter, Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal and Luca Netz.