MarketWatch is a financial news and market-data publication that covers stocks, personal finance, markets and cryptocurrency. MarketWatch's Twitter Score is 98 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #7,401 (top 5%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.
MarketWatch was founded by Larry Kramer, originating inside Data Broadcasting Corporation in the fall of 1995 before launching as a 50/50 joint venture between Data Broadcasting Corporation and CBS News on October 30, 1997. Dow Jones & Company acquired MarketWatch in January 2005 for $528 million, and the publication now operates as part of the Dow Jones & Company network alongside The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and other brands. MarketWatch is also affiliated with News Corp as part of its broader corporate structure.
MarketWatch maintains an active cryptocurrency section covering the latest headlines and tracking crypto market pairs including BTCUSD, ETHUSD, XRPUSD, BCHUSD, LTCUSD and XMRUSD. Its crypto coverage includes reporting on Bitcoin ETFs and bitcoin-treasury strategies. MarketWatch's account has published 457,307 posts and has 4,636,752 followers as of August 2026 on X.
MarketWatch has been mentioned by 1,103 accounts, with 5,101 total mentions.
Who follows MarketWatch on X?
The accounts that follow MarketWatch include 396 founders, 83 angel investors, 231 influencers and 55 VCs, among them Tyler Winklevoss, Jeremy Allaire - jerallaire.arc, Cointelegraph, Mario Nawfal, Zerohedge and Thomas Tom Lee not drummer FundstratDirect.com.