McAfee (@McAfee) — Twitter Score 4 out of 1000

McAfee is a consumer online-protection and cybersecurity company that was founded by John McAfee and helps individuals and families stay safer online. McAfee's Twitter Score is 3.5 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #207,122 among 487,142 tracked accounts.

McAfee was taken private in a transaction valued at over $14 billion, completed on March 1, 2022, when an investor group comprising Advent International, Permira, Crosspoint Capital Partners, CPP Investments, GIC, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority completed its acquisition, ending the company's run as a publicly traded entity. Prior to that, Intel had announced an agreement to acquire the company for approximately $7.68 billion on August 19, 2010. McAfee appointed Craig Boundy as President and Chief Executive Officer effective August 21, 2024, confirming the business remained active following its return to private ownership.

McAfee is a cybersecurity and consumer protection business, not a cryptocurrency project, blockchain ecosystem, or crypto fund. Cryptocurrency advocacy and activity associated with John McAfee in later years should not be attributed to this corporate account, as credible reporting indicated he was no longer involved with the company by 2020. McAfee has published 16,972 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 108 accounts, with 201 total mentions.

Who follows McAfee on X?

McAfee draws a broad audience of cybersecurity and technology professionals. The accounts that follow McAfee include 21 founders, 1 angel investors, 3 influencers and 2 VCs, among them David Ulevitch, Kate Irwin, Robert Hackett, Gabor Gurbacs, Rachel Wolfson and Goth.