Shepard Fairey is a street artist and activist best known for the Obey Giant imagery that has defined his public art practice for decades. Shepard Fairey's Twitter Score is 74 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of July 2026, ranking #12,712 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Shepard Fairey founded OBEY Clothing in 2001 as a direct extension of his creative practice, and also founded Studio Number One, his design studio. He co-founded Subliminal Projects and previously founded Swindle magazine. His work spans street art, graphic design, and activism, all operating under the broader Obey Giant identity.
Shepard Fairey has extended the Obey Giant world into Web3 through NFT releases and a social token. The official Obey Giant site features an NFT section and links to a dedicated "Degenerate/Regenerate" NFT experience. The $OBEY token is an ERC-20 token on Ethereum designed as a membership instrument for the Obey Giant Web3 community, granting holders initial access to gated areas of the Obey Discord and potentially future exclusive releases. The $OBEY page notes that holders should carry no expectation of profit and that the token may hold no monetary value.
Shepard Fairey's account has accumulated 173,313 followers as of July 2026 and has published 7,114 posts. The account has been mentioned by 188 accounts, with 624 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Shepard Fairey include 256 founders, 27 angel investors, 257 influencers and 1 VCs. Among them are Chris Dixon, 6529, Beeple, Gmoney, Alexis Ohanian and Cozomo De Medici.