Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) — Twitter Score 616 out of 1000

Palmer Luckey is a technology entrepreneur who founded Oculus VR, co-founded Anduril Industries, founded ModRetro, and co-founded Erebor, a crypto and stablecoin-focused digital bank targeting tech, AI, defense, and crypto startups. Palmer Luckey's Twitter Score is 615 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranked #171 (top 0.1%) of 483,652 accounts tracked on the platform, with 1,129,243 followers as of August 2026 and 11,418 posts.

Palmer Luckey works at Anduril Industries as Founder & CTO. The company raised $5B at a $61B valuation in May 2026, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and Thrive Capital. In December 2025, China sanctioned Luckey personally over Anduril's arms sales to Taiwan, barring him from entering China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Forbes estimated his net worth at $3.5 billion as of February 2026, primarily derived from his equity stake in Anduril.

Palmer Luckey co-founded Erebor, a digital bank that plans to hold stablecoins on its balance sheet and lend against crypto and GPU assets. Erebor received conditional OCC national bank charter approval in early 2026, the first de novo national bank charter approved under the current OCC administration, and raised $350M at a $4.35B valuation led by Lux Capital, with participation from Founders Fund, 8VC, and Haun Ventures. Peter Thiel and Joe Lonsdale are among Erebor's key backers.

Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR, which was acquired by Facebook (now Meta) for approximately $2 billion in March 2014. He worked at Facebook post-acquisition until his departure in March 2017, which came amid controversy over a $10,000 political donation; Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth later publicly apologized to Luckey for his ousting on political grounds. He also founded ModRetro, a retro gaming hardware company relaunched in June 2024 with the ModRetro Chromatic, a Game Boy-compatible handheld that was reportedly seeking funding at a $1 billion valuation as of March 2026.

Palmer Luckey is mentioned by 563 accounts, with 1,477 total mentions across the platform.

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