Polkadot is an open-source sharded multichain protocol that connects and secures specialized blockchains, functioning as a layer-0 metaprotocol for parachains. Polkadot's Twitter Score is 423 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #506 (top 0.5%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.
Polkadot was co-founded by Gavin Wood, Robert Habermeier, and Peter Czaban, and is affiliated with Web3 Foundation and Parity Technologies. The protocol's relay chain coordinates the system as a whole, providing shared security to all connected parachains. Its native token, DOT, is used for governance, staking, and access to secure computation including coretime and parachain identifiers. All protocol changes are governed through Polkadot OpenGov, which uses stake-weighted referenda.
Polkadot's initial fundraise, per TechCrunch, raised the equivalent of $140 million in Ethereum across a private and public sale, with Polychain Capital among the private investors at that time. The first parachain auction winners included Acala, Moonbeam, Astar, Parallel, and Clover, with slots locked for 96 weeks by DOT collateral. The Polkadot Wiki, led by Web3 Foundation, serves as a central community resource, and ecosystem development funds including Scytale Digital and Harbour Industrial Capital support parachains and applications built on the Polkadot tech stack.
Polkadot has published 14,360 posts and has 1,587,257 followers as of August 2026 on X. Polkadot has been mentioned by 2,347 accounts a total of 21,651 times.
Who follows Polkadot on X?
The accounts that follow Polkadot include 1,765 founders, 395 angel investors, 865 influencers and 144 VCs. Among them are Solana, Erik Voorhees, Toly, Ansem, Laura Shin and Stani.