VICE News is a news media outlet operated by VICE Media, which filed for bankruptcy and was subsequently sold for $350 million to a consortium led by Fortress Investment Group. VICE News's Twitter Score is 42 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #22,334 (top 5%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
VICE News was founded by VICE Media, which had previously received two $250 million investments in 2014 from Technology Crossover Ventures and A&E Networks, valuing the company at more than $2.5 billion at that time. In February 2024, VICE Media announced it would lay off several hundred employees and cease publishing on Vice.com, pivoting instead to social channels and a studio model. As part of earlier restructuring, the outlet also canceled its Vice News Tonight television program. VICE News remains affiliated with VICE Tech and counts Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital among its backers alongside Fortress Investment Group.
VICE News has built a following of 907,780 on Twitter and has published 140,715 posts. The account has been mentioned by 510 accounts, with 4,514 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow VICE News include 189 founders, 40 angel investors, 44 influencers and 7 VCs. Among the notable followers are Anthony Pompliano, Tyler Winklevoss, Camila Russo, mikedemarais.eth, Antonio Garca Martnez agm.eth and Ameen Soleimani.