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 40 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #27,117 (top 10%) among 531,432 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 909,945 on Twitter and has published 140,692 posts. The account has been mentioned by 508 accounts, with 4,511 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow VICE News include 188 founders, 30 angel investors, 65 influencers and 6 VCs. Among the notable followers are Anthony Pompliano, Tyler Winklevoss, Camila Russo, mikedemarais.eth, Ameen Soleimani and The Wolf Of All Streets.