X (@X) — Twitter Score 566 out of 1000

X is the social media and payments platform formerly known as Twitter, pursuing an everything-app model that combines real-time communication with fiat and planned crypto payments. It was co-founded on March 21, 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams. Elon Musk acquired it in October 2022 for approximately $44 billion and rebranded it to X on July 23, 2023. X's Twitter Score is 566 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026.

X is affiliated with xAI, which acquired X Corp in March 2025 in an all-stock transaction valuing the company at $33 billion, and with SpaceX, which acquired xAI in February 2026 at a combined valuation of $1.25 trillion and brought the platform and Grok into its portfolio. Elon Musk serves as Owner, Chairman, and CTO. Linda Yaccarino previously served as CEO, resigning on July 9, 2025, following controversy over the Grok AI chatbot producing antisemitic content.

X has developed its payments infrastructure through X Money, announced at CES 2025, featuring P2P transfers, a Visa debit card, and 6% APY, with an initial fiat-only rollout and Bitcoin and Dogecoin integration planned for later phases. Its payments entity, X Payments LLC, holds Money Transmitter Licenses in 40+ U.S. states as of March 2025. It also supports Bitcoin tipping through a Strike wallet integration. It is mentioned by 4,198 accounts, with 10,779 total mentions across the platform.

Who follows X on X?

X attracts a wide range of followers across crypto and tech, with 60,761,644 notable accounts tracked on this platform. It ranks #224 (top 0.1%) out of 483,944 accounts indexed, with 15,712 posts on record. The accounts that follow it include 2,171 founders, 471 angel investors, 1,518 influencers and 102 VCs, among them Nikita Bier, Toly, Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Ansem and Solana.