Axios is a digital news media company that covers politics, business, technology, and science through a format its founders call Smart Brevity. Axios's Twitter Score is 117 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #5,622 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Axios was co-founded by Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz. In August 2022, Axios signed a deal to sell to Cox Enterprises in a cash transaction valued at $525 million, per reporting at the time. As part of that transaction, Axios spun off Axios HQ as a separate, stand-alone company led by Roy Schwartz. Prior to the Cox deal, Axios had been backed by Greycroft Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, NBCUniversal, Emerson Collective, and WndrCo.
Axios covers crypto markets and policy through Axios Crypto, a dedicated newsletter that addresses topics including bitcoin, crypto assets in 401(k)s, debanking claims, and U.S. crypto regulation. Axios has 853,447 followers as of August 2026 on the platform and has published 207,389 posts. Axios has been mentioned by 1,533 accounts, with 7,351 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Axios include 478 founders, 115 angel investors, 157 influencers and 71 VCs. Among them are Anthony Pompliano, Raoul Pal, Ryan Selkis, Db, Loomdart and Alexis Ohanian.