Deel is a global payroll and HR platform that enables businesses to hire, manage, pay, and equip workers across more than 150 countries. Deel's Twitter Score is 57 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of September 2026, ranking #15,420 (top 5%) among 486,573 tracked accounts.
Deel was co-founded by Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang and has grown into one of the more prominent workforce management platforms in the market, supporting payroll in more than 150 currencies. The platform includes crypto payroll capabilities, covering major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dash, as well as USDC in select regions. Per its official about page, Deel has surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue and counts more than 35,000 customers, including Shopify, Nike, and Klarna. Deel has also extended its services to support payroll for decentralized autonomous organizations, according to Axios.
Deel has raised over $600 million in funding, with a valuation reported by the Financial Times at $17 billion following a $300 million round led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from Coatue Management and Andreessen Horowitz. Additional backers include General Catalyst, Mubadala, Spark Capital, and Emerson Collective. Deel's press page places its valuation at $17.3 billion.
Deel has faced legal scrutiny on multiple fronts. Rippling filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Deel recruited a Rippling employee to act as a corporate spy, a claim Deel denied. The Wall Street Journal reported in 2026 that the U.S. Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into related corporate espionage allegations; Deel denied wrongdoing and stated it was unaware of a criminal investigation but willing to cooperate. Deel has 5,936 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 329 accounts, with 873 total mentions.
Who follows Deel on X?
Deel draws a broad range of notable followers on the platform. The accounts that follow Deel include 244 founders, 67 angel investors, 58 influencers and 12 VCs. Among them are Stani, Andrew Kang, Alexis Ohanian, Sandeep, John Wang and benahorowitz.eth.