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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) — Twitter Score 361 out of 1000
Excellent
361Ranked #721 of 483,944 crypto accounts tracked by TwitterScore.io
Erik Voorhees
Kyle Samani
Fred Ehrsam
6529
Andrew Kang
David Sacks
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About Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Twitter Score
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a risk scholar, author, and former derivatives trader best known for his work on probability, uncertainty, and fragility. Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Twitter Score is 361 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #719 (top 0.5%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb co-founded Empirica Capital, a hedge fund that operated from 1999 until its closure in 2005. He serves as distinguished scientific advisor to Universa Investments and is affiliated with the Real World Risk Institute. He previously worked at NYU Tandon School of Engineering as a Distinguished Professor.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a prominent and vocal critic of Bitcoin. He authored the paper "Bitcoin, Currencies, and Fragility," which argues that Bitcoin has failed as a currency, store of value, inflation hedge, and safe haven. As reported by Business Insider in 2025, Nassim Nicholas Taleb remained deeply skeptical of Bitcoin, comparing it to speculative tulip mania.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb has published 53,601 posts on the platform and has 1,155,614 followers as of August 2026. He has been mentioned by 1,374 accounts, with 6,350 total mentions.
Who follows Nassim Nicholas Taleb on X?
The accounts that follow Nassim Nicholas Taleb include 1,858 founders, 500 angel investors, 551 influencers and 39 VCs. Among his notable followers are Erik Voorhees, Kyle Samani, Fred Ehrsam, 6529, Andrew Kang and David Sacks.
