The New York Times (@nytimes) — Twitter Score 278 out of 1000

The New York Times is a mainstream news publication founded in 1851 that covers business, technology, politics, and investigations, including extensive reporting on cryptocurrency and blockchain topics. The New York Times's Twitter Score is 278 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #1,254 (top 0.5%) among 484,166 tracked accounts.

The New York Times was founded by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones and is affiliated with The New York Times Company. Its crypto coverage has spanned major industry events, including reporting on Sam Bankman-Fried's trial and conviction in the FTX collapse case, as well as policy developments under the second Trump presidency. The New York Times also reported that the crypto industry spent over $130 million on the 2024 election.

The New York Times has accumulated 53,837,644 followers as of August 2026 on the platform and has published 565,690 posts. The New York Times has been mentioned by 6,388 accounts, with 82,870 total mentions.

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The accounts that follow The New York Times include 1,320 founders, 334 angel investors, 399 influencers and 163 VCs. Among them are Sam Altman, Anthony Pompliano, David Sacks, Zhu Su, Raoul Pal and CL.