Scientific American is a popular science and technology media publication that has been in continuous print since its founding in 1845, making it one of the longest-running magazines in the United States. Scientific American's Twitter Score is 54 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #16,391 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Scientific American was founded by Rufus Porter and is currently published by Springer Nature, while maintaining editorial independence. David M. Ewalt serves as Editor in Chief. The publication covers science, technology, and engineering across print, web, video, email, and social platforms, and says it reaches more than 20 million people each month. Its masthead includes a Senior Desk Editor role dedicated to technology and engineering, reflecting a broad coverage mandate that extends to emerging fields, though it does not operate as a crypto-native outlet.
Scientific American has published 77,814 posts on the platform and has 4,253,068 followers as of August 2026. The account has been mentioned by 583 accounts, with 2,636 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Scientific American include 269 founders, 53 angel investors, 74 influencers and 13 VCs. Among them are Brian Armstrong, H.E. Justin Sun, Tyler Winklevoss, Alexis Ohanian, Mario Nawfal and Matthew Graham.