Ben Smith (@semaforben) — Twitter Score 453 out of 1000

Ben Smith is a journalist who co-founded Semafor, where he serves as editor-in-chief. Ben Smith's Twitter Score is 453 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #431 (top 0.1%) among 483,652 tracked accounts.

Ben Smith co-founded Semafor as a news organization with a distinct editorial format. Previously, he worked as a media columnist at The New York Times, and before that served as founding editor-in-chief at BuzzFeed News. He also previously worked at Politico and the New York Daily News.

Ben Smith's connection to crypto stems largely from Semafor's reporting on FTX and its collapse. Semafor had received a $10 million investment from Sam Bankman-Fried and subsequently said it was taking steps to buy out his ownership stake following FTX's collapse. Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud and conspiracy charges and sentenced to 25 years in prison on March 28, 2024. Semafor's FTX coverage has been mentioned by Wikipedia's FTX bankruptcy page. In January 2026, Semafor raised $30 million at a $330 million post-money valuation, with investment from existing backers including Henry Kravis, David Rubenstein, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Gallup, and Stand Together.

Ben Smith has been active on the platform since 2007, with 145,666 posts published. Ben Smith has been mentioned by 194 accounts, with 470 total mentions.

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The accounts that follow Ben Smith include 351 founders, 91 angel investors, 94 influencers and 16 VCs, among them Chris Dixon, jesse.base.eth, Nikita Bier, Kyle Samani, Anthony Pompliano and SBF.