The Markup (@themarkup) — Twitter Score 27 out of 1000

The Markup is a nonprofit technology-investigations newsroom that uses data-driven reporting to scrutinize how technology affects the public. The Markup's Twitter Score is 27 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #36,217 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.

The Markup was founded by Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, and Sue Gardner. Its editorial approach, known as Show Your Work, involves publishing the underlying datasets and code behind its investigations wherever possible. In April 2024, per Axios, CalMatters, a nonprofit nonpartisan news organization focused on California policy and politics, acquired The Markup. At the time of the acquisition, The Markup employed 28 people and held $5 million in philanthropic funding, and Axios reported that no roles were eliminated and that The Markup would continue operating independently under the CalMatters brand.

The Markup has received backing from several major philanthropic organizations, including Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Ford Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Omidyar Network, and Open Society Foundations. Per Nieman Lab, early funding included $20 million from Craig Newmark Philanthropies, $2 million from the Knight Foundation, and $1 million from a collection of other journalism philanthropy organizations. The Markup has published 7,842 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 108 accounts a total of 541 times.

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The accounts that follow The Markup include 118 founders, 23 angel investors, 26 influencers and 2 VCs, among them Neeraj K. Agrawal, Austin Federa, Antonio Garca Martnez agm.eth, Sarah Guo, leighcuen.substack.com and Wong Joon Ian.