Some observers have argued that the Elon Musk-owned X platform is now a conservative social media site. Some of the engagement figures for the likes of Fox News, Candace Owens, Dan Bongino, Scott Jennings, and Clay Travis show just how popular conservative-leaning accounts on the platform are.
Nate Silver compiled the data of the accounts with the highest engagement through the first three months of 2026. The figures show how prevalent conservative accounts have become on the platform.
Elon Musk has the most engagement of any account, with 251 million engagements. The next largest creators on the platform are Eric Daughert (109 million) and Gunther Eagleman (95 million), who both post conservative content.
Brian Allen is the largest liberal-leaning account on the platform. His account received 32 million engagements during the window.
The data from Nate Silver shows that there are nine conservative-leaning accounts above the first liberal-leaning account on the platform.
Of those affiliated with traditional, legacy, or digital media, Fox News saw 18 million engagements during the time period. Mark Levin saw 12 million engagements. Candace Owens was at 11 million, while Dan Bongino, Piers Morgan, and Scott Jennings each saw 6 million engagements, as did Nick Fuentes. Clay Travis earned five million engagements, as did Riley Gaines. The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh had 11 million engagements.
Former MSNBC anchor Mehdi Hasan – who has since launched Zeteo — was one of the largest liberal-leaning creators on teh platform, with 18 million engagements.
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