@FT is the official X account of the Financial Times, the London-based business and financial newspaper. Over the 30 days to 6 Oct 2026, @FT posted 1,715 times (57.2 a day) on 30 of 30 days, most often between 04:00 and 07:00 UTC (21% of posts). Xanguard detected those posts in a median of 193 ms, and 9 in 10 within 554 ms.
@FT in numbers (last 30 days)
Source: Xanguard production data, 6 Sep 2026 to 6 Oct 2026. Detection time runs from the timestamp X gives a post to its first arrival on Xanguard servers, the same method as our live speed page; Telegram delivery adds roughly 0.3 to 0.4 s. Updated 6 Oct 2026.
Set up @FT alerts in 3 steps
- Open the bot. Tap Track @FT, or search for @Xanguard_bot in Telegram, and press Start.
- Choose where alerts go. Create a private Telegram group, add @Xanguard_bot as an admin and send
/setupin the group. You can switch delivery to your private chat or to Topics later in/settings. - Add the account. Send
/add ftto the bot. On the free plan the bot first asks you to join the Xanguard community.
Open t.me/Xanguard_bot and send: /add ft
Recommended filters for @FT
- Use a group with Topics. At 57.2 posts a day, @FT gets its own thread instead of flooding your chat.
- Keyword filter. Get only the @FT posts that mention words you choose, such as a ticker or a name.
All filters live in the bot's /settings: mute replies, reposts or quotes, Contracts Only, and keyword filters per account.
Also track
Want to know who @FT follows next? Follow Watch sends an alert when an account follows or unfollows someone, and Profile Watch catches name, bio and avatar changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The free plan tracks 1 X account, so you can follow @FT at no cost, with slower delivery than paid plans. Paid plans start at $19 a month for 10 accounts and run at full speed, ~200 ms median detection.
Over the 30 days to 6 Oct 2026, Xanguard detected @FT's posts in a median of 193 ms on paid plans, and 9 in 10 within 554 ms (1,141 posts measured). Telegram delivery adds roughly 0.3 to 0.4 seconds. Live figures for all paid-plan accounts are published hourly at xanguard.tech/speed.
@FT posted 1,715 times in the last 30 days, about 57.2 a day, on 30 of 30 days. The busiest window is 04:00 to 07:00 UTC with 21% of posts; 1% were replies and 0% quote posts.
Yes. In the bot's /settings you can mute replies, reposts or quotes, turn on Contracts Only (only posts with a token address), or set keyword filters per account. @FT rarely replies (1% of recent posts), so the main lever is a keyword filter.
Yes. Follow Watch alerts you when @FT follows or unfollows an account, from $15 a month for 15 accounts. Profile Watch alerts on name, bio and avatar changes, from $35 a month for 35 accounts. Both are add-ons in @Xanguard_bot.
Yes. Add @Xanguard_bot to the group as an admin and send /setup there. With Topics enabled, each tracked account gets its own thread. At about 57.2 posts a day, a dedicated thread keeps @FT from flooding the chat.
No. Xanguard is independent and not affiliated with Financial Times, @FT or X Corp. It delivers public posts only.
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Xanguard is independent and not affiliated with Financial Times, @FT or X Corp. The name is used only to identify the public account.