List of most-followed Twitter accounts
This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social media platform Twitter. Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Cristiano Ronaldo top the list, with over 100 million followers each.
Most followed accounts on Twitter
The following table lists the top 50 most-followed accounts on Twitter, with each total rounded to the nearest hundred thousand, as well as the profession or activity of each user.[1] Account totals and monthly changes in ranking were last updated on November 3rd, 2022.
The list includes, without ranking them, accounts that were suspended (by Twitter) or deactivated (by the user) while they had enough followers to be part of the top 50, such as Donald Trump[2] and Ariana Grande.[3]
Former U.S. President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) is the most-followed person on Twitter, with over 133 million followers.
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) is the owner of Twitter, Inc. and is the second most-followed on Twitter, with over 113.8 million followers.
Canadian singer Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) is the most-followed musician on Twitter, with over 113 million followers.
American singer Katy Perry (@katyperry) is the most-followed woman on Twitter, with over 108 million followers.
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) is the most-followed sports personality and European on Twitter, with over 104 million followers.
Prime minister of India Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) is the most followed Asian on Twitter, with over 83 million followers.
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| Rank | Change | Account name | Owner | Brand account |
Followers (millions) |
Occupation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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@BarackObama | Barack Obama | 133.4 | 44th President of the United States |  United States
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| 2 | 
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@elonmusk | Elon Musk | 113.8 | Business magnate, owner of Twitter |  South Africa Canada United States
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| 3 |
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@justinbieber | Justin Bieber | 113.8 | Musician | Canada
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| 4 |
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@katyperry | Katy Perry | 108.9 | Musician | United States
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| 5 |
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@rihanna | Rihanna | 107 | Musician |  Barbados
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| 6 |
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@Cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | 104.3 | Football player |  Portugal
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| 7 |
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@taylorswift13 | Taylor Swift | 91.5 | Musician | United States
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| 8 |
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@ladygaga | Lady Gaga | 84.9 | Musician and actress | United States
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| 9 |
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@narendramodi | Narendra Modi | 83.9 | Prime Minister of India |  India
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| 10 |
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@TheEllenShow | Ellen DeGeneres | 77.2 | Comedian and television host | United States
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| 11 |
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@YouTube | YouTube | 
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76.7 | Online video sharing platform | United States
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| 12 |
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@KimKardashian | Kim Kardashian | 73.9 | Television personality | United States
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| 13 |
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@selenagomez | Selena Gomez | 66.3 | Musician and actress | United States
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| 14 |
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@NASA | NASA |
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65.3 | Space agency | United States
|
| 15 |
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@cnnbrk | CNN Breaking News |
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64.0 | News channel | United States
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| 16 |
|
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63.8 | Social media platform | United States
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| 17 |
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@jtimberlake | Justin Timberlake | 63.0 | Musician and actor | United States
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| 18 |
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@BillGates | Bill Gates | 60.6 | Businessman and philanthropist | United States
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| 19 |
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@CNN | CNN |
|
60.2 | News channel | United States
|
| 20 |
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@neymarjr | Neymar | 58.6 | Football player |  Brazil
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| 21 |
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@britneyspears | Britney Spears | 56.0 | Musician | United States
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| 22 |
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@ddlovato | Demi Lovato | 54.5 | Musician and actress | United States
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| 23 |
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@nytimes | The New York Times |
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54.1 | Newspaper | United States
|
| 24 |
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@shakira | Shakira | 53.3 | Musician |  Colombia
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| 25 |
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@KingJames | LeBron James | 52.3 | Basketball player | United States
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| 26 |
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@jimmyfallon | Jimmy Fallon | 51.4 | Comedian and television host | United States
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| 27 |
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@BBCBreaking | BBC Breaking News |
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51.3 | News channel |  United Kingdom
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| 28 |
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@PMOIndia | PMO India |
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51.2 | Office of the Prime Minister of India | India
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| 29 |
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@imVkohli | Virat Kohli | 51.1 | Cricket player | India
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| 30 |
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@SrBachchan | Amitabh Bachchan | 48 | Actor | India
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| 31 |
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@BTS_twt | BTS | 47.6 | Musicians/K-pop |  South Korea
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| 32 |
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@MileyCyrus | Miley Cyrus | 46.8 | Musician and actress | United States
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| 33 |
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@JLo | Jennifer Lopez | 45.5 | Musician and actress | United States
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| 34 |
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@akshaykumar | Akshay Kumar | 45.3 | Actor | India
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| 35 |
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@realmadrid | Real Madrid CF |
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45.2 | Football club |  Spain
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| 36 |
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@ChampionsLeague | UEFA Champions League |
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44.8 | Football league |  Europe
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| 37 |
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@BeingSalmanKhan | Salman Khan | 44.4 | Actor | India
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| 38 |
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@FCBarcelona | FC Barcelona |
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44.3 | Football club | Spain
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| 39 |
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@Oprah | Oprah Winfrey | 43.3 | Television personality | United States
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| 40 |
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@BrunoMars | Bruno Mars | 43.2 | Musician | United States
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| 41 |
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@iamsrk | Shah Rukh Khan | 42.7 | Actor | India
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| 42 |
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@espn | ESPN |
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42.4 | Sports channel | United States
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| 43 |
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@bts_bighit | BTS | 41.6 | Musicians | South Korea
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| 44 |
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@NiallOfficial | Niall Horan | 41.1 | Musician |  Ireland
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| 45 |
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@SportsCenter | SportsCenter |
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41.0 | Sports channel | United States
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| 46 |
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@KylieJenner | Kylie Jenner | 40.2 | Television personality | United States
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| 47 |
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@NBA | NBA |
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40.0 | Basketball league | United States
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| 48 |
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@Drake | Drake | 39.7 | Rapper | Canada
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| 49 |
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@BBCWorld | BBC World News |
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38.5 | News channel | United Kingdom
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| 50 |
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@Harry_Styles | Harry Styles | 38.2 | Musician | United Kingdom
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| As of November 3, 2022[update] | |||||||
Deactivated or suspended accounts
| Account name | Owner | Brand account |
Followers (millions) |
Occupation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @realDonaldTrump[2] | Donald Trump | 88.7 | 45th President of the United States | United States
| |
| @ArianaGrande[3] | Ariana Grande | 85.2 | Musician and actress | United States
|
See also
- List of most-retweeted tweets
- List of most-liked tweets
- List of most-followed Instagram accounts
- List of most-followed TikTok accounts
- List of most-followed Facebook pages
- List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
- List of most-subscribed YouTube Music artists
- List of most-viewed YouTube videos
- List of most-streamed artists on Spotify
- List of most-streamed songs on Spotify
- List of most-followed Twitch channels
References
- ^ "Top 100 most followed Twitter accounts". Social Blade. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Twitter 'permanently suspends' Trump's account". BBC News. January 9, 2021. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Roberts, Kayleigh (December 26, 2021). "Ariana Grande Deleted Her Twitter Account for Christmas and PPL Are *Very* Concerned". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
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