List of most-followed Twitter accounts
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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[edit]
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 December 4, 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 Ariana Grande.[2]
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 119 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 105 million followers.
Prime minister of India Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) is the most followed Indian & Asian on Twitter, with over 84 million followers.
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| Rank | Change | Account name | Owner | Brand account | Followers (millions) | Occupation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | @BarackObama | Barack Obama | 133.2 | 44th President of the United States |  United States | |
| 2 |  | @elonmusk | Elon Musk | 119.9 | Business magnate, engineer, and owner of Twitter | United States | |
| 3 |  | @justinbieber | Justin Bieber | 113.6 | Musician |  Canada | |
| 4 | | @katyperry | Katy Perry | 108.7 | Musician | United States | |
| 5 | | @rihanna | Rihanna | 107.3 | Musician |  Barbados | |
| 6 | | @Cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | 105.6 | Football player |  Portugal | |
| 7 | | @taylorswift13 | Taylor Swift | 92.0 | Musician | United States | |
| 8 | | @realDonaldTrump | Donald Trump | 87.8 | 45th President of the United States | United States | |
| 9 | | @ladygaga | Lady Gaga | 84.9 | Musician and actress | United States | |
| 10 | | @narendramodi | Narendra Modi | 84.7 | Prime Minister of India |  India | |
| 11 | | @YouTube | YouTube |  | 77.9 | Online video sharing platform | United States |
| 12 | | @TheEllenShow | Ellen DeGeneres | 76.9 | Comedian and television host | United States | |
| 13 | | @KimKardashian | Kim Kardashian | 74.3 | Television personality and businesswoman | United States | |
| 14 | | @NASA | NASA | | 67.6 | Space agency | United States |
| 15 | | @selenagomez | Selena Gomez | 66.4 | Musician and actress | United States | |
| 16 | | | 65.0 | Social media platform | United States | ||
| 17 | | @cnnbrk | CNN Breaking News | | 64.0 | News channel | United States |
| 18 | | @jtimberlake | Justin Timberlake | 62.7 | Musician and actor | United States | |
| 19 | | @BillGates | Bill Gates | 61.2 | Businessman and philanthropist | United States | |
| 20 | | @CNN | CNN | | 60.7 | News channel | United States |
| 21 | | @neymarjr | Neymar | 59.5 | Football player |  Brazil | |
| 22 | | @britneyspears | Britney Spears | 56.0 | Musician | United States | |
| 23 | | @nytimes | The New York Times | | 54.7 | Newspaper | United States |
| 24 | | @ddlovato | Demi Lovato | 53.9 | Musician and actress | United States | |
| 25 | | @shakira | Shakira | 53.2 | Musician |  Colombia | |
| 26 | | @KingJames | LeBron James | 52.4 | Basketball player | United States | |
| 27 | | @imVkohli | Virat Kohli | 52.2 | Cricket player | India | |
| 28 | | @PMOIndia | PMO India | | 51.6 | Office of the Prime Minister of India | India |
| 29 | | @BBCBreaking | BBC Breaking News | | 51.4 | News channel |  United Kingdom |
| 30 | | @jimmyfallon | Jimmy Fallon | 51.2 | Comedian and television host | United States | |
| 31 | | @SrBachchan | Amitabh Bachchan | 48.1 | Actor | India | |
| 32 | | @BTS_twt | BTS | 47.8 | Musicians |  South Korea | |
| 33 | | @MileyCyrus | Miley Cyrus | 46.7 | Musician and actress | United States | |
| 34 | | @realmadrid | Real Madrid CF | | 45.8 | Football club |  Spain |
| 35 | | @ChampionsLeague | UEFA Champions League | | 45.7 | Football league |  Europe |
| 36 | | @JLo | Jennifer Lopez | 45.4 | Musician and actress | United States | |
| 37 | | @akshaykumar | Akshay Kumar | 45.4 | Actor | Canada | |
| 38 | | @FCBarcelona | FC Barcelona | | 45.2 | Football club | Spain |
| 39 | | @BeingSalmanKhan | Salman Khan | 44.6 | Actor | India | |
| 40 | | @espn | ESPN | | 43.6 | Sports channel | United States |
| 41 | | @BrunoMars | Bruno Mars | 43.1 | Musician | United States | |
| 42 | | @Oprah | Oprah Winfrey | 43.0 | Television personality | United States | |
| 43 | | @iamsrk | Shah Rukh Khan | 42.8 | Actor | India | |
| 44 | | @bts_bighit | BTS | 42.2 | Musicians | South Korea | |
| 45 | | @SportsCenter | SportsCenter | | 41.3 | Sports channel | United States |
| 46 | | @NiallOfficial | Niall Horan | 41.1 | Musician |  Ireland | |
| 47 | | @NBA | NBA | | 41.1 | Basketball league | United States |
| 48 | | @KylieJenner | Kylie Jenner | 40.3 | Television personality and businesswoman | United States | |
| 49 | | @Drake | Drake | 39.8 | Rapper | Canada | |
| 50 | | @BBCWorld | BBC World News | | 39.0 | News channel | United Kingdom |
| As of December 4, 2022[update] | |||||||
Deactivated or suspended accounts[edit]
| Account name | Owner | Brand account | Followers (millions) | Occupation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @ArianaGrande[2] | Ariana Grande | 85.2 | Musician and actress | United States |
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "Top 100 most followed Twitter accounts". Social Blade. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 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.