List of most-followed Twitter accounts
This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social media platform Twitter. Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rihanna and Katy Perry 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 down to the nearest thousand, as well as a description of each account.
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Elon Musk (@elonmusk) is the owner of Twitter and the most-followed person on Twitter, with over 153 million followers.
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) is the most-followed politician on Twitter, with over 131 million followers.
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Canadian singer Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) is the most-followed musician on Twitter, with over 111 million followers.
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Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) is the most-followed sports personality on Twitter, with over 109 million followers.
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Barbadian singer Rihanna (@rihanna) is the most-followed woman on Twitter, with over 108 million followers.
Rank | Username | Owner | Followers (millions) | Description | Brand account | Country |
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1 | @elonmusk | Elon Musk | 153.9 | Business magnate and owner of X | United States | |
2 | @BarackObama | Barack Obama | 131.9 | 44th President of the United States | United States | |
3 | @justinbieber | Justin Bieber | 111.7 | Musician | Canada | |
4 | @Cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | 109.3 | Football player | Portugal | |
5 | @rihanna | Rihanna | 108.2 | Musician | Barbados | |
6 | @katyperry | Katy Perry | 107.2 | Musician | United States | |
7 | @taylorswift13 | Taylor Swift | 94.1 | Musician | United States | |
8 | @narendramodi | Narendra Modi | 91.1 | Prime Minister of India | India | |
9 | @realDonaldTrump | Donald Trump | 86.5 | 45th President of the United States | United States | |
10 | @ladygaga | Lady Gaga | 83.9 | Musician and actress | United States | |
11 | @YouTube | YouTube | 79.1 | Online video sharing platform | United States | |
12 | @NASA | NASA | 75.9 | Space agency | United States | |
13 | @EllenDeGeneres | Ellen DeGeneres | 75.2 | Comedian and television host | United States | |
14 | @KimKardashian | Kim Kardashian | 75 | Television personality | United States | |
15 | @selenagomez | Selena Gomez | 66.6 | Musician and actress | United States | |
16 | @X | 66.4 | Operator of platform | United States | ||
17 | @cnnbrk | CNN Breaking News | 63.8 | News channel | United States | |
18 | @BillGates | Bill Gates | 63.4 | Businessman and philanthropist | United States | |
19 | @neymarjr | Neymar | 62.6 | Football player | Brazil | |
20 | @CNN | CNN | 61.6 | News channel | United States | |
21 | @jtimberlake | Justin Timberlake | 61.4 | Musician and actor | United States | |
22 | @imVkohli | Virat Kohli | 57.3 | Cricket player | India | |
23 | @britneyspears | Britney Spears | 55.1 | Musician | United States | |
24 | @nytimes | The New York Times | 55 | Newspaper | United States | |
25 | @shakira | Shakira | 53.8 | Musician | Colombia | |
26 | @PMOIndia | PMO India | 53.8 | Office of the Prime Minister of India | India | |
27 | @ddlovato | Demi Lovato | 53 | Musician and actress | United States | |
28 | @KingJames | LeBron James | 52.7 | Basketball player | United States | |
29 | @BBCBreaking | BBC Breaking News | 51.6 | News channel | United Kingdom | |
30 | @jimmyfallon | Jimmy Fallon | 50.2 | Comedian and television host | United States | |
31 | @ChampionsLeague | UEFA Champions League | 49.6 | Football league | Europe | |
32 | @BTS_twt | BTS | 48.6 | Musicians | South Korea | |
33 | @realmadrid | Real Madrid CF | 48.6 | Football club | Spain | |
34 | @SrBachchan | Amitabh Bachchan | 48.5 | Actor | India | |
35 | @FCBarcelona | FC Barcelona | 47.7 | Football club | Spain | |
36 | @espn | ESPN | 47.1 | Sports channel | United States | |
37 | @MileyCyrus | Miley Cyrus | 46.5 | Musician and actress | United States | |
38 | @akshaykumar | Akshay Kumar | 46 | Actor | India | |
39 | @BeingSalmanKhan | Salman Khan | 45.2 | Actor | India | |
40 | @JLo | Jennifer Lopez | 44.9 | Musician and actress | United States | |
41 | @NBA | NBA | 44.1 | Basketball league | United States Canada | |
42 | @iamsrk | Shah Rukh Khan | 43.6 | Actor | India | |
43 | @bts_bighit | BTS | 43.5 | Musicians | South Korea | |
44 | @BrunoMars | Bruno Mars | 42.5 | Musician | United States | |
45 | @Oprah | Oprah Winfrey | 42.1 | Television personality | United States | |
46 | @premierleague | Premier League | 41.9 | Football league | England Wales | |
47 | @SportsCenter | SportsCenter | 41.6 | Sports channel | United States | |
48 | @NiallOfficial | Niall Horan | 40.4 | Musician | Ireland | |
49 | @KylieJenner | Kylie Jenner | 40.1 | Television personality | United States | |
50 | @BBCWorld | BBC World News | 40.1 | News channel | United Kingdom | |
As of August 16, 2023[update] |
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-viewed YouTube videos
- List of most-streamed artists on Spotify
- List of Spotify streaming records
- List of most-followed Twitch channels