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 X, formerly and commonly known as Twitter. Notable figures such as Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Cristiano Ronaldo, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Narendra Modi, Katy Perry, and Donald Trump are at the top of the list, each with over 100 million followers. Katy Perry was the first person to surpass this milestone.{{Cite magazine |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |date=June 16, 2017 |title=Katy Perry Becomes First Twitter User to Hit 100 Million Followers |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/katy-perry-twitter-100-million-followers-1202468906/ |access-date=February 20, 2025 |magazine=Variety }} As of February 2025, only eight accounts have reached the 100 million mark, with Elon Musk being the only account to exceed 200 million followers.{{Cite web |title=Top 50 Twitter Users by Followers |url=https://socialblade.com/twitter/top/50/followers |access-date=3 January 2025 |website=Social Blade}}
Most followed accounts
The following table lists the top 50 most-followed accounts on X, with each total rounded down to the nearest hundred thousand, as well as a description of each account. Some accounts listed below, like [https://x.com/EllenDeGeneres x.com/EllenDeGeneres], have been deleted. Many accounts are inactive for months or years. {{Cite web |title=Twitter - Accounts nach Followern weltweit 2024 |url=https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/188854/umfrage/twitter-accounts-with-the-most-followers-worldwide/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Statista |language=de}}
File:Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg is the owner of X (formerly Twitter) and the most-followed person on X.]]
File:President Barack Obama.jpg is the most-followed politician on X.]]
File:Cristiano Ronaldo 2018.jpg is the most-followed sports personality on X.]]
File:Justin Bieber in 2015.jpg is the most-followed musician on X although he hasn't posted since 2022.]]
File:Rihanna Fenty 2018.png is the most-followed woman on X.]]
File:Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (3x4 cropped).jpg is the most-followed Asian on X.]]
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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