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, officially known as X. Notable figures such as Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Cristiano Ronaldo, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Katy Perry and Narendra Modi are at the top of the list, each with over 100 million followers. As of August 2024, only seven accounts have surpassed this milestone. [1]

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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. [1] [2]

Elon Musk is the owner of X and the most-followed person on X. Elon Musk Royal Society (crop2).jpg
Elon Musk is the owner of X and the most-followed person on X.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama is the most-followed politician on X. President Barack Obama.jpg
Former U.S. President Barack Obama is the most-followed politician on X.
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed sports personality on X. Cristiano Ronaldo 2018.jpg
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed sports personality on X.
Canadian singer Justin Bieber is the most-followed musician on X. Justin Bieber in 2015.jpg
Canadian singer Justin Bieber is the most-followed musician on X.
Barbadian singer Rihanna is the most-followed woman on X. Rihanna Fenty 2018.png
Barbadian singer Rihanna is the most-followed woman on X.
RankUsernameOwnerFollowers (millions)DescriptionBrand account
1@elonmusk Elon Musk 195.8Business magnate and owner of X
2 @BarackObama Barack Obama 131.844th President of the United States
3@Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 112.7Football player
4@justinbieber Justin Bieber 110.3Musician
5@rihanna Rihanna 108.2Musician
6@katyperry Katy Perry 106.1Musician
7@narendramodi Narendra Modi 101.414th Prime Minister of India
8@taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 95.2Musician
9 @realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 9045th President of the United States
10@ladygaga Lady Gaga 83Musician and actress
11@NASA NASA 82.3Space agencyYes check.svg
12@YouTube YouTube 79.7Online video sharing platformYes check.svg
13@KimKardashian Kim Kardashian 75.2Television personality
14@EllenDeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres 73.9Comedian and television host
15@X X(social media) 68.3Operator of platformYes check.svg
16@selenagomez Selena Gomez 65.9Musician and actress
17@BillGates Bill Gates 65.4Businessman and philanthropist
18@imVkohli Virat Kohli 64.7Cricket player
19@cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 63.9News channelYes check.svg
20@neymarjr Neymar 63.7Football player
21@CNN CNN 62.7News channelYes check.svg
22@jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 60.5Musician and actor
23@PMOIndia PMO India 56.6Office of the Prime Minister of IndiaYes check.svg
24@nytimes The New York Times 55.3NewspaperYes check.svg
25@britneyspears Britney Spears 54.5Musician
26@espn ESPN 53.4Sports channelYes check.svg
27@shakira Shakira 53.3Musician
28@KingJames LeBron James 53Basketball player
29@ddlovato Demi Lovato 52.3Musician and actress
30@ChampionsLeague UEFA Champions League 52.2Football leagueYes check.svg
31@BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 51.8News channelYes check.svg
32@realmadrid Real Madrid CF 51.4Football clubYes check.svg
33@jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 49.6Comedian and television host
34@FCBarcelona FC Barcelona 49Football clubYes check.svg
35@SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 48.9Actor
36@BTS_twt BTS 48.6Musicians
37@akshaykumar Akshay Kumar 46.8Actor
38@NBA NBA 46.8Basketball leagueYes check.svg
39@MileyCyrus Miley Cyrus 46Musician and actress
40@BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 45.6Actor
41@bts_bighit BTS 44.6Musicians
42@JLo Jennifer Lopez 44.4Musician and actress
43@premierleague Premier League 44.3Football leagueYes check.svg
44@iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 44.1Actor
45@SportsCenter SportsCenter 43.6Sports channelYes check.svg
46@BrunoMars Bruno Mars 42.2Musician
47@Oprah Oprah Winfrey 41.5Television personality
48@BBCWorld BBC World News 41News channelYes check.svg
49@sachin_rt Sachin Tendulkar 40.3Former cricket player
50@NiallOfficial Niall Horan 39.8Musician
As of August 2024

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