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 known as Twitter). Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Cristiano Ronaldo, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Katy Perry top the list, with over 100 million followers each.

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Most followed accounts on X

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]

RankUsernameOwnerFollowers (millions)DescriptionBrand accountCountry
1@elonmusk Elon Musk 180Business magnate and owner of XFlag of the United States.svg  United States
2 @BarackObama Barack Obama 131.844th President of the United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States
3@Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 110.9Football playerFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
4@justinbieber Justin Bieber 110.9MusicianFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
5@rihanna Rihanna 107.9MusicianFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
6@katyperry Katy Perry 106.5MusicianFlag of the United States.svg  United States
7@narendramodi Narendra Modi 97.114th Prime Minister of IndiaFlag of India.svg  India
8@taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 95.2MusicianFlag of the United States.svg  United States
9 @realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 87.345th President of the United StatesFlag of the United States.svg  United States
10@ladygaga Lady Gaga 83.4Musician and actressFlag of the United States.svg  United States
11@NASA NASA 80.2Space agencyYes check.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
12@YouTube YouTube 79.9Online video sharing platformYes check.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
13@KimKardashian Kim Kardashian 75.1Television personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
14@EllenDeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres 74.4Comedian and television hostFlag of the United States.svg  United States
15@X X 67.8Operator of platformYes check.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
16@selenagomez Selena Gomez 66.3Musician and actressFlag of the United States.svg  United States
17@BillGates Bill Gates 64.5Businessman and philanthropistFlag of the United States.svg  United States
18@cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 63.8News channelYes check.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
19@neymarjr Neymar 63.3Football playerFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
20@imVkohli Virat Kohli 62.5Cricket playerFlag of India.svg  India
21@CNN CNN 62.3News channelYes check.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
22@jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 60.8Musician and actorFlag of the United States.svg  United States
23@PMOIndia PMO India 56Office of the Prime Minister of IndiaYes check.svgFlag of India.svg  India
24@nytimes The New York Times 55.2NewspaperYes check.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
25@britneyspears Britney Spears 54.7MusicianFlag of the United States.svg  United States
26@shakira Shakira 53.5MusicianFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
27@KingJames LeBron James 52.8Basketball playerFlag of the United States.svg  United States
28@ddlovato Demi Lovato 52.6Musician and actressFlag of the United States.svg  United States
29@BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 51.7News channelYes check.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
30@espn ESPN 51.2Sports channelYes check.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
31@ChampionsLeague UEFA Champions League 51.2Football leagueYes check.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
32@realmadrid Real Madrid CF 50.2Football clubYes check.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
33@jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 49.8Comedian and television hostFlag of the United States.svg  United States
34@SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 48.8ActorFlag of India.svg  India
35@FCBarcelona FC Barcelona 48.6Football clubYes check.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
36@BTS_twt BTS 48.5MusiciansFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
37@akshaykumar Akshay Kumar 46.6ActorFlag of India.svg  India
38@MileyCyrus Miley Cyrus 46.2Musician and actressFlag of the United States.svg  United States
39@NBA NBA 45.7Basketball leagueYes check.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
40@BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 45.6ActorFlag of India.svg  India
41@JLo Jennifer Lopez 44.6Musician and actressFlag of the United States.svg  United States
42@iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 44ActorFlag of India.svg  India
43@bts_bighit BTS 44MusiciansFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
44@premierleague Premier League 43.3Football leagueYes check.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
45@SportsCenter SportsCenter 43.1Sports channelYes check.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
46@BrunoMars Bruno Mars 42.3MusicianFlag of the United States.svg  United States
47@Oprah Oprah Winfrey 41.7Television personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
48@BBCWorld BBC World News 40.6News channelYes check.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
49@NiallOfficial Niall Horan 40MusicianFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
50@KylieJenner Kylie Jenner 39.9Television personalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
As of April 2024

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References

  1. ↑ "Twitter - Accounts nach Followern weltweit 2024". Statista (in German). Retrieved January 23, 2024.
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