List of most-followed Twitter accounts

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, Justin Bieber, Cristiano Ronaldo, Rihanna and Katy Perry top the list, with over 100 million followers each.

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]

  • Elon Musk (@elonmusk) is the most followed CEO on X, with over 170 million followers.
    Elon Musk (@elonmusk) is the owner of X and the most-followed person on X, with over 170 million followers.
  • Former U.S. President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) is the most-followed politician on X, with over 132 million followers.
    Former U.S. President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) is the most-followed politician on X, with over 132 million followers.
  • Canadian singer Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) is the most-followed musician on X, with over 111 million followers.
    Canadian singer Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) is the most-followed musician on X, with over 111 million followers.
  • Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) is the most-followed sports personality on X, with over 110 million followers.
    Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) is the most-followed sports personality on X, with over 110 million followers.
  • Barbadian singer Rihanna (@rihanna) is the most-followed woman on X, with over 108 million followers.
    Barbadian singer Rihanna (@rihanna) is the most-followed woman on X, with over 108 million followers.
Rank Username Owner Followers (millions) Description Brand account Country
1 @elonmusk Elon Musk 175.1 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 111.2 Musician  Canada
4 @Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 110.5 Football player  Portugal
5 @rihanna Rihanna 108.1 Musician  Barbados
6 @katyperry Katy Perry 106.7 Musician  United States
7 @narendramodi Narendra Modi 96.1 Prime Minister of India  India
8 @taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 95.1 Musician  United States
9 @realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 87.4 45th President of the United States  United States
10 @ladygaga Lady Gaga 83.1 Musician and actress  United States
11 @YouTube YouTube 79.7 Online video sharing platform Yes  United States
12 @NASA NASA 78.7 Space agency Yes  United States
13 @KimKardashian Kim Kardashian 75.1 Television personality  United States
14 @EllenDeGeneres Ellen DeGeneres 74.8 Comedian and television host  United States
15 @X X 67.4 Operator of platform Yes  United States
16 @selenagomez Selena Gomez 66.5 Musician and actress  United States
17 @BillGates Bill Gates 64.4 Businessman and philanthropist  United States
18 @cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 63.9 News channel Yes  United States
19 @neymarjr Neymar 63.1 Football player  Brazil
20 @CNN CNN 62.1 News channel Yes  United States
21 @jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 61.1 Musician and actor  United States
22 @imVkohli Virat Kohli 60.2 Cricket player  India
23 @PMOIndia PMO India 55.4 Office of the Prime Minister of India Yes  India
24 @nytimes The New York Times 55.2 Newspaper Yes  United States
25 @britneyspears Britney Spears 55 Musician  United States
26 @shakira Shakira 53.7 Musician  Colombia
27 @ddlovato Demi Lovato 52.8 Musician and actress  United States
28 @KingJames LeBron James 52.8 Basketball player  United States
29 @BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 51.7 News channel Yes  United Kingdom
30 @ChampionsLeague UEFA Champions League 50.7 Football league Yes   Switzerland
31 @jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 50 Comedian and television host  United States
32 @realmadrid Real Madrid CF 49.8 Football club Yes  Spain
33 @espn ESPN 49.5 Sports channel Yes  United States
34 @SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 48.7 Actor  India
35 @BTS_twt BTS 48.6 Musicians  South Korea
36 @FCBarcelona FC Barcelona 48.5 Football club Yes  Spain
37 @akshaykumar Akshay Kumar 46.4 Actor  India
38 @MileyCyrus Miley Cyrus 46.4 Musician and actress  United States
39 @BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 45.5 Actor  India
40 @NBA NBA 45.3 Basketball league Yes  United States
41 @JLo Jennifer Lopez 44.8 Musician and actress  United States
42 @iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 43.9 Actor  India
43 @bts_bighit BTS 43.8 Musicians  South Korea
44 @premierleague Premier League 42.8 Football league Yes  United Kingdom
45 @SportsCenter SportsCenter 42.6 Sports channel Yes  United States
46 @BrunoMars Bruno Mars 42.5 Musician  United States
47 @Oprah Oprah Winfrey 41.9 Television personality  United States
48 @BBCWorld BBC World News 40.5 News channel Yes  United Kingdom
49 @NiallOfficial Niall Horan 40.2 Musician  Republic of Ireland
50 @KylieJenner Kylie Jenner 40 Television personality  United States
As of January 2024[update]


See also

References

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