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Can the number of Twitter followers define one’s influence and popularity? It can, as so many people strive to get as many Twitter followers and become top Twitter accounts. This article discloses the Top 10 most followed Twitter accounts in 2024. On top of that we will teach you how to search Twitter users. So, you can get the top Twitter accounts yourself with free Twitter analytics tools.
How to find the best Twitter accounts
How do you define a Twitter account as being the best? For someone it could be top followed accounts. On the other hand, for others, the best account is the most relevant to their niche. In other words, it depends on the Twitter user search goal.
Did you know you can search any Twitter user with a bunch of criteria? In fact, with Audiense Connect you can search all Twitter users in bio, name or location, sort, and filter.
Check the screenshot below for how we found the top Twitter users. We searched all Twitter and sorted them by the number of followers. This way you can check the top 100 most influential Twitter accounts. Additionaly, it is possible to find more niche accounts to follow, engage, or collaborate with.
To search Twitter users in Audiense Connect database follow these 3 steps:
- Firstly, sign up for Audiense Connect here.
- Secondly, add your 1st Twitter account. It is a must-have step.
- Thirdly, on the main dashboard click the number of followers for the added account.
- Fourthly, on the community wall change the view from My followers to All Twitter.
From here you can explore all Twitter users. Use the search/filter sidebar to find the best Twitter accounts for your needs.
Read this guide to learn more about the Audiense Connect sidebar. In addition, you can check this Twitter follower audit guide to learn more about how to use the sidebar to audit your own Twitter community.
Sign up for Audiense Connect here.
Top 10 most followed Twitter accounts
The number of followers is the perfect metric to measure if an account is popular or not. However, keep in mind that the follower metric is not the only one to analyze.
Most followed on Twitter are like being the richest at Monopoly (Hello Hasbro!). Nevertheless, there are some accounts that have millions of followers because they have honestly earned them. In fact, most followed accounts on Twitter are always famous people. These are accounts from musicians, soccer players, TV shows and even presidents and ex-presidents.
Analysis of the most followed Twitter accounts gives you an idea of what success on Twitter might look like. However, Twitter users can indeed buy followers. So, be careful about Twitter accounts with a lot of followers but little engagement. Apart from the number of followers, Tweet Binder is tracking those who have the most Twitter followers. This way we get the evolution of followers over time.
Create the Twitter tracker on Tweet Binder with this link. Keep in mind you need to log in with your Twitter account first.
Top 10 accounts by number of followers (top 10 most followed Twitter accounts).
We’ve updated the info in March, 2024. So, you have the freshest data.
| Name | Twitter Handle | Followers* | How to monitor its tweets |
| Elon Musk | @elonmusk | 199.2M | from:elonmusk -RT |
| Barack Obama | @BarackObama | 131.8M | from:BarackObama -RT |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | @Cristiano | 113.2M | from:Cristiano -RT |
| Justin Bieber | @justinbieber | 110.3M | from:justinbieber -RT |
| Rihanna | @rihanna | 108.4M | from:rihanna -RT |
| Katy Perry | @katyperry | 106.2M | from:katyperry -RT |
| Narendra Modi | @narendramodi | 102.3M | from:narendramodi -RT |
| Taylor Swift | @taylorswift13 | 95.3M | from:taylorswift13 -RT |
| Donald J Trump | @realDonaldTrump | 91.1M | from:realDonaldTrump -RT |
| NASA | @nasa | 83.5M | from:nasa -RT |
| Lady Gaga | @ladygaga | 82.8M | from:ladygaga -RT |
*Info updated in October 2024
As you might notice, the Top Twitter accounts are very famous people in general. In other words, politicians, businessmen, musicians and artists tend to be the most popular accounts on Twitter. Let’s go through a list and see the account with the highest number of followers. Get ready to know who are the most popular Twitter users.
Read this post to know the most mentioned accounts on Twitter since 2008.
Relative reading – How to Grow Twitter Followers: 14 Expert Tips Get More Followers.
Top Twitter accounts in the world in 2024
Most followed person on Twitter
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) is the most followed person on Twitter at the moment. Elon Musk (@elonmusk) has 177.5M followers on Twitter. Elon Musk has got a lot of followers since he announced he was purchasing Twitter. In addition, he has the highest follower growth pace compared to all top 10 accounts.
On the screenshot below you can see the evolution of Elon Musk’s followers from Jun 2023 to April 2024.
We rely on Tweet Binder user trackers to track Elon’s followers’ evolution over time.
Most influential Twitter Accounts list
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) has 199.2.5M followers on Twitter.
- Barack Obama (@BarackObama) has 131.8M followers on Twitter.
- Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) has 113.2M followers on Twitter
- Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) has 110.3M followers on Twitter.
- Rihanna (@rihanna) has 108.4M followers on Twitter.
- Katy Perry (@katyperry) has 108.4M followers on Twitter.
- Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) has 102.3M followers on Twitter.
- Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) has 95.3M followers on Twitter.
- Donald J Trump (@realDonaldTrump) has 91.1M followers on Twitter.
- Nasa (@nasa) has 83.5M followers on Twitter.
Evolution of Top Twitter accounts
Above all, you can track, analyze and compare any Twitter account with Tweet Binder. In this post we present Twitter trackers for the most followed accounts. We update this information regularly. The accounts with the highest number of followers have changed. Since Elon Musk purchased Twitter and President Trump was back in the game.
At Tweet Binder, we created Twitter account trackers for the most-followed people on Twitter. So, we have the historical evolution of top Twitter users. The screenshot below is the evolution of some of the most followed accounts during since June 2024.
In addition, you can check the historical leader boards based on the evolution of their followers, following, lists, and tweets like in the picture below.
Unfortunately, the historical evolution of followers is not available right away after creating an account. So, we recommend to start tracking Twitter accounts as far as possible to start getting stats. Create the Twitter tracker on Tweet Binder with this link. Keep in mind you need to sign up with your Twitter account first.
Related reading – how to find the most liked tweet.
Popular Twitter accounts highlights
In this post we are analyzing the popularity of Twitter accounts from two different points of view:
- The number of followers is the number that traditionally expresses popularity. However, there are many ways of faking this number. For instance, you can buy followers or follow a lot of users to get follow-backs. Nowadays, anyone can find a Twitter follower tracker. It helps keep track of the ups and downs in the number of followers. This is an important number, but not the only one.
- And the economic value of one user’s tweet expresses how much that tweet would be in the market. At Tweet Binder we have developed this new influence metric to complete the number of followers.
The Top Twitter accounts don’t have to have a high number of followers. Instead, they can have a high economic value. The higher the economic value the more influence the user will have. It combines a lot of metrics, you can learn more about the economic value of a hashtag or user.
For the economic value, we use Twego for influencers, a Tweet Binder tool. In addition, to check the followers we have Audiense Connect as we have seen before.
Real top Twitter accounts – Top 10
Who is the most influential account on Twitter? For us, it will be the account that generates the highest engagement. Engagement on Twitter is based on:
- Mentions
- Retweets
- Likes
At Tweet Binder we have developed a formula that calculates the Twitter engagement value. In other words, you can calculate how much a Twitter account is worth. It is expressed in money (US Dollars). That’s why it’s just perfect to analyze the real value of the most followed accounts on Twitter. Therefore, the higher the number – the better.
If the engagement value is lower than the economic value, it means that the account has less engagement than expected. Let’s review the top 10 most followed Twitter accounts and let’s add the engagement value.
| Name | Twitter Handle | Economic value | Engagement value |
| Elon Musk | @elonmusk | $224,631.62 | $311,248.01 |
| Barack Obama | @BarackObama | $152,042.47 | $534,651.87 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | @Cristiano | $132,796.18 | $1,708,654.30 |
| Justin Bieber | @justinbieber | $129,038.62 | $164,136.97 |
| Rihanna | @rihanna | $127,404.71 | $594,328.89 |
| Katy Perry | @katyperry | $124,665.02 | $239,624.41 |
| Narendra Modi | @narendramodi | $121,771.86 | $131,588.41 |
| Taylor Swift |
@taylorswift13
|
$112,941.81 | $1,226,094.46 |
| Donald J Trump | @realDonaldTrump | $109,489.68 | $505,295.79 |
| Nasa | @nasa | $100,389.84 | $19,377.75 |
| Lady Gaga | @ladygaga | $99,633.29 | – |
Crate Tweet Binder report to check the real influence of a Twitter user. Then, compare the engagement value with the market value.
Why it is important to have many followers on Twitter
Having many followers on Twitter can be beneficial for individuals and businesses alike. Therefore, here are some reasons why it is important to have a large number of followers on Twitter:
- Increased visibility. The more followers you have, the more people will see your tweets.
- Improved credibility. People are more likely to take you seriously and trust what you have to say if you have a large following.
- More engagement. The more people that see your tweets, the more likely you are to get likes, comments, and retweets.
- Better opportunities. Many people want to collaborate with those with higher followers. This opens up opportunities for partnerships and collaborations.
Looking for top tweets
We are living in the era of the viral phenomenon and top tweets are part of that. That is why a top tweet is not a tweet sent by a popular person or a top Twitter account. In fact, it is just a tweet that got an unexpected engagement: retweets and likes mostly.
Above all, the culture of influencers is about vitality. So, how you can detect the top tweets of a Twitter marketing campaign? With Tweet Binder this is very easy! The Twitter advanced search will help you find those tweets. These commands are useful in any type of campaign you run on Twitter. For example, they come in handy for Twitter chats. As they will help to detect relevant tweets sent during the tweetchat.
Use the search bar below to analyze any X / Twitter profile (put @handle), keyword or #hashtag for free. Just use the search bar below.
Conclusion
Sign up for Audiense Connect today. And also start tracking and compering Twitter users with Tweet Binder today.
As you can see, Tweet Binder can also help you to run a very deep analysis on your hashtag, term or keyword. It even provides API access.
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Javier is the founder and CEO at TweetBinder. With more than 10 years of experience in Twitter Analytics space, he is on the mission to build best-in-class Twitter marketing tools helping X community to thrive.