Top 50 Most Followed Accounts on Twitter [Worldwide]

If you’re interested in social media, you’re likely curious about who has the most followed accounts on Twitter. Twitter is a massive platform with millions of users, and some accounts stand out above the rest in terms of followers. From celebrities to politicians and everything in between, the most followed Twitter accounts have a massive reach and influence in the online world.

In this article, we’ll explore the top 50 most followed Twitter accounts and what makes them so popular. Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Cristiano Ronaldo top the list, with over 100 million followers each. Whether you’re looking to boost your own Twitter presence or just curious about who’s who on the platform, this article is for you.

The list includes, without ranking them, accounts that were suspended (by Twitter) or deactivated (by the user) while they had enough followers to be part of the top 50, such as Ariana Grande with a total of 85.26 million followers.

What is Twitter?

Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by the American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post or reply to texts, images, and videos known as “tweets”. It was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams in 2006 and launched in July of that year.

By 2012, more than 100 million users tweeted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion search queries per day. By the start of 2019, Twitter had 330 million monthly active users, but the vast majority of tweets are tweeted by a minority of users. In 2013, it was one of the ten most-visited websites and has been described as “the SMS of the Internet”. By the start of 2019, Twitter had more than 330 million monthly active users.

On October 27, 2022, Elon Musk acquired Twitter for US$44 billion and announced he would step down as CEO once a replacement had been found. As of March 2023, Musk has yet to announce a successor and remains CEO.

List of Most Followed Twitter Accounts

Rank	Owner	Followers	Description	Country
1	Elon Musk	139.6M	Business magnate, investor, and owner of Twitter	United States
2	Barack Obama	132.6M	44th President of the United States	United States
3	Justin Bieber	112.8M	Musician	Canada
4	Cristiano Ronaldo	108.5M	Football player	Portugal
5	Rihanna	108.3M	Musician	Barbados
6	Katy Perry	108.02M	Musician	United States
7	Taylor Swift	92.7M	Musician	United States
8	Narendra Modi	88.6M	Prime Minister of India	India
9	Donald Trump	87.0M	45th President of the United States	United States
10	Lady Gaga	84.5M	Musician and actress	United States
11	YouTube	78.8M	Online video sharing platform	United States
12	Ellen DeGeneres	76.9M	Comedian and television host	United States
13	Kim Kardashian	75.1M	Television personality and businesswoman	United States
14	NASA	73.3M	Space agency	United States
15	Selena Gomez	67M	Musician and actress	United States
16	Twitter	65.7M	Operator of platform	United States
17	CNN Breaking News	64.4M	News channel	United States
18	Bill Gates	62.6M	Businessman and philanthropist	United States
19	Neymar Jr	62.1M	Football player	Brazil
20	Justin Timberlake	62M	Musician and actor	United States
21	CNN	61.4M	News channel	United States
22	Virat Kohli	55.7M	Cricket player	India
23	Britney Spears	55.6M	Musician	United States
24	The New York Times	55M	Newspaper	United States
25	Shakira	53.9M	Musician	Colombia
26	Demi Lovato	53.4M	Musician and actress	United States
27	PMO India	53M	Office of the Prime Minister of India	India
28	LeBron James	52.8M	Basketball player	United States
29	BBC Breaking News	51.6M	News channel	United Kingdom
30	Jimmy Fallon	50.6M	Comedian and television host	United States
31	Amitabh Bachchan	48.4M	Actor	India
32	BTS (방탄소년단)	48.4M	Musicians	South Korea
33	UEFA Champions League	48.3M	Football league	Europe
34	Real Madrid CF	47.5M	Football club	Spain
35	FC Barcelona	47.1M	Football Club	Spain
36	Miley Cyrus	46.7M	Musician and actress	United States
37	ESPN	46M	Sports channel	United States
38	Akshay Kumar	45.8M	Actor	India Canada
39	Jennifer Lopez	45.2M	Musician and actress	United States
40	Salman Khan	45.1M	Actor	India
41	Shah Rukh Khan	43.5M	Actor	India
42	NBA	43.3M	Basketball league	United States Canada
43	BTS	43M	Musicians	South Korea
44	Bruno Mars	42.8M	Musician	United States
45	Oprah Winfrey	42.5M	Television personality	United States
46	SportsCenter	41.5M	Sports channel	United States
47	Niall Horan	40.7M	Musician	Ireland
48	Premier League	40.4M	Football league	England
49	Kylie Jenner	40.3M	Television personality and businesswoman	United States
50	BBC News (World)	39.8M	News channel	United Kingdom

Interesting Facts About Most Followed Twitter Accounts:

• Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Cristiano Ronaldo top the list, with over 100 million followers each.
• On December 24, 2021, the pop singer Ariana Grande deactivated her Twitter account after nearly 12 years on the platform.
• Elon Musk is the owner of Twitter, Inc. and is the most-followed person on Twitter, with over 139 million followers.
• Former U.S. President Barack Obama is the second most-followed person on Twitter, with over 132 million followers.
• Canadian singer Justin Bieber is the most-followed musician on Twitter, with over 112 million followers.
• American singer Katy Perry is the most-followed woman on Twitter, with over 108 million followers.
• Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is the most-followed sports personality and European on Twitter, with over 108 million followers.

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