List of most-followed Twitter accounts

This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social media platform X, formerly and commonly known as Twitter. Notable figures such as Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Cristiano Ronaldo, Justin Bieber, Narendra Modi, Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Donald Trump are at the top of the list, each with over 100 million followers. Katy Perry was the first person to surpass this milestone. As of February 2025, only eight accounts have reached the 100 million mark, with Elon Musk being the only account to exceed 200 million followers.

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. Some accounts listed below, like x.com/EllenDeGeneres, have been deleted. Many accounts are inactive for months or years.

Elon Musk is the owner of X (formerly Twitter) and the most-followed person on X.
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.
Canadian singer Justin Bieber is the most-followed musician on X although he hasn't posted since 2022.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the most-followed Asian on X.
Barbadian singer Rihanna is the most-followed woman on X.


See also

References

Uses material from the Wikipedia article List of most-followed Twitter accounts, released under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.