The 100 Most Influential Twitter Accounts
The most influential twitter accounts (news media)
Research – These are the top 100 twitter news accounts by reach and influence (not by followers count) across the network.
| Rank | Name | Followers | Influence | |
1  |
@mashable | Pete Cashmore | 2037840 | 59 |
2  |
@cnnbrk | CNN Breaking News | 3224475 | 71 |
3  |
@big_picture | The Big Picture | 23666 | 92 |
4  |
@theonion | The Onion | 2289939 | 116 |
5  |
@time | TIME.com | 2111832 | 143 |
6  |
@breakingnews | Breaking News | 1795976 | 147 |
7  |
@bbcbreaking | BBC Breaking News | 509756 | 168 |
8  |
@espn | ESPN | 572577 | 187 |
9  |
@harvardbiz | Harvard Business Rev | 219039 | 227 |
10  |
@gizmodo | Gizmodo | 111025 | 237 |
11  |
@techcrunch | TechCrunch | 1402254 | 319 |
12  |
@wired | Wired | 547187 | 322 |
13  |
@wsj | Wall Street Journal | 366133 | 358 |
14  |
@smashingmag | Smashing Magazine | 224333 | 360 |
15  |
@pitchforkmedia | Pitchfork | 1494896 | 384 |
16  |
@rollingstone | Rolling Stone | 133999 | 436 |
17  |
@whitehouse | The White House | 1794544 | 448 |
18  |
@cnn | CNN | 1196719 | 473 |
19  |
@tweetmeme | TweetMeme | 52386 | 515 |
20  |
@peoplemag | People magazine | 2099081 | 565 |
21  |
@natgeosociety | National Geographic | 274851 | 603 |
22  |
@nytimes | The New York Times | 2502914 | 705 |
23  |
@lifehacker | Lifehacker | 62302 | 708 |
24  |
@foxnews | Fox News | 260081 | 710 |
25  |
@waitwait | waitwait | 32895 | 824 |
26  |
@newsweek | Newsweek | 1250884 | 844 |
27  |
@huffingtonpost | Huffington Post | 632555 | 849 |
28  |
@newscientist | New Scientist | 144355 | 852 |
29  |
@mental_floss | Mental Floss | 68975 | 874 |
30  |
@theeconomist | The Economist | 311109 | 902 |
31  |
@emarketer | eMarketer | 30235 | 906 |
32  |
@engadget | Engadget | 135418 | 999 |
33  |
@cracked | Cracked.com | 110611 | 1037 |
34  |
@slate | Slate | 71091 | 1040 |
35  |
@bbcclick | BBC Click | 1749470 | 1041 |
36  |
@fastcompany | Fast Company | 148292 | 1056 |
37  |
@reuters | Reuters Top News | 194429 | 1119 |
38  |
@incmagazine | Inc. Magazine | 109256 | 1143 |
39  |
@eonline | E! Online | 2271026 | 1227 |
40  |
@rww | Richard MacManus | 1037907 | 1232 |
41  |
@gdgt | gdgt | 20556 | 1315 |
42  |
@instyle | InStyle | 1716786 | 1330 |
43  |
@mckquarterly | McKinsey Quarterly | 90981 | 1354 |
44  |
@enews | E! News | 279737 | 1540 |
45  |
@nprnews | NPR News | 270561 | 1572 |
46  |
@usatoday | USA TODAY Top News | 62790 | 1628 |
47  |
@mtv | MTV | 648014 | 1714 |
48  |
@freakonomics | freakonomics | 124751 | 1784 |
49  |
@boingboing | Boing Boing | 48649 | 1811 |
50  |
@billboarddotcom | Billboard.com | 63766 | 1818 |
51  |
@empiremagazine | Empire Magazine | 33335 | 1905 |
52  |
@todayshow | The Today Show | 620413 | 1927 |
53  |
@good | GOOD | 414956 | 2003 |
54  |
@gawker | Gawker | 37980 | 2027 |
55  |
@msnbc_breaking | msnbc Breaking News | 59375 | 2088 |
56  |
@cbsnews | CBS News | 1575638 | 2090 |
57  |
@guardiantech | Guardian Tech | 1592067 | 2139 |
58  |
@usweekly | Us Weekly | 228728 | 2233 |
59  |
@life | LIFE.com | 1270303 | 2277 |
60  |
@sciam | Scientific American | 88336 | 2373 |
61  |
@pastemagazine | Paste Magazine | 64642 | 2379 |
62  |
@drudge_report | Drudge Report | 100558 | 2468 |
63  |
@parisreview | The Paris Review | 22127 | 2599 |
64  |
@latimes | Los Angeles Times | 71287 | 2625 |
65  |
@telegraphnews | Daily Telegraph News | 17325 | 2629 |
66  |
@abc7 | ABC7 Eyewitness News | 36343 | 2638 |
67  |
@arstechnica | Ars Technica | 82051 | 2692 |
68  |
@cnnmoney | CNNMoney.com | 219552 | 2777 |
69  |
@nprpolitics | NPR Politics | 1801871 | 2882 |
70  |
@nytimesphoto | New York Times Photo | 79443 | 2927 |
71  |
@nybooks | NY Review of Books | 89827 | 2966 |
72  |
@nielsenwire | Nielsen Wire | 13840 | 2994 |
73  |
@io9 | io9 | 12152 | 3023 |
74  |
@sciencechannel | Science Channel | 82514 | 3064 |
75  |
@usabreakingnews | USA Breaking News | 13987 | 3120 |
76  |
@vanityfair | VANITY FAIR | 76282 | 3182 |
77  |
@cw_network | CW Network | 70031 | 3183 |
78  |
@bbcworld | BBC World News | 262857 | 3202 |
79  |
@abc | ABCNews.com | 1119958 | 3411 |
80  |
@themoment | The Moment | 1580569 | 3413 |
81  |
@socialmedia2day | Social Media Today | 34516 | 3510 |
82  |
@slashdot | Slashdot | 29011 | 3527 |
83  |
@washingtonpost | The Washington Post | 149617 | 3636 |
84  |
@tpmmedia | Talking Points Memo | 15438 | 3678 |
85  |
@msnbc | msnbc.com | 41155 | 3696 |
86  |
@wnycradiolab | Radiolab | 9591 | 3776 |
87  |
@cnnlive | CNN Live | 39260 | 3793 |
88  |
@davos | World Economic Forum | 1508772 | 3891 |
89  |
@planetmoney | NPR’s Planet Money | 81309 | 3965 |
90  |
@cnetnews | CNET News.com | 75730 | 3981 |
91  |
@politico | POLITICO | 83729 | 4048 |
92  |
@tvnewser | TVNewser | 12301 | 4427 |
93  |
@guardiannews | The Guardian | 75198 | 4665 |
94  |
@yahoonews | Yahoo! News | 37154 | 4668 |
95  |
@seedmag | Seed Magazine | 9898 | 4696 |
96  |
@tvguide | TV Guide | 586240 | 4757 |
97  |
@travlandleisure | Travel + Leisure | 84029 | 4767 |
98  |
@newyorkpost | New York Post | 43334 | 4790 |
99  |
@discovermag | DISCOVER Magazine | 71913 | 4816 |
100  |
@sciencenewsorg | Science News | 75665 | 4888 |