List of most-followed X accounts
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This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social media platform X, formerly and commonly known as Twitter. As of March 2026[update], Elon Musk, the owner of the website, has the most-followed account with over 236 million followers. He partially acquired these followers through changing the code of the platform to promote his own posts more favorably.[1][2]
Other notable figures such as Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cristiano Ronaldo each have over 100 million followers. Katy Perry was the first person to surpass the 100 million follower milestone, in June 2017.[3]
List
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 profession of each account's holder.[4][unreliable source?] Some accounts post infrequently or are abandoned.
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| Username | Owner | Followers (millions) |
Description | Brand account |
Inactive or abandoned | |
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| @elonmusk | Elon Musk | 240 | Businessman, owner of X/Twitter | |||
| @BarackObama | Barack Obama | 119.3 | President of the United States (2009–2017) | |||
| @realDonaldTrump | Donald Trump | 111.5 | President of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present) | |||
| @Cristiano | Cristiano Ronaldo | 107.3 | Football player | |||
| @narendramodi | Narendra Modi | 106.8 | Prime Minister of India (2014–present) | |||
| @rihanna | Rihanna | 96.9 | Musician and businesswoman | |||
| @NASA | NASA | 91.8 | Space agency |  |
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| @justinbieber | Justin Bieber | 90.2 | Musician | |||
| @katyperry | Katy Perry | 85.9 | Musician | | ||
| @taylorswift13 | Taylor Swift | 79.7 | Musician | |||
| @ladygaga | Lady Gaga | 71.3 | Musician and actress | |||
| @KimKardashian | Kim Kardashian | 68.9 | Television personality and businesswoman | | ||
| @YouTube | YouTube | 68.6 | Online video sharing platform | |
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| @imVkohli | Virat Kohli | 67.1 | Cricket player | |||
| @BillGates | Bill Gates | 63.0 | Businessman and philanthropist | | ||
| @TheEllenShow | Ellen DeGeneres | 62.5 | Comedian and former television host | | ||
| @CNN | CNN | 61.9 | News channel | |
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| @X | X (formerly Twitter) | 60.9 | Operator of platform | |
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| @cnnbrk | CNN Breaking News | 59.8 | News channel | |
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| @neymarjr | Neymar | 59.6 | Football player | | ||
| @selenagomez | Selena Gomez | 59 | Musician and actress | |||
| @espn | ESPN | 58.5 | Sports channel | |
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| @PMOIndia | PMO India | 58.3 | Office of the Prime Minister of India | |
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| @nytimes | The New York Times | 53.3 | Newspaper | |
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| @ChampionsLeague | UEFA Champions League | 52.8 | Football league | |
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| @BBCBreaking | BBC Breaking News | 50.0 | News channel | |
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| @realmadrid | Real Madrid CF | 49.2 | Football club | |
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| @KingJames | LeBron James | 49.0 | Basketball player | |||
| @jtimberlake | Justin Timberlake | 47.9 | Musician and actor | | ||
| @BTS_twt | BTS | 47.0 | Musicians | | ||
| @FCBarcelona | FC Barcelona | 46.8 | Football club | |
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| @NBA | NBA | 46.4 | Basketball league | |
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| @shakira | Shakira | 45.3 | Musician | |||
| @premierleague | Premier League | 45.2 | Football league | |
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| @bts_bighit | BTS | 45.0 | Musicians | |||
| @SrBachchan | Amitabh Bachchan | 44.9 | Actor | |
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| @akshaykumar | Akshay Kumar | 44.4 | Actor | |||
| @ddlovato | Demi Lovato | 43.7 | Musician and actress | | ||
| @PlayStation | PlayStation | 43.5 | Video gaming brand | |
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| @jimmyfallon | Jimmy Fallon | 43.1 | Comedian and television host | |||
| @britneyspears | Britney Spears | 43.0 | Musician | | ||
| @BeingSalmanKhan | Salman Khan | 42.2 | Actor | |||
| @BBCWorld | BBC World News | 42.0 | News channel | |
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| @SportsCenter | SportsCenter | 41.8 | Sports channel | |
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| @SpaceX | SpaceX | 41.6 | Space agency | |
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| @MileyCyrus | Miley Cyrus | 41.4 | Musician and actress | |||
| @iamsrk | Shah Rukh Khan | 40.2 | Actor | |||
| @sachin_rt | Sachin Tendulkar | 39.1 | Former cricket player | |||
| @ManUtd | Manchester United F.C. | 38.0 | Football club | |
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| @JoeBiden | Joe Biden | 37.9 | President of the United States (2021–2025) | |||
| As of May 2026[update] | ||||||
Historical most-followed account
This is a historical list of the number-one most-followed account on X/Twitter. It includes the date of when the top spot was reached, the number of followers the account had at the time, and how long the top spot was held.
| Username | Owner | Followers (millions) |
Date achieved | Days held | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @elonmusk | Elon Musk | 133.0 | March 30, 2023 | 1,146 | [5] |
| @BarackObama | Barack Obama | 107.8 | August 15, 2019 | 1,323 | [6] |
| @katyperry | Katy Perry | 46.5 | November 4, 2013 | 2,110 | [7] |
| @justinbieber | Justin Bieber | 33.3 | January 21, 2013 | 287 | [8] |
| @ladygaga | Lady Gaga | 5.7 | August 23, 2010 | 882 | [9] |
| @britneyspears | Britney Spears | 4.9 | May 23, 2010 | 92 | [10] |
| @aplusk | Ashton Kutcher | 1.0 | April 16, 2009 | 402 | [11] |
| @cnnbrk | CNN Breaking News | 0.9 | April 8, 2009 | 8 | [12][11] |