This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Cristiano Ronaldo, Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Katy Perry top the list, with over 100 million followers each.

Most followed accounts on X

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. ^[1]

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  Elon Musk (@elonmusk) is the owner of X and the most-followed person on X, with over 180 million followers.
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  Former U.S. President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) is the most-followed politician on X, with over 131 million followers.
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  Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) is the most-followed sports personality on X, with over 111 million followers.
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  Canadian singer Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) is the most-followed musician on X, with over 110 million followers.
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  Barbadian singer Rihanna (@rihanna) is the most-followed woman on X, with over 107 million followers.

Rank	Username	Owner	Followers (millions)	Description	Brand account	Country
1	@elonmusk	Elon Musk	180	Business magnate and owner of X		United States
2	@BarackObama	Barack Obama	131.8	44th President of the United States		United States
3	@Cristiano	Cristiano Ronaldo	110.9	Football player		Portugal
4	@justinbieber	Justin Bieber	110.9	Musician		Canada
5	@rihanna	Rihanna	107.9	Musician		Barbados
6	@katyperry	Katy Perry	106.5	Musician		United States
7	@narendramodi	Narendra Modi	97.1	14th Prime Minister of India		India
8	@taylorswift13	Taylor Swift	95.2	Musician		United States
9	@realDonaldTrump	Donald Trump	87.3	45th President of the United States		United States
10	@ladygaga	Lady Gaga	83.4	Musician and actress		United States
11	@NASA	NASA	80.2	Space agency		United States
12	@YouTube	YouTube	79.9	Online video sharing platform		United States
13	@KimKardashian	Kim Kardashian	75.1	Television personality		United States
14	@EllenDeGeneres	Ellen DeGeneres	74.4	Comedian and television host		United States
15	@X	X	67.8	Operator of platform		United States
16	@selenagomez	Selena Gomez	66.3	Musician and actress		United States
17	@BillGates	Bill Gates	64.5	Businessman and philanthropist		United States
18	@cnnbrk	CNN Breaking News	63.8	News channel		United States
19	@neymarjr	Neymar	63.3	Football player		Brazil
20	@imVkohli	Virat Kohli	62.5	Cricket player		India
21	@CNN	CNN	62.3	News channel		United States
22	@jtimberlake	Justin Timberlake	60.8	Musician and actor		United States
23	@PMOIndia	PMO India	56	Office of the Prime Minister of India		India
24	@nytimes	The New York Times	55.2	Newspaper		United States
25	@britneyspears	Britney Spears	54.7	Musician		United States
26	@shakira	Shakira	53.5	Musician		Colombia
27	@KingJames	LeBron James	52.8	Basketball player		United States
28	@ddlovato	Demi Lovato	52.6	Musician and actress		United States
29	@BBCBreaking	BBC Breaking News	51.7	News channel		United Kingdom
30	@espn	ESPN	51.2	Sports channel		United States
31	@ChampionsLeague	UEFA Champions League	51.2	Football league		Switzerland
32	@realmadrid	Real Madrid CF	50.2	Football club		Spain
33	@jimmyfallon	Jimmy Fallon	49.8	Comedian and television host		United States
34	@SrBachchan	Amitabh Bachchan	48.8	Actor		India
35	@FCBarcelona	FC Barcelona	48.6	Football club		Spain
36	@BTS_twt	BTS	48.5	Musicians		South Korea
37	@akshaykumar	Akshay Kumar	46.6	Actor		India
38	@MileyCyrus	Miley Cyrus	46.2	Musician and actress		United States
39	@NBA	NBA	45.7	Basketball league		United States
40	@BeingSalmanKhan	Salman Khan	45.6	Actor		India
41	@JLo	Jennifer Lopez	44.6	Musician and actress		United States
42	@iamsrk	Shah Rukh Khan	44	Actor		India
43	@bts_bighit	BTS	44	Musicians		South Korea
44	@premierleague	Premier League	43.3	Football league		United Kingdom
45	@SportsCenter	SportsCenter	43.1	Sports channel		United States
46	@BrunoMars	Bruno Mars	42.3	Musician		United States
47	@Oprah	Oprah Winfrey	41.7	Television personality		United States
48	@BBCWorld	BBC World News	40.6	News channel		United Kingdom
49	@NiallOfficial	Niall Horan	40	Musician		Republic of Ireland
50	@KylieJenner	Kylie Jenner	39.9	Television personality		United States
As of April 2024 [update]

See also

• List of most-retweeted tweets
• List of most-liked tweets
• List of most-followed Instagram accounts
• List of most-followed TikTok accounts
• List of most-followed Facebook pages
• List of most-subscribed YouTube channels
• List of most-viewed YouTube videos
• List of most-streamed artists on Spotify
• List of Spotify streaming records
• List of most-followed Twitch channels

References