This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. , businessman Elon Musk, the owner of the website, has the most-followed account with over 241 million followers. He partially acquired these followers through changing the code of the platform to promote his own posts more favorably.
Other notable figures such as former U.S. President Barack Obama, professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi each have over 100 million followers. In June 2017, singer Katy Perry became the first person to surpass the 100 million follower milestone, but has since fallen below that milestone.
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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. Some accounts post infrequently or are abandoned.
Username Owner Followers(millions) Description Brandaccount @elonmusk Elon Musk 241.6 Businessman, owner of X/Twitter @BarackObama Barack Obama 118.9 President of the United States (2009–2017) @Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 114.5 Football player @realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 111.8 President of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present) @narendramodi Narendra Modi 107.1 Prime Minister of India (2014–present) @rihanna Rihanna 98.6 Musician and businesswoman @NASA NASA 92.3 Space agency @justinbieber Justin Bieber 91.8 Musician @katyperry Katy Perry 89.9 Musician @taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 83.8 Musician @ladygaga Lady Gaga 75.3 Musician and actress @imVkohli Virat Kohli 73.2 Cricket player @KimKardashian Kim Kardashian 70.8 Television personality and businesswoman @YouTube YouTube 68.8 Online video sharing platform @neymarjr Neymar 66.4 Football player @BillGates Bill Gates 65.0 Businessman and philanthropist @TheEllenShow Ellen DeGeneres 62.2 Comedian and former television host @selenagomez Selena Gomez 62.9 Musician and actress @CNN CNN 61.7 News channel @X X (formerly Twitter) 60.7 Operator of platform @cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 60.0 News channel @espn ESPN 58.7 Sports channel @PMOIndia PMO India 58.3 Office of the Prime Minister of India @KingJames LeBron James 55.0 Basketball player @nytimes The New York Times 53.8 Newspaper @ChampionsLeague UEFA Champions League 53.1 Football league @BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 50.2 News channel @realmadrid Real Madrid CF 49.5 Football club @jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 47.7 Musician and actor @BTS_twt BTS 47.4 Musicians @NBA NBA 47.0 Basketball league @FCBarcelona FC Barcelona 46.8 Football club @premierleague Premier League 46.2 Football league @ddlovato Demi Lovato 46.0 Musician and actress @shakira Shakira 45.4 Musician @bts_bighit BTS 45.3 Musicians @SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 44.7 Actor @PlayStation PlayStation 44.6 Video gaming brand @akshaykumar Akshay Kumar 44.2 Actor @miley Miley Cyrus 43.8 Musician and actress @britneyspears Britney Spears 43.0 Musician @jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 42.9 Comedian and television host @BBCWorld BBC World News 42.3 News channel @BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 42.1 Actor @SportsCenter SportsCenter 42.2 Sports channel @SpaceX SpaceX 41.9 Space agency @iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 40.1 Actor @KylieJenner Kylie Jenner 39.7 Social media personality and businesswoman @sachin_rt Sachin Tendulkar 39.0 Former cricket player @ManUtd Manchester United F.C. 38.2 Football club Last updated on 14 September 2026 ( ago)
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 @elonmusk Elon Musk 133.0 @BarackObama Barack Obama 107.8 @katyperry Katy Perry 46.5 @justinbieber Justin Bieber 33.3 @ladygaga Lady Gaga 5.7 @britneyspears Britney Spears 4.9 @aplusk Ashton Kutcher 1.0 @cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 0.9
See also List of most-liked tweets List of most-retweeted tweets
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