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Top Follower Growth Rates for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2022-Jun-29 11:12 UTC. Past counts available for a list member only after their addition to the list. Past week refers to past 7 days, past month to past 30 days, etc. Feedback: @TrueSciPhi.

Past week: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@RobertGaristo	0.8%
@CosmicEvolution	0.7%
@SmithDanaG	0.6%
@ewencallaway	0.4%
@shayla__love	0.4%
@rachelegross	0.2%
@shanpalus	0.2%
@tanyalewis314	0.2%
@SiriCarpenter	0.2%
@RachelNuwer	0.2%

10K+ followers
@KendraWrites	1.4%
@SciFleur	1.0%
@philipcball	0.9%
@curiouswavefn	0.6%
@TheSpaceGal	0.5%
@SciGuySpace	0.4%
@nattyover	0.4%
@emilylmullin	0.3%
@lisalsong	0.3%
@AkshatRathi	0.3%

Past month: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@SmithDanaG	3%
@WanderingGaia	2%
@RobertGaristo	2%
@shayla__love	2%
@ShipLives	2%
@rachelegross	2%
@tanyalewis314	2%
@SiriCarpenter	1%
@arbesman	1%
@aleszubajak	1%

10K+ followers
@RachelFeltman	5%
@B_resnick	3%
@ben_a_goldfarb	3%
@KendraWrites	2%
@philipcball	2%
@azeen	2%
@SciGuySpace	2%
@nadiamdrake	2%
@AkshatRathi	2%
@nattyover	2%

Past quarter: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@shayla__love	11%
@dcastelvecchi	7%
@mbalter	6%
@PopovichN	6%
@laurie_winkless	5%
@arbesman	5%
@ewencallaway	3%
@bydarrylfears	3%
@SmithDanaG	3%
@7homaslin	3%

10K+ followers
@SciGuySpace	10%
@nattyover	8%
@MikeySlezak	7%
@AkshatRathi	7%
@KendraWrites	7%
@RachelFeltman	6%
@RyanFMandelbaum	6%
@philipcball	5%
@wudanyan	5%
@mslopatto	5%

Past year: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@SmithDanaG	19%
@alandove	18%
@mbalter	15%
@PopovichN	15%
@shanpalus	15%
@dcastelvecchi	14%
@SiriCarpenter	13%
@tanyalewis314	12%
@ShipLives	11%
@EMSpeck	11%

10K+ followers
@SciGuySpace	86%
@tarahaelle	83%
@AkshatRathi	57%
@curiouswavefn	39%
@SquigglyVolcano	37%
@KendraWrites	36%
@wudanyan	33%
@gbrumfiel	31%
@davelevitan	28%
@marinakoren	27%