TrueSciPhi

Top Follower Growth Rates for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2021-Feb-28 12:11 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
@EmilyAnthes	3.1%
@Douglas_Main	1.3%
@juleslhoward	1.1%
@kimberlykowal	1.1%
@willgater	0.8%
@tariqjmalik	0.5%
@LauraForczyk	0.5%
@ainissaramirez	0.5%
@SiriCarpenter	0.5%
@anilananth	0.4%

10K+ followers
@shannonmstirone	5.5%
@TheSpaceGal	4.5%
@apoorva_nyc	3.7%
@sarahzhang	3.1%
@PeterBrannen1	1.7%
@erinbiba	1.4%
@Eaterofsun	1.1%
@w00ki33	0.9%
@lizlandau	0.8%
@rkhamsi	0.8%

Past month: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@SquigglyVolcano	10%
@alandove	7%
@Douglas_Main	6%
@EmilyAnthes	3%
@SiriCarpenter	3%
@anilananth	2%
@ainissaramirez	2%
@RyanFMandelbaum	2%
@helenscales	2%
@aleszubajak	2%

10K+ followers
@lizlandau	13%
@TheSpaceGal	13%
@shannonmstirone	10%
@PeterBrannen1	9%
@apoorva_nyc	8%
@sarahcruddas	8%
@rkhamsi	8%
@sarahzhang	6%
@kakape	5%
@SciGuySpace	5%

Past quarter: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@SquigglyVolcano	24%
@alandove	19%
@Douglas_Main	16%
@FreelanceAstro	12%
@gmusser	6%
@aleszubajak	6%
@CosmicEvolution	5%
@WanderingGaia	5%
@WeiPoints	5%
@GabriellBirchak	5%

10K+ followers
@luis_quevedo	38%
@apoorva_nyc	36%
@kakape	31%
@rkhamsi	17%
@sarahkaplan48	17%
@TheSpaceGal	15%
@lizlandau	15%
@sarahzhang	15%
@shannonmstirone	14%
@tarahaelle	12%

Past year: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@michaelgreshko	45%
@SquigglyVolcano	44%
@ainissaramirez	37%
@KellyBrenner	36%
@EricaKlarreich	35%
@lisalsong	32%
@davelevitan	28%
@LauraForczyk	26%
@WanderingGaia	25%
@aleszubajak	22%

10K+ followers
@sarahzhang	143%
@edyong209	91%
@tarahaelle	86%
@_Astro_Nerd_	77%
@TheSpaceGal	75%
@SciGuySpace	70%
@MoNscience	67%
@luis_quevedo	66%
@DavidQuammen	65%
@AkshatRathi	64%