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Top Follower Growth Rates for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2023-Feb-04 12:13 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
@anilananth	0.9%
@PennySarchet	0.6%
@rachelegross	0.6%
@shanpalus	0.4%
@SiriCarpenter	0.4%
@ewencallaway	0.4%
@lizabio	0.3%
@helenscales	0.3%
@laurie_winkless	0.2%
@hannahjwaters	0.2%

10K+ followers
@gbrumfiel	1.0%
@curiouswavefn	0.9%
@Ananyo	0.5%
@mbalter	0.4%
@dvergano	0.4%
@BrianDunning	0.4%
@Emma_Marris	0.3%
@RyanFMandelbaum	0.3%
@SciGuySpace	0.3%
@WanderingGaia	0.3%

Past month: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@SmithDanaG	18%
@shanpalus	4%
@rachelegross	3%
@anilananth	3%
@KellyBrenner	2%
@SiriCarpenter	1%
@hannahjwaters	1%
@laurie_winkless	1%
@dcastelvecchi	1%
@PennySarchet	1%

10K+ followers
@erinbiba	6%
@WanderingGaia	3%
@mbalter	3%
@curiouswavefn	2%
@BrianDunning	2%
@SciGuySpace	2%
@Ananyo	2%
@GrrlScientist	1%
@lisalsong	1%
@AkshatRathi	1%

Past quarter: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@SmithDanaG	18%
@WeiPoints	10%
@dcastelvecchi	7%
@shanpalus	7%
@SiriCarpenter	5%
@vmjaggard99	4%
@rachelegross	4%
@anilananth	3%
@arbesman	3%
@helenscales	2%

10K+ followers
@tanyalewis314	27%
@SquigglyVolcano	20%
@mbalter	16%
@SciGuySpace	11%
@lmillernpr	10%
@BrianDunning	7%
@PeterBrannen1	6%
@erinbiba	6%
@WanderingGaia	5%
@AkshatRathi	5%

Past year: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@SmithDanaG	34%
@SiriCarpenter	24%
@arbesman	20%
@dcastelvecchi	19%
@ewencallaway	16%
@hwahl16	13%
@EMSpeck	12%
@shanpalus	11%
@WeiPoints	11%
@vmjaggard99	9%

10K+ followers
@SciGuySpace	56%
@davelevitan	42%
@mbalter	41%
@tanyalewis314	36%
@gbrumfiel	31%
@AkshatRathi	29%
@WanderingGaia	28%
@SquigglyVolcano	25%
@philipcball	19%
@RobertGaristo	19%