TrueSciPhi

Top Follower Growth Rates for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2021-May-11 11:11 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
@LauraForczyk	2.2%
@GabriellBirchak	1.4%
@RyanFMandelbaum	0.8%
@EmilyAnthes	0.7%
@helenscales	0.7%
@EMSpeck	0.7%
@leHotz	0.6%
@nijhuism	0.6%
@DrAnnaFunk	0.5%
@flichtman	0.5%

10K+ followers
@SciGuySpace	4.0%
@TheSpaceGal	3.7%
@mslopatto	3.4%
@marinakoren	2.9%
@DrJoeHanson	1.3%
@apoorva_nyc	1.3%
@amymaxmen	0.8%
@rkhamsi	0.8%
@wudanyan	0.7%
@sarahkaplan48	0.6%

Past month: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@EricaKlarreich	5%
@LauraForczyk	4%
@RyanFMandelbaum	3%
@nijhuism	3%
@EMSpeck	3%
@lisalsong	2%
@bydarrylfears	2%
@EmilyAnthes	2%
@helenscales	2%
@SquigglyVolcano	2%

10K+ followers
@SciGuySpace	15%
@AkshatRathi	7%
@apoorva_nyc	6%
@mslopatto	5%
@TheSpaceGal	4%
@wudanyan	4%
@marinakoren	4%
@rkhamsi	4%
@sarahkaplan48	2%
@Emma_Marris	2%

Past quarter: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@Douglas_Main	8%
@EricaKlarreich	8%
@EmilyAnthes	7%
@nijhuism	7%
@SquigglyVolcano	7%
@LauraForczyk	6%
@RyanFMandelbaum	6%
@helenscales	6%
@bydarrylfears	6%
@ben_a_goldfarb	5%

10K+ followers
@SciGuySpace	26%
@TheSpaceGal	20%
@apoorva_nyc	19%
@shannonmstirone	16%
@AkshatRathi	14%
@rkhamsi	9%
@wudanyan	9%
@kakape	8%
@sarahzhang	8%
@marinakoren	7%

Past year: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@ErinEARoss	78%
@SquigglyVolcano	39%
@EricaKlarreich	34%
@lisalsong	32%
@davelevitan	27%
@Douglas_Main	27%
@ainissaramirez	26%
@LauraForczyk	25%
@GabriellBirchak	23%
@aleszubajak	23%

10K+ followers
@apoorva_nyc	450%
@rkhamsi	102%
@KendraWrites	87%
@SciGuySpace	82%
@wudanyan	76%
@kakape	74%
@TheSpaceGal	74%
@sarahzhang	73%
@AkshatRathi	69%
@shannonmstirone	58%