TrueSciPhi

Top Follower Growth Rates for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2021-Aug-04 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
@SmithDanaG	2.0%
@DrAnnaFunk	1.6%
@EMSpeck	0.9%
@mbalter	0.5%
@nijhuism	0.3%
@dcastelvecchi	0.3%
@WeiPoints	0.3%
@alandove	0.2%
@SiriCarpenter	0.2%
@EmilyAnthes	0.2%

10K+ followers
@erinbiba	3.6%
@Emma_Marris	2.3%
@apoorva_nyc	1.3%
@nattyover	1.1%
@SciGuySpace	1.1%
@lindy2350	1.0%
@Sheril_	0.9%
@rkhamsi	0.6%
@tarahaelle	0.6%
@bhensonweather	0.6%

Past month: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@SmithDanaG	5%
@DrAnnaFunk	3%
@LauraForczyk	2%
@alandove	2%
@anilananth	2%
@ScolesSarah	2%
@EMSpeck	1%
@helenscales	1%
@RyanFMandelbaum	1%
@SiriCarpenter	1%

10K+ followers
@tarahaelle	7%
@SciGuySpace	6%
@AkshatRathi	6%
@erinbiba	5%
@Emma_Marris	5%
@w00ki33	3%
@apoorva_nyc	3%
@SOlsonMichel	3%
@lindy2350	3%
@SquigglyVolcano	3%

Past quarter: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@ScolesSarah	16%
@DrAnnaFunk	13%
@LauraForczyk	8%
@EMSpeck	6%
@alandove	6%
@helenscales	5%
@nijhuism	5%
@SmithDanaG	5%
@PopovichN	4%
@SiriCarpenter	4%

10K+ followers
@SciGuySpace	21%
@SquigglyVolcano	17%
@Emma_Marris	15%
@ferrisjabr	13%
@amymaxmen	13%
@AkshatRathi	13%
@apoorva_nyc	10%
@wudanyan	10%
@MoNscience	10%
@Sci_Phile	9%

Past year: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@alandove	53%
@ErinEARoss	47%
@Douglas_Main	25%
@LauraForczyk	24%
@GabriellBirchak	23%
@aleszubajak	21%
@EricaKlarreich	21%
@WeiPoints	19%
@helenscales	18%
@FreelanceAstro	18%

10K+ followers
@apoorva_nyc	220%
@rkhamsi	79%
@SciGuySpace	71%
@AkshatRathi	67%
@TheSpaceGal	64%
@shannonmstirone	58%
@wudanyan	56%
@sarahzhang	55%
@kakape	54%
@SquigglyVolcano	54%