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Top Follower Growth Rates for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2020-Apr-08 11:10 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
@rkhamsi	11.0%
@tarahaelle	2.5%
@cdellamore	2.0%
@MoNscience	1.8%
@Emma_Marris	1.5%
@EricaKlarreich	1.5%
@KellyBrenner	1.3%
@JLVernonPhD	1.3%
@vmjaggard99	1.2%
@michaelgreshko	1.2%

10K+ followers
@sciencecohen	6.0%
@amymaxmen	5.7%
@HelenBranswell	3.9%
@stevesilberman	3.7%
@kakape	3.2%
@edyong209	2.4%
@DavidQuammen	2.3%
@aatishb	2.3%
@AkshatRathi	1.6%
@marinakoren	1.5%

Past month: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@KellyBrenner	13%
@MoNscience	9%
@michaelgreshko	8%
@tarahaelle	6%
@MikeySlezak	6%
@EricaKlarreich	5%
@SquigglyVolcano	4%
@wudanyan	3%
@paldhous	3%
@gbrumfiel	3%

10K+ followers
@HelenBranswell	84%
@kakape	66%
@amymaxmen	32%
@_Astro_Nerd_	25%
@DavidQuammen	17%
@edyong209	16%
@juliaoftoronto	14%
@webmz_	10%
@aatishb	10%
@marynmck	8%

Past quarter: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@KellyBrenner	26%
@MoNscience	23%
@Emma_Marris	16%
@tarahaelle	13%
@curiouswavefn	11%
@michaelgreshko	11%
@SquigglyVolcano	10%
@LauraForczyk	10%
@gbrumfiel	9%
@MikeySlezak	9%

10K+ followers
@_Astro_Nerd_	49%
@juliaoftoronto	40%
@DavidQuammen	29%
@ferrisjabr	25%
@ReadMoreScience	23%
@webmz_	19%
@edyong209	18%
@marynmck	18%
@AkshatRathi	18%
@sarahkaplan48	16%

Past year: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@LauraForczyk	56%
@EricaKlarreich	53%
@Emma_Marris	40%
@lisalsong	35%
@curiouswavefn	32%
@gbrumfiel	30%
@MikeySlezak	30%
@bhensonweather	28%
@ben_a_goldfarb	28%
@tarahaelle	24%

10K+ followers
@DownHereOnEarth	214%
@_Astro_Nerd_	186%
@PeterBrannen1	93%
@mikamckinnon	72%
@w00ki33	62%
@webmz_	60%
@SciGuySpace	54%
@AkshatRathi	54%
@erinbiba	52%
@juliaoftoronto	52%