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Top Follower Growth Rates for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2019-May-24 12:37 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
@lisalsong	3.8%
@MikeySlezak	2.3%
@tariqjmalik	1.4%
@ben_a_goldfarb	1.2%
@PeterBrannen1	0.9%
@Eaterofsun	0.8%
@mbalter	0.7%
@7homaslin	0.7%
@philipcball	0.6%
@WanderingGaia	0.6%

10K+ followers
@AngelaDSaini	7.1%
@_Astro_Nerd_	1.6%
@roseveleth	1.0%
@JamesGleick	1.0%
@DrMRFrancis	0.8%
@evelynjlamb	0.7%
@webmz_	0.7%
@arielwaldman	0.6%
@BrianDunning	0.6%
@mikamckinnon	0.6%

Past month: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@emcconover	5%
@lisalsong	5%
@MikeySlezak	4%
@marinakoren	4%
@ben_a_goldfarb	4%
@PeterBrannen1	4%
@SciTech_Cat	3%
@7homaslin	3%
@cdellamore	2%
@mbalter	2%

10K+ followers
@AngelaDSaini	12%
@roseveleth	8%
@_Astro_Nerd_	7%
@lindy2350	6%
@erinbiba	4%
@DrMRFrancis	4%
@PAYOLETTER	4%
@webmz_	3%
@evelynjlamb	3%
@TheSpaceGal	3%

Past quarter: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@w00ki33	16%
@ben_a_goldfarb	15%
@PeterBrannen1	15%
@marinakoren	15%
@mmoyr	12%
@emcconover	11%
@astrolisa	8%
@MikeySlezak	8%
@lisalsong	8%
@joesbigidea	8%

10K+ followers
@DownHereOnEarth	217%
@_Astro_Nerd_	31%
@shannonmstirone	26%
@AngelaDSaini	25%
@nattyover	22%
@roseveleth	18%
@mikamckinnon	17%
@webmz_	17%
@erinbiba	15%
@BrianDunning	11%

Past year: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@marinakoren	74%
@curiouswavefn	32%
@emilylmullin	30%
@astrolisa	29%
@Emma_Marris	27%
@philipcball	26%
@AkshatRathi	23%
@MikeySlezak	22%
@luis_quevedo	22%
@RachelNuwer	20%

10K+ followers
@webmz_	156%
@shannonmstirone	116%
@erinbiba	111%
@adrs	76%
@nattyover	68%
@ferrisjabr	64%
@mikamckinnon	54%
@sarahkaplan48	46%
@BrianDunning	42%
@sarahzhang	39%