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Top Follower Growth Rates for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2020-Jan-29 12:10 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
@MoNscience	3.1%
@AkshatRathi	1.5%
@RafiLetzter	1.0%
@LauraForczyk	0.7%
@GabriellBirchak	0.6%
@willgater	0.6%
@MikeySlezak	0.6%
@gbrumfiel	0.5%
@ben_a_goldfarb	0.5%
@KellyBrenner	0.5%

10K+ followers
@ferrisjabr	19.5%
@juliaoftoronto	4.4%
@DavidQuammen	2.7%
@eroston	1.6%
@StartsWithABang	1.3%
@AngelaDSaini	1.1%
@_Astro_Nerd_	1.1%
@marynmck	0.8%
@cragcrest	0.8%
@marinakoren	0.8%

Past month: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@AkshatRathi	9%
@Emma_Marris	9%
@MoNscience	7%
@gbrumfiel	6%
@GabriellBirchak	5%
@w00ki33	4%
@SquigglyVolcano	4%
@MikeySlezak	4%
@KellyBrenner	3%
@7homaslin	3%

10K+ followers
@ferrisjabr	20%
@sarahkaplan48	13%
@PeterBrannen1	10%
@_Astro_Nerd_	8%
@emilylmullin	7%
@AngelaDSaini	6%
@juliaoftoronto	5%
@cragcrest	5%
@ReadMoreScience	4%
@StartsWithABang	4%

Past quarter: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@AkshatRathi	16%
@davelevitan	13%
@Emma_Marris	13%
@SquigglyVolcano	13%
@MoNscience	9%
@LauraForczyk	9%
@EricaKlarreich	8%
@7homaslin	8%
@WanderingGaia	8%
@MikeySlezak	8%

10K+ followers
@ferrisjabr	27%
@AngelaDSaini	17%
@sarahkaplan48	17%
@ReadMoreScience	15%
@_Astro_Nerd_	15%
@StartsWithABang	13%
@PeterBrannen1	11%
@emilylmullin	11%
@philipcball	8%
@juliaoftoronto	8%

Past year: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@w00ki33	69%
@LauraForczyk	60%
@EricaKlarreich	59%
@AkshatRathi	44%
@Emma_Marris	36%
@lisalsong	33%
@bhensonweather	31%
@gbrumfiel	30%
@MikeySlezak	24%
@SciTech_Cat	23%

10K+ followers
@DownHereOnEarth	223%
@_Astro_Nerd_	153%
@AngelaDSaini	146%
@PeterBrannen1	124%
@mikamckinnon	80%
@erinbiba	65%
@nattyover	57%
@webmz_	56%
@shannonmstirone	53%
@sarahkaplan48	51%