TrueSciPhi

Top Follower Growth Rates for Professional Science Writers on Twitter

Updated: 2021-Oct-23 11:12 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
@PopovichN	1.4%
@shanpalus	0.8%
@AdamZmith	0.6%
@FreelanceAstro	0.3%
@RyanFMandelbaum	0.3%
@johnmcquaid	0.3%
@anilananth	0.3%
@cdellamore	0.3%
@LauraForczyk	0.3%
@7homaslin	0.3%

10K+ followers
@azeen	2.9%
@AkshatRathi	1.9%
@SquigglyVolcano	1.5%
@SciGuySpace	1.2%
@curiouswavefn	1.0%
@wudanyan	0.7%
@philipcball	0.6%
@eroston	0.6%
@Laelaps	0.5%
@hannahdev	0.4%

Past month: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@tanyalewis314	5%
@shanpalus	5%
@lizzie_wade	4%
@LauraForczyk	2%
@PopovichN	2%
@SimonDWatt	2%
@EmilyAnthes	1%
@RyanFMandelbaum	1%
@SiriCarpenter	1%
@helenscales	1%

10K+ followers
@azeen	10%
@SciGuySpace	6%
@willgater	6%
@AkshatRathi	6%
@philipcball	5%
@curiouswavefn	4%
@Ananyo	4%
@borenbears	4%
@marinakoren	4%
@SquigglyVolcano	3%

Past quarter: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@shanpalus	8%
@DrAnnaFunk	8%
@LauraForczyk	8%
@tanyalewis314	5%
@alandove	5%
@EmilyAnthes	5%
@EMSpeck	4%
@lizzie_wade	4%
@SmithDanaG	4%
@RyanFMandelbaum	3%

10K+ followers
@SciGuySpace	24%
@KendraWrites	18%
@curiouswavefn	15%
@SquigglyVolcano	14%
@AkshatRathi	13%
@azeen	10%
@philipcball	10%
@tarahaelle	8%
@antonioregalado	8%
@wudanyan	8%

Past year: % increase in followers

5K-10K followers
@alandove	46%
@LauraForczyk	27%
@ScolesSarah	24%
@Douglas_Main	23%
@helenscales	18%
@FreelanceAstro	18%
@RyanFMandelbaum	17%
@nijhuism	17%
@EmilyAnthes	16%
@bydarrylfears	16%

10K+ followers
@apoorva_nyc	111%
@SciGuySpace	94%
@SquigglyVolcano	74%
@AkshatRathi	63%
@luis_quevedo	60%
@rkhamsi	53%
@kakape	51%
@sarahzhang	43%
@tarahaelle	40%
@KendraWrites	39%