Top 300 · X (Twitter)

Who Has the Most Followers on X? Top 300 Profiles Oct 2026

@elonmusk has the most followers on X (Twitter), with 241.7M followers, ahead of @barackobama (118.9M) and @cristiano (114.6M).

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Source: public profile data

Browse the top 300 X profiles by follower count, compare engagement metrics, and see which creators are leading the platform in Oct 2026.

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Explore leading X profiles, follower counts, and engagement metrics.

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RankProfileFollowersTotal Posts
1
@elonmusk
241.7M109.7K
2
@barackobama
118.9M17.6K
3
@cristiano
114.6M4.5K
4
@realdonaldtrump
111.9M59.9K
5
@narendramodi
107.2M52.8K
6
@rihanna
98.7M10.9K
7
@nasa
92.4M74.4K
8
@justinbieber
91.8M31.3K
9
@katyperry
90.1M12.4K
10
@taylorswift13
84M892
11
@ladygaga
75.5M10.1K
12
@imvkohli
73.5M2.9K
13
@ellendegeneres
73.2M24.6K
14
@kimkardashian
70.9M36.8K
15
@youtube
68.8M61.5K
16
@neymarjr
66.5M42.7K
17
@billgates
65.3M4.5K
18
@selenagomez
63.1M5.6K
19
@theellenshow
62.3M24.6K
20
@cnn
61.8M429.4K
21
@x
60.7M15.7K
22
@cnnbrk
60.1M86.1K
23
@espn
58.7M163.7K
24
@pmoindia
58.4M42.3K
25
@kingjames
55.4M9.8K

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Top 10 X (Twitter) accounts by followers (Oct 2026)

  1. 1@elonmusk241.7M followers
  2. 2@barackobama118.9M followers
  3. 3@cristiano114.6M followers
  4. 4@realdonaldtrump111.9M followers
  5. 5@narendramodi107.2M followers
  6. 6@rihanna98.7M followers
  7. 7@nasa92.4M followers
  8. 8@justinbieber91.8M followers
  9. 9@katyperry90.1M followers
  10. 10@taylorswift1384M followers

FAQs about Top Influencers

Who has the most followers on X (Twitter) in Oct 2026?

@elonmusk has the most followers on X (Twitter), with 241.7M followers.

What are the 5 biggest X (Twitter) accounts?

Ranked by followers, the 5 biggest X (Twitter) accounts are 1. @elonmusk (241.7M), 2. @barackobama (118.9M), 3. @cristiano (114.6M), 4. @realdonaldtrump (111.9M), 5. @narendramodi (107.2M).

How many X (Twitter) accounts have more than 100 million followers?

In our top 300, 5 accounts have more than 100 million followers and 28 have more than 50 million.

How many posts do the top X (Twitter) accounts publish?

The median account in the top 300 has published 18.6K posts. @detikcom has published the most, with 2.5M posts.

How often is this ranking updated?

Counts come from public X (Twitter) profile data and are refreshed regularly. This ranking was last updated in Oct 2026.

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