Is Twitter itself the most-followed brand on Twitter?
According to recent Twitter Counter stats, the answer is “yes,” but … only if you add together the stats for Twitter and Twitter en español. The Top 20 Brands on Twitter list ranks YouTube at #1 and Instagram in second place, followed by Twitter and Twitter en español (@twitter_es) positioned at #3 and #4.
The Top 20 list included several news outlets, including CNN with two top rankings — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) at #5 and CNN (@CNN) at #9. The New York Times (@nytimes) followed at #10, with BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) joining the list at #18 and NBC News Digital’s Breaking News (@BreakingNews) at #19.
Sports made several appearances on the list, including two soccer teams: FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) ranked #8 ahead of #13 Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid).
Take a look at the 20 Top Brands on Twitter and check out the longer list of brands ranked on the Fan Page List — does anything surprise you?
1. YouTube (@YouTube) 27,991,069 followers
2. Instagram (@instagram) 20,009,527
3. Twitter (@twitter) 19,023,515
4. Twitter en español (@twitter_es) 12,168,549
5. CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) 11,814,174
6. UberSocial (@ubersocial) 10,259,674
7. TwitPic (@twitpic) 8,968,790
8. FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) 8,960,624
9. CNN (@cnn) 8,758,585
10. The New York Times (@nytimes) 8,407,710
11. Facebook (@Facebook) 8,137,665
12. MTV (@MTV) 8,217,872
13. Real Madrid F.C. (@realmadrid) 7,745,348
14. NBA (@NBA) 7,154,172
15. ESPN (@espn) 6,522,835
16. Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) 6,166,681
17. A Googler (@google) 5,962,192
18. BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) 5,925,879
19. Breaking News (@BreakingNews) 5,729,947
20. Twitcam (@twitcam) 5,440,130
{ 0 comments }


