As Twitter hits its stride and emerges as a juggernaut in social media, the top users on the site are distancing themselves from the pack. The race to 1,000,000 followers will be achieved in a few months by some accounts. With such strong followings, many new or inactive Twitter users may not think that there are top accounts that will follow them back.
On the contrary, there are many. In fact, many users with tens of thousands of followers will follow just about everyone back. Some use tools to automatically follow anyone who follows them. Others actually go through and manually add their new followers. Regardless of the method, these 237 accounts will most likely follow you back, even if you’re a Twitter newbie.
(image source: ProBlogger’s excellent article about growing your Twitter presence)
100,000+ Followers
50,000-100,000 Followers
- GuyKawasaki
- Starbucks
- Scobleizer
- BigRichB
- Astronautics
- CaseyWright
- PerryBelcher
- AlohaArleen
- Nansen
- TheBusyBrain
- RobMcNealy
- MichaeMillman
- Zaibatsu
- WBAustin
40,000-50,000 Followers
30,000-40,000 Followers
- CraigTeich
- StephenKruiser
- Jerell
- BradHoward
- Foodimentary
- ScotMcKay
- EdStivala
- RockingJude
- ShannonSeek
- RadioBlogger
- MikeKlingler
- RonnieWilson
- DanTanner
- MikePFS
- TechXav
- SocialMediaClub
- FLWBooks
- Kamper
- AndrewWindham
20,000-30,000 Followers
- Oliver_Turner
- _SamJones
- KMesiab
- Mark33
- StanleyTang
- Barefoot_Exec
- JackBastide
- NicheTitans
- MarketingZap
- PragueBob
- Twitter_Tips
- TwitPic
- 00Joe
- JeanetteJoy
- OHHDLInfo
- MariaAndros
- JeanLucR
- TMaduri
- TwitLive
- ImogenHeap
- NewMediaJim
- MarkDavidson
- OpenZine
- BryantSmith
- TYSONtheQUICK
- DrJeffersnBoggs
- JayOatway
- Upicks
- Gemstars
- MichDdot
- SethSimonds
- JesseNewhart
- Zefrank
- RichCurrie
- KarlRove
- SitePointdotcom
- iPodiums
- AlexKaris
- HoleInHisEye
- Pistachio
- OudiAntebi
- DSMPublishing
- PeterSantilli
- Orrin_Woodward
- QueenoftheClick
- StockTwits
- MarketingProfs
- MariSmith
10,000-20,000 Followers
- MarcWarnke
- Debbas
- SteveWeber
- TUAW
- KikiValdes
- WayneMansfield
- USBargains
- Rex7
- CoffeeTweet
- LarryLanier
- JulieRoy
- JamesRivers
- MikeFilsaime
- Montaignejns
- SeanMalarkey
- WebAddict
- LarryBrauner
- Leplan
- AaronMartirano
- JeffPulver
- Teedubya
- DCRBlogs
- ShawnRobinson
- KonaEndurance
- TradingGoddess
- JohnReese
- InfadelsAreCool
- Techhie
- Nabbit
- DiyanaAlcheva
- Unmarketing
- Meteorit
- TrafficGen
- StaffInSeconds
- PeterDrew
- LittleQuiz
- TeddyShabba
- DawudMiracle
- RightWingNews
- OutsideMyBrain
- Dollars5
- MediaBistro
- Adnagam
- COasis
- NicholasPatten
- AlexisNeely
- EverywhereTrip
- E_Stampede
- ChristianFea
- MojoJuju
- eMom
- RizzoTees
- Anexemines
- AmericanElement
- TravisGreenlee
- RickySantos
- PawLuxury
- KrisColvin
- PinkElephantPun
- JasonFinch
- LonnieHodge
- JanSimpson
- Stickham
- DaveLawrence
- CaliDeals
- JamesByers
- JeffHerring
- Linc4Justice
- GSpowart
- HowardBienstock
- Peter_R_Casey
- BettyDraper
- MichaelEmlong
- Dexin
- The_Gman
- BobCallahan
- TrendTracker
- TylerTorment
- GarinKilpatrick
- Jim_Turner
- Ann_Sieg
- Ken_Cosgrove
- Frostfire
- Pat_Lorna
- WineTwits
- BradFallon
- TimJensen
- PhotoCanvas
- JasonMitchener
- Bill_Romanos
- MikeMayhew
- HawaiiRealty
- 9Miles
- Sotero_Garcia
- Loyalty360
- WeirdChina
- MarkRMatthews
- SteveOuch
- Socrates_Soc
- Comcastcares
- ChrisMoreschi
- CoffeeCupNews
- WillieCrawford
- LouieBaur
- Coolsi
- Nicolane
- NixTheNews
- EzineArticles
- Hubpages
- ChrisSpagnuolo
- FredaMooncotch
- SheriTingle
- JustingLover
- ShortAwards
- Flap
- SuggestionBox
- JimDeMint
- TweetStats
- theBilly
- ThaPaparazza
- WritingHannah
- 0Boy
- ThinkGeek
- LanceScoular
- MayhemStudios
- TraderAdvice
- Dana_Willhoit
- JimmySmithTrain
- JoelDrapper
- Kidscash
- KellyShibari
- SteveGarfield
- JasonTryfon
- DanSchawbel
- LookCook
- JudyRey
- MJBerry
- EdwardMoore
- BlackBottoms
- DougH
- CrumCake
- ProsperityGal
- Lotay
- JudyRey
How to Use this List
Regardless of what stage you are in Twitter, if your goal is to accumulate active followers, the people on this list are good for that. Most on the list are active and interact with their followers on a daily basis. They retweet to their followers when they find something interesting on or off Twitter and many of them post high-quality tweets.
Some do not, and you’ll be able to identify the spammers and self-serving users from what appears in your stream. This list has not been validated for quality (maybe a future blog post) but rather to help new and experienced users grow their followers.
Unfortunately, I did the list backwards. Anyone who wants to grow their Twitter account should start from the bottom and work their way up, adding all 237 either all at once or spread out over time. The advantage of adding from this list is two-fold:
Obviously, as these users have demonstrated a willingness to follow those who follow them, it gives you a likely additional follower.
The side-benefit of adding from this list is that once you follow them, your account will, for a short period of time, be at the top of their followers list. Many users build their Twitter followers by adding the followers of users such as these, so being at the top increases your account’s exposure and the number of opportunities for other users to follow you.
This blog does not condone “Twitter Follower Spam” or whatever you would like to call the practice of adding a ton of followers, unfollowing them later, and adding more in a vicious cycle of growth, but hey, it works, and many people do it. This is just a resource to help users at every level build their accounts as quickly as they would like.
UPDATE:
Starting the new and revised list now. Will update a little more every day. It’s a long process, as I must go through each individual account to make sure they’re adding people who follow them. Also, there was someone who had already compiled a list. I would love if they would contact me so I can link to it from here as well.
- Threadless
- Hootsuite
- Firefox
- ElUniversal
- thebeatles
- LFC
- corbinbleu
- GuyKawasaki
- Foodimentary
- AshokaTweets
- lonelyplanet
- StartupPro
- wakooz
- Radioblogger
- nansen
- weirdchina
- LFC
- clatko
- thinkgeek
- TweetSmarter
- leopoldolopez
- PenguinBooks
- judyrey
- DesignerDepot
- LarryWentz
- PleasureEllis
- ajcampos01
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About JD Rucker
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follow me and i’ll follow back
https://twitter.com/#!/Jack_Attewell
Follow me
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FOLLOW ME! I will follow back!:) thanks
@ThanuThurair
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@MichaelTheMuggl
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Follow for Follow guaranteed the same day! funny and informative tweets, never spam! @badluckwind
Follow me for a follow back…. @archerchris
I follow back @PrestonV_Six3
@DefuseL #TeamFollowBack
follow me here and I’ll follow back https://twitter.com/#!/akaTrendy
Follow me for some Real Tweets! No bullshit boring tweets.. or spam
.. @HOLLYWOODmySWAG …. ill follow u back and shout you out. I promise i really aint lyin! just do me a favor and FOLLOW ME.. ill take you there =P
we on this fereal tho!
Hi guys! Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/WagLingerie and we will follow you back! Have a great day! x
Hi guys! Follow us at http://www.twitter.com/WagLingerie and we will follow you back! Have a great day! x
please follow me and i will follow you back immediately (:
http://twitter.com/fakewinter
Wondering if these people actually do follow back. Number 2 on the top of the list has zero followers?
Some don’t Lauren; you have to check back in a few days to see if they are following. Only follow those who have equal followings and followers, or are following more than they have followers. That’s what I do.
I follow back fast–within 24 hours.
https://twitter.com/LorriePaige
I will always follow back.
Follow me
twitter.com/zayanniyaz
Follow me @bScottd – i’ll follow you back. You follow?
Follow for follow guaranteed the same day! Funny and thought provoking tweets. Never any spam!
@badluckwind
I will follow back fast http://www.twitter.com/jeremyg_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1lVBWsRErc&feature=plcp&context=C3021803UDOEgsToPDskL1Bd45w-xfycoaz-hdw45Y
check out my tage and I’ll give you a follow
Follow me https://twitter.com/#!/zayanniyaz and ill always follow back
Follow me!!! https://twitter.com/#!/__GirlNextDior
Follow me @utomoraihan
Follow me plz. @JustSayCorinne
FOLLOW @JustSayCorinne
follow me @cryptic_note i auto follow
Follow for a follow back
@CJibbles
follow me @ Unit_Monclair i always follow back! auto
Follow me!! :] and i’ll follow back. @ARush91
im the coolest person ever! Follow me and I’ll follow back @ARush91
Follow me and I’ll automatically follow you back
@Zaynabdalalawi
i produce music and exercise my wittiness on my tweets
Follow me @mikee1da and I will give u a cookie and a follow back!