Twitter Elite
These users have earned our respect and admiration for having the highest Twitter Grade. Their power and reach in the twitter community is a whole lot of awesomeness.
By the way, you can also see the twitter elite in a specific location
| Rank | Name | Bio | Grade | Followers | Updates | Location | Action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
 breakingnews(Breaking News) www.msnbc.com |
Live breaking news and developing stories nonstop from America and every corner of the world. | 100 | 1,643,921 | 94,323 | Global |  |
| 2 | |
 huffingtonpost(Huffington Post) www.huffingto… |
The Internet Newspaper | 100 | 550,991 | 87,420 | |
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| 3 | |
 mashable(Pete Cashmore) mashable.com |
The hottest Twitter news, Twitter tips and Twitter help. Plus, the best social media links around! | 100 | 1,957,923 | 65,676 | Scotland / SF | |
| 4 | |
 perezhilton(Perez Hilton) www.PerezHilt… |
Perez Hilton is the creator and writer of one of the most famous websites in the world. And he also loves music - a lot! | 100 | 1,788,458 | 55,487 | Hollywood, California | |
| 5 | |
 nytimes(The New York Times) www.nytimes.c… |
Where the Conversation Begins. Home page stories from NYTimes.com, special features and more. | 100 | 2,335,749 | 125,347 | New York, NY | |
| 6 | |
 guykawasaki(Guy Kawasaki) alltop.com/ |
I am a firehose that answers the question: What's interesting? Co-founder of Alltop. | 100 | 212,800 | 130,852 | VirginAmerica 2A | |
| 7 | |
 eonline(E! Online) www.eonline.com |
The official E! Online Twitter. Hot celebrity gossip and entertainment news. Check our following list for all the E!-family Twitters. For more: eonline.com | 100 | 2,016,050 | 48,269 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 8 | |
 nprnews(NPR News) www.npr.org |
The top news stories from NPR. | 100 | 171,362 | 37,504 | Washington, DC | |
| 9 | |
 cnn(CNN) www.cnn.com |
Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News | 100 | 931,112 | 43,198 | |
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| 10 | |
 wsj(Wall Street Journal) online.wsj.com |
Breaking news, features, and business coverage from WSJ.com. | 100 | 150,627 | 47,486 | New York, NY | |
| 11 | |
 techcrunch(TechCrunch) www.techcrunc… |
Breaking Technology News And Opinions From TechCrunch | 100 | 1,346,700 | 43,245 | Silicon Valley | |
| 12 | |
 time(TIME.com) www.time.com |
Breaking news and current events from around the globe. Hosted by TIME's @danielroger. | 100 | 2,013,278 | 42,963 | |
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| 13 | |
 wilw(Wil Wheaton) is.gd/ihF4 |
I'm just this guy, you know? | 100 | 1,638,333 | 24,489 | Los Angeles | |
| 14 | |
 garyvee(Gary Vaynerchuk) garyvaynerchu… |
Wine guy, host of Wine Library TV. Video blogger and Businessman that loves people and the hustle | 100 | 847,735 | 53,533 | NYC | |
| 15 | |
 chrisbrogan(Chris Brogan) chrisbrogan.com |
President, New Marketing Labs. More? http://bit.ly/cbbio . email: blog at chrisbrogan dot com | 100 | 121,623 | 181,675 | Boston, MA | |
| 16 | |
 nprpolitics(NPR Politics) www.npr.org/t… |
Political coverage and conversation from NPR News | 100 | 1,839,723 | 34,203 | Washington, DC | |
| 17 | |
 timoreilly(Tim O'Reilly) radar.oreilly… |
Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Watching the alpha geeks, sharing their stories, helping the future unfold. | 100 | 1,433,596 | 29,385 | Sebastopol, CA | |
| 18 | |
 ijustine(Justine) ijustine.com |
I am the internet! Apple fan, Youtuber, technology lover and avid twitter! Be my friend! | 100 | 1,135,321 | 26,386 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 19 | |
 scobleizer(Robert Scoble) friendfeed.co… |
Geek and technology enthusiasm from a blogger who grew up in Silicon Valley. | 100 | 113,969 | 92,222 | Half Moon Bay, California, USA | |
| 20 | |
 twitter_tips(Tips, Tools, Status) TwitterUserMa… |
On Twitter.Alltop.com — Twitter tips, tools, news & status from @SarahJL (radio DJ, dance teacher) & @QuantumGood (resident geek) | 100 | 163,250 | 39,637 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| 21 | |
 questlove(Questo of The Roots) okayplayer.com |
your favorite twitterer's favorite music snob. | 100 | 1,289,929 | 40,915 | philadelphia | |
| 22 | |
 neilhimself(Neil Gaiman) www.neilgaima… |
will eventually grow up and get a real job. Until then, will keep making things up and writing them down. | 100 | 1,462,097 | 26,182 | mostly near minneapolis | |
| 23 | |
 andersoncooper(Anderson Cooper) ac360.com |
A behind the scenes look at “Anderson Cooper 360°” and the stories it covers, written by Anderson Cooper and the show’s correspondents and producers. | 100 | 449,403 | 22,637 | New York | |
| 24 | |
 engadget(Engadget) www.engadget.… |
Official Twitter account of Engadget! | 100 | 80,138 | 62,150 | The internets | |
| 25 | |
 deepakchopra(Deepak Chopra) www.deepakcho… |
100 | 156,253 | 21,041 | Global | |
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| 26 | |
 ivetesangalo(Ivete Sangalo) www.ivetesan… |
Twitter Oficial da cantora brasileira Ivete Sangalo. Twitter atualizado pela própria Ivete e pela equipe do seu site. | 100 | 615,332 | 17,871 | Salvador, Bahia | |
| 27 | |
 espn(ESPN Sports News) espn.go.com |
Follow ESPN for the latest sports news and analysis from the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NASCAR, college football and basketball, boxing, MMA, golf, tennis and more. | 100 | 235,034 | 72,826 | Bristol, CT | |
| 28 | |
 nasa(NASA) www.nasa.gov |
News from NASA | 100 | 255,878 | 21,261 | |
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| 29 | |
 tweetdeck(TweetDeck) www.tweetdeck… |
TweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more. | 100 | 309,616 | 19,422 | London | |
| 30 | |
 souljaboytellem(Dre') www.souljaboy… |
Actor, Rapper, Producer, Gamer, & C.E.O. Of SODMG | 100 | 2,056,035 | 32,901 | Atlanta, GA | |
| 31 | |
 bbcworld(BBC World News) menti.net/?p=17 |
supported by backstage.bbc.co.uk | 100 | 97,306 | 153,869 | London, UK | |
| 32 | |
 smashingmag(Smashing Magazine) www.smashingm… |
Vitaly Friedman, editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine (www.smashingmagazine.com) and Noupe.com, online magazines dedicated to designers and developers. | 100 | 123,528 | 20,282 | Freiburg, Germany | |
| 33 | |
 asahi(asahi) www.asahi.com/ |
朝日新聞社が運営するアカウントです。各種速報やニュースをお届けします。 | 100 | 333,964 | 15,429 | 東京都中央区 | |
| 34 | |
 wossy(jonathan ross) |
Number One Twitter Detective. | 100 | 508,524 | 29,720 | London | |
| 35 | |
 veronica(Veronica Belmont) www.veronicab… |
Host of Tekzilla on Revision3 and Qore on PSN. Also, a geek. | 100 | 1,632,113 | 15,953 | San Francisco | |
| 36 | |
 rww(Richard MacManus) www.readwrite… |
Follow ReadWriteWeb for the latest in web technology and social media trends. | 100 | 1,049,013 | 28,743 | World Wide Web | |
| 37 | |
 stephenfry(Stephen Fry) www.stephenfr… |
British Actor, Writer, Lord of Dance, Prince of Swimwear & Blogger | 100 | 1,323,650 | 16,047 | London | |
| 38 | |
 thatkevinsmith(KevinSmith) www.viewaskew… |
It begins with me covered in sperm, trapped in my old man's balls. Then, suddenly... ESCAPE! | 100 | 1,638,020 | 15,962 | Body? L.A. Mind? N.J. | |
| 39 | |
 cbsnews(CBS News) www.cbsnews.com |
News alerts from CBS News. | 100 | 1,568,838 | 17,546 | New York, NY | |
| 40 | |
 nba(NBA) www.nba.com |
News and notes directly from the NBA. Find out as soon as Amazing Happens! | 100 | 1,784,798 | 15,930 | |
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| 41 | |
 petewentz(Pete Wentz) www.petewentz… |
the official pete wentz twitter. bass, clothes, mischief | 100 | 1,960,924 | 13,533 | tour bus | |
| 42 | |
 mchammer(Hammer) www.dancejam.… |
http://mchammer.com | 100 | 1,826,249 | 22,788 | Bay Area, California | |
| 43 | |
 guardiantech(Guardian Tech) www.guardian.… |
News and comment from the Guardian's technology team | 100 | 1,596,209 | 40,523 | London, UK | |
| 44 | |
 ev(Evan Williams) evhead.com |
CEO of Twitter | 100 | 1,165,023 | 14,841 | San Francisco, CA, US | |
| 45 | |
 badbanana(Tim Siedell) badbanana.typ… |
Sometimes I just want to give it all up and become a handsome billionaire. | 100 | 363,602 | 36,054 | Nebraska, USA | |
| 46 | |
 iamdiddy(iamdiddy) LASTTRAINTOPA… |
KING COMBS | 100 | 2,467,558 | 14,235 | EVERYWHERE!!! | |
| 47 | |
 problogger(Darren Rowse) www.problogge… |
I blog about twitter and tweet about blogging. Sometimes I blog about tweeting about blogging and tweet about blogging about twitter. | 100 | 88,475 | 50,250 | Australia | |
| 48 | |
 starbucks(Starbucks Coffee) www.starbucks… |
Freshly brewed tweets from Brad at Starbucks in Seattle, WA. | 100 | 773,822 | 13,055 | Seattle, WA | |
| 49 | |
 wired(Wired) www.Wired.com |
The official Twitter feed for Wired magazine & Wired.com. Your host this week: would-be astronaut (and WIRED mag associate editor) @joemfbrown. | 100 | 441,565 | 12,260 | San Francisco/New York | |
| 50 | |
 jason(Jason Calacanis) www.mahalo.co… |
I'm a cereal entrepreneur: Founder of Weblogs, Inc., TechCrunch50, Silicon Alley Reporter, Engadget & Mahalo.com | 100 | 94,256 | 43,187 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 51 | |
 paulocoelho(Paulo Coelho) www.paulocoel… |
writer | 100 | 267,723 | 13,239 | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 52 | |
 wholefoods(Whole Foods Market) www.wholefood… |
Fresh organic tweets from Whole Foods Market HQ in Austin, TX. | 100 | 1,754,727 | 18,632 | Austin, TX | |
| 53 | |
 wyclef(Wyclef Jean) wyclefjean.wo… |
The Official Wyclef Twitter Page | 100 | 1,380,488 | 42,370 | ÜT: 40.759783,-73.988216 | |
| 54 | |
 lancearmstrong(Lance Armstrong) www.livestron… |
7-time Tour de France winner, full time cancer fighter - LIVESTRONG! | 100 | 2,434,326 | 12,706 | Austin, TX | |
| 55 | |
 theonion(The Onion) www.theonion.… |
America's Finest News Source | 100 | 2,165,554 | 11,985 | New York, NY | |
| 56 | |
 feliciaday(Felicia Day) www.feliciada… |
Actress, New Media Geek, Gamer, Misanthrope. I like to keep my Tweets real and not waste people's time. | 100 | 1,745,231 | 12,428 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 57 | |
 kirstiealley(Kirstie Alley) www.kirstieal… |
Actress,mother,animal trainer, human rights activist and dedicated CAP USER | 100 | 619,392 | 39,646 | Hollywood | |
| 58 | |
 kevinrose(Kevin Rose) kevinrose.com |
Founder of social media site digg.com. Random ideas, entrepreneur, climber of rocks, video blogger, & tea drinker. | 100 | 1,155,438 | 11,829 | San Francisco, CA | |
| 59 | |
 foxnews(Fox News) www.foxnews.com |
100 | 136,030 | 430,734 | U.S.A. | |
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| 60 | |
 parishilton(Paris Hilton) www.parishilt… |
Huge! | 100 | 1,469,178 | 10,379 | ÜT: 25.222988,55.357721 | |
| 61 | |
 hodgman(hodgman) www.areasofmy… |
hodgman=expert | 100 | 395,089 | 11,820 | ny | |
| 62 | |
 reuters(Reuters Top News) www.reuters.c… |
Reuters top news | 100 | 68,576 | 92,084 | Earth | |
| 63 | |
 etsy(Etsy!) www.etsy.com |
Mass-production is over if you want it. | 100 | 1,252,493 | 17,617 | Everywhere | |
| 64 | |
 greggrunberg(Greg Grunberg) greggrunberg.… |
4th Year Mind Reader, Pilot Oceanic Flt. 815, Co-creator Yowza!! & Smoothaise, Fun loving ex-CIA Agent, DILF, Kirk's Evil StepDad | 100 | 1,424,201 | 12,175 | Check Yowza!! to find me!! | |
| 65 | |
 chrispirillo(Chris Pirillo) chris.pirillo… |
I've been making things happen online since 1992 - a media-friendly geek who produces content and catalyzes communities. Tech Expert for CNN.com. | 100 | 76,933 | 40,992 | Seattle, WA | |
| 66 | |
 abc(ABCNews.com) abcnews.go.com/ |
The Official Twitter Page of ABC NEWS -- Online News, Breaking News, Feature Stories and More | 100 | 1,081,418 | 33,920 | New York, NY | |
| 67 | |
 pitchforkmedia(Pitchfork) pitchfork.com |
The essential guide to independent music and beyond. | 100 | 1,481,330 | 9,625 | Chicago/Brooklyn | |
| 68 | |
 biz(Biz Stone) www.bizstone.… |
Co-founder of Twitter, Inc. | 100 | 1,655,792 | 11,402 | NorCal | |
| 69 | |
 jack(Jack Dorsey) |
Creator, Co-founder and Chairman of Twitter; CEO of Square. | 100 | 1,607,625 | 19,692 | NYC & San Francisco | |
| 70 | |
 shanedawson(Shane Dawson) www.youtube.c… |
That guy from youtube that wears his moms clothes... | 100 | 309,551 | 14,130 | Hollywood, CA | |
| 71 | |
 amandapalmer(Amanda Palmer) www.amandapal… |
lead singer of The Dresden Dolls / punk cabaret force of nature | 100 | 389,005 | 19,501 | Boston, MA | |
| 72 | |
 designerdepot(Webdesigner Depot) www.webdesign… |
Webdesigner Depot is one of the most popular blogs about web design trends, tutorials and much more. It's run by Walter Apai, a web designer from Vancouver. | 100 | 119,188 | 10,990 | Vancouver, Canada | |
| 73 | |
 digg_2000(Digg 2000) digg.com/all/… |
What the world is reading now. | 100 | 1,307,681 | 18,795 | |
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| 74 | |
 rollingstone(Rolling Stone) www.rollingst… |
The official Twitter of Rolling Stone magazine and RollingStone.com. | 100 | 77,433 | 20,098 | New York, New York | |
| 75 | |
 mtv(MTV) www.mtv.com |
The official Twitter account for MTV, USA! | 100 | 464,511 | 9,948 | NYC | |
| 76 | |
 cnetnews(CNET News.com) www.news.com/ |
100 | 59,503 | 45,399 | |
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| 77 | |
 todayshow(The Today Show) www.todayshow… |
America's #1 morning show. News, weather and everything else to help you make the most of your day. 4 hours of live TV, 140 characters at a time... | 100 | 580,750 | 15,336 | Vancouver, BC | |
| 78 | |
 warrenellis(Warren Ellis) www.warrenell… |
English Writer. Not Australian Musician. Hasn't slept since 1985. | 100 | 355,621 | 25,121 | Southend-On-Sea, Essex, UK | |
| 79 | |
 majornelson(Major Nelson (Larry)) www.majornels… |
I work at Xbox with cool cats. Sometimes I even talk about what we're working on ;) | 100 | 78,568 | 28,762 | Redmond, WA | |
| 80 | |
 scottbourne(ScottBourne) www.photofocu… |
Host - Photofocus Podcast, Publisher Photofocus.com, President Bourne Media Group - photographer, author, teacher, speaker, new media pioneer | 100 | 64,325 | 17,335 | Gig Harbor, WA | |
| 81 | |
 nerdist(Chris Hardwick) www.nerdist.com |
I am Chris Hardwick and these are my Tweets! | 100 | 1,337,105 | 9,877 | Lawss Angleez | |
| 82 | |
 g1(G1) g1.globo.com |
O Portal de Notícias da Globo | 100 | 113,570 | 181,953 | |
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| 83 | |
 solangeknowles(solange knowles) blogs.okaypla… |
water, melanin, bones, blood. | 100 | 369,848 | 23,271 | |
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| 84 | |
 serafinowicz(Peter Serafinowicz) www.petersera… |
Male actress and comedienne. | 100 | 361,626 | 17,112 | Earth's Core | |
| 85 | |
 briansolis(Brian Solis) www.briansoli… |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Solis | 100 | 44,965 | 19,064 | San Francisco, CA | |
| 86 | |
 ichcheezburger(Has Cheezburger?) icanhascheezb… |
We do LOLcats. | 100 | 1,657,522 | 15,475 | Seattle, WA | |
| 87 | |
 abduzeedo(Fabio Sasso) www.abduzeedo… |
Graphic/web designer and blogger. | 100 | 42,599 | 16,347 | San Francisco | |
| 88 | |
 jowyang(Jeremiah Owyang) web-strategis… |
Partner, Altimeter Group. How I use Twitter http://tinyurl.com/24lv65 | 100 | 59,312 | 56,959 | Silicon Valley, CA | |
| 89 | |
 buckhollywood(Michael Buckley ) www.youtube.c… |
What the Buck?! -Stay at home full time YouTuber! Love Twitter, BlogTV, Figure Skating, Gymnastics, My 4 dogs, and adrenaline! Dreams came true- just enjoying! | 100 | 474,257 | 45,334 | Your Computer! | |
| 90 | |
 el_pais(ELPAIS.com) www.elpais.com |
La redacción del ELPAIS.com, web de información general líder en España, te cuenta su última hora y más detalles del día a día. | 100 | 135,510 | 165,921 | Madrid | |
| 91 | |
 hotdogsladies(Merlin Mann) 43folders.com |
That's nothing — you should hear me play piano! | 100 | 54,660 | 18,258 | San Francisco, CA | |
| 92 | |
 mactweeter(Apple & Mac News) www.macblogge… |
Apple Mac news and information sourced from the best Mac related blogs. | 100 | 99,886 | 16,560 | OS X Land | |
| 93 | |
 kim(Kim Sherrell) artwalk.tv |
Filmmaker, educator, founder of @ArtwalkTV and some other things. I tweet about culture and technology. I love new media, art, design, film, comedy, music. | 100 | 57,047 | 111,065 | The Digital Coast | |
| 94 | |
 southwestair(Southwest Airlines) www.southwest… |
The LUV Airline! Airplanes can't type so @ChristiDay and @Brandy_King are piloting the Twitterverse! | 100 | 1,026,504 | 12,159 | Dallas, Texas | |
| 95 | |
 copyblogger(Brian Clark) www.copyblogg… |
Copyblogger. Thesis. Scribe. Third Tribe. Lateral Action. Teaching Sells. | 100 | 45,973 | 22,917 | Austin, Texas | |
| 96 | |
 mattcutts(Matt Cutts) mattcutts.com… |
Doing the #digitalcleanse! No Twitter for a week! http://goo.gl/ZrRg | 100 | 51,018 | 20,401 | Bay Area, California | |
| 97 | |
 jeanlucr(Jean-Luc Raymond) blog.jeanlucr… |
Consultant formateur en projets numériques citoyens. Twitter consultant. Social Media & Digital Citizenship consultant, teaching. jeanluc.raymond@gmail.com | 100 | 139,961 | 34,410 | Paris, France | |
| 98 | |
 mlb(MLB) MLB.com |
Official Twitter of MLB! News, views, RTs, help, commercial offers/exclusive Twitter giveaways! MLB.com/connect for 200+ MLB Tweeps. Avg 30+ tweets per day | 100 | 889,308 | 30,774 | 30 Major League Baseball Parks | |
| 99 | |
 natalie_mu(音楽ニュースサイ) natalie.mu/ |
国内No.1の情報量を誇る音楽ニュースサイト。東京・下北沢のオフィスから最新音楽ニュースをお届けします。配信数は平均30～40件/日。「コミックナタリー(@comic_natalie)」「お笑いナタリー(@ | 100 | 217,763 | 56,074 | 東京 | |
| 100 | |
 marimoon(marimoon) www.mtv.com.b… |
VJ @ MTV Brasil (Scrap Mtv) | 100 | 248,441 | 19,318 | São Paulo, SP, Brasil | |