This statistic presents the most influential media-related accounts on Twitter in the United States as of 2018. The influence ranking is based on a metric provided by Brandwatch, which scores Twitter accounts on an index value from zero to 100. A score of hundred represents the highest likelihood that the Twitter account is engaged with the respective audience on the social media platform through the various forms of communication. According to the findings, in terms of media-related accounts on Twitter, the news organization Fox News ranked at the top with an audience influence score of 81.96 out of 100 points. Additionally, sports media outlet Bleacher Report, also reached within the top five with an audience influence score of 77.38.
Most influential media-related accounts on Twitter in the United States as of 2018
For each list, influencers are ranked by ‘Audience Influence’ which is a score out of 100 assigned estimating using a combination of likelihood they are to be talked about by an audience compared to the average Twitter user, and total retweets, mentions or replies from that audience.
Media-related Twitter accounts list political-media related and non-political-media related organizations, and journalists.
*800 million tweets were analyzed to identify the most influential accounts on Twitter across all categories.
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Brandwatch. (July 16, 2018). Most influential media-related accounts on Twitter in the United States as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/888746/most-influential-media-related-twitter-accounts/
Brandwatch. "Most influential media-related accounts on Twitter in the United States as of 2018." Chart. July 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888746/most-influential-media-related-twitter-accounts/
Brandwatch. (2018). Most influential media-related accounts on Twitter in the United States as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888746/most-influential-media-related-twitter-accounts/
Brandwatch. "Most Influential Media-related Accounts on Twitter in The United States as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888746/most-influential-media-related-twitter-accounts/
Brandwatch, Most influential media-related accounts on Twitter in the United States as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888746/most-influential-media-related-twitter-accounts/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Most influential media-related accounts on Twitter in the United States as of 2018 [Graph], Brandwatch, July 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/888746/most-influential-media-related-twitter-accounts/
