Bermuda’s Top 50 Twitter List For May 2016

May 5, 2016

[Written by Don Burgess]

Twitter upgraded its tabs at the top of your news feed on Tuesday. It launched Connect, a new feature which gives you suggestions on what accounts might be good to follow. The Connect tab will give you suggestions on based on where you live, major events happening on Twitter and based on people who you already follow.

You will also people able to synch your address book to find friends you are already not following.

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Several milestones were hot on the local Bermuda Top 50 Twitter list this month. WWE and FOX news commentator John Layfield became the first local account to move past the 700,000 followers mark.  XLCatlin moved past the 10,000 follower mark.

Thirdstory, which has Ben Lusher as one its members, leaped up the standings thanks to adding nearly 3,000 followers in April. The group has received a boost as they are opening for Tori Kelly on her North American tour.

Triathlete Flora Duffy had a bump of 500 followers which vaulted her back onto the list at number 45.

The numbers for this report were taken on May 3.

Person and Twitter Handle – May

  • 1 – John Layfield – @jclayfield – 702,897
  • 2 – America’s Cup – @Americascup – 86,572
  • 3 – Collie Buddz – @CollieBuddz – 71,609
  • 4 – Don Burgess – @DonBermuda – 56,009
  • 5 – Ledrew Fox – @ledrew – 52,697
  • 6 – Duddley Duddley – @TheRealduddley – 47,513
  • 7 – Oracle Team USA – @OracleTeamUSA – 47,287
  • 8 – Devaune Ratteray – @devauneratteray – 27,911
  • 9 – Fiyah Marshall – @fiyahmarshall – 27,471
  • 10 – Nahki Wells – @nahkiwells – 25,369
  • 11 – Carina Azevedo – @Platinum_bonita – 23,948
  • 12 – Webster Butler – @Websterbda – 22,344
  • 13 – Shaun Goater – @OfficialSgoater – 19,393
  • 14 – Bermuda Tourism – @Bermuda – 19,181
  • 15 – Shioni Turini – @shionat – 16,599
  • 16 – Artemis Racing – @Artemisracing – 16,376
  • 17 – Clare O’Connor – @Clare_OC – 15,992
  • 18 – Chubb – @chubb – 15,230
  • 19 – Elbow Beach Cycles – @Bermudascooter – 13,133
  • 20 – Bernews – @Bernewsdotcom – 12,547
  • 21 – XL Catlin – @XLCatlin – 10,050
  • 22 – Thirdstory – @wearethirdstory – 9,930
  • 23 – The Royal Gazette – @theroyalgazette – 9,722
  • 24 – Gosling’s Rum – @TheBlackSeal – 9,573
  • 25 – DJ Vibes – @DJvibesBDA – 8,422
  • 26 – Will Black – @willblackrockz – 7,560
  • 27 – DJ Genie – @djgenie – 7,305
  • 28 – Bermuda News – @NewsOfBermuda – 7,212
  • 29 – Ente Turismo Bermuda – @BermudaTurismo – 7,032
  • 30 – Mishka – @Mishkamusic – 6,500
  • 31 – Tyler Butterfield – @tybutterfield – 5,937
  • 32 – Heather Nova – @nova_says – 5,860
  • 33 – Fairmont Southampton – @fairmontsouth – 5,728
  • 34 – BERMEMES – @BERMEMES – 5,293
  • 35 – Walt E Bobs – @Walt_E_Bobs – 5,120
  • 36 – Hamilton Princess – @PrincessBermuda – 5,111
  • 37 – Gideon Kigotho – @Kigotho – 5,074
  • 38 – Forever Bermuda – @ForeverBermuda – 4,816
  • 39 – DJ Stlyez – @80minassassin – 4,494
  • 40 – We Are Bermuda – @wearebermuda – 4,200
  • 41 – Kidd Clazzic – @itsClazzic – 4,068
  • 42 – Bermuda Cricket Board – @cricketbermuda – 4,068
  • 43 – Twanee – @MissTwanee – 3,953
  • 44 – Bermuda.com – @Bermudadotcom – 3,915
  • 45 – Flora Duffy – @floraduffy – 3,532
  • 46 – Stuart Lambert – @BDASpiritWalker – 3,514
  • 47 – Jennie Doidge – @jennie_Lynnexo – 3,408
  • 47 – Nothing to do in Bermuda – @ntdiBermuda – 3,365
  • 49 – Reggie Lambe – @reggienaldo – 3,258
  • 50 – Artemis.bm – @Artemisbm – 3,254

Don Burgess is the former deputy editor of the Bermuda Sun newspaper who has earned certifications in social media and inbound marketing through Hootsuite, HubSpot and Lern Univeristy. If you have a Twitter following of more than 3,162 and were not on this list, please e-mail Don Burgess at dburgesspb@gmail.com.

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