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Top twits: Twitter's 10 most-followed users who aren't celebrities

Celebrities and news agencies are regularly the most-followed acts… but of the regular public, who’s picked up the biggest crowd?

Sep 4th 2011, 2:02 PM 3,136 Views 4 Comments

IT’S HARDLY MUCH surprise that Lady Gaga is the most followed person on Twitter, with over 13 million followers. She is, after all, the self-proclaimed fame monster.

But what about the regular people on Twitter - and how many other accounts are following them?

Thanks to Listorious 140, Business Insider has found the most followed people on Twitter who are just regular folks like us.

Here are ten people you may not know who have over one million Twitter followers.

Top twits: Twitter's 10 most-followed users who aren't celebrities

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Ryan Penagos (@agent_m): 1,407,587 followers
Steven Johnson (stevenbjohnson) - 1,449,464 followers
Jason Scott's cat (@sockington) - 1,475,938 followers
Bill Simmons (@sportsguy33) - 1,485,343 followers
Tim O'Reilly (@timoreilly): 1,492,008 followers
Stefanie Michaels (@adventuregirl) - 1,491,839 members
Heather Armstrong (@dooce) - 1,564,985 followers
Jack Dorsey (@jack) - 1,720,385 followers
Biz Stone (@biz) - 1,765,289 followers
Justin Halpern (@shitmydadsays) - 2,636,046 followers

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Top twits: Twitter's 10 most-followed users who aren't celebrities

Celebrities and news agencies are regularly the most-followed acts… but of the regular public, who’s picked up the biggest crowd?

Ryan Penagos (@agent_m): 1,407,587 followers

Steven Johnson (stevenbjohnson) - 1,449,464 followers

Jason Scott's cat (@sockington) - 1,475,938 followers

Bill Simmons (@sportsguy33) - 1,485,343 followers

Tim O'Reilly (@timoreilly): 1,492,008 followers

Stefanie Michaels (@adventuregirl) - 1,491,839 members

Heather Armstrong (@dooce) - 1,564,985 followers

Jack Dorsey (@jack) - 1,720,385 followers

Biz Stone (@biz) - 1,765,289 followers