The 50 Most Influential & Top Twitter Users in India

–Update–

This list may be outdated, because there are constant shuffling happening with the ranks. An updated rank can be seen here or here.

Twitter sure is the next big thing (well, it already is). Some peeps find it boring and waste of time but there are a handful of “Tweeple” who make the best out of it. They have people flocking them, and ReTweeting their tweets. Simply put – they are the most influential Twitter users in India. Here is a list of the top 100 – the elite from India. Based on -

The number of followers you have.

The power of your network.

The frequency and pace of your updates. Rank No .1 dollars5 (CEO of Great Innovus) Web Apps and Niche web services development No. of Followers – 6,347

Rank No .2 leplan (leplan) CEO, InRev Systems No. of Followers – 8,048

Rank No .3 cheth (cheth) I’m a freelance web & graphic designer. Who’s also into some easy animations and also doing B.E in Computer Science No. of Followers – 2,004

Rank No .4 debasispradhan (Debasis Pradhan) software-test… Meet a Constructive mind on a Destructive Mission. A Passionate Tester who asks Questions to find Defects in Software and usually gets Paid while doing so! No. of Followers – 2,990

Rank No .5 labnol (Amit Agarwal) www.labnol.org Technology columnist & professional blogger No. of Followers – 2,895

Rank No .6 angsuman (Angsuman Chakraborty) Entrepreneur, Software architect, programmer, blogger, social media enthusiast, java, php & wordpress guru, more? http://tinyurl.com/26jmb2 No. of Followers – 1,977

Rank No .7 goobimama (Milind Alvares) smokingapples… Editor of Smoking Apples, blogger of junk, and owner of the @ismallcat. No. of Followers – 1,162

Rank No .8 meghnak (MeghnaK) meghnaspages.… Avid reader. Aspiring writer. 13 y/o School Student. Creative Writing Blogger, Book Lover. Story Maker. A real prankster…..Owner of Twitter…. No. of Followers – 1,359

Rank No .9 amitbhawani (Amit Bhawani) www.amitbhawa… Iam a SEO & Blogger who writes at www.amitbhawani.com No. of Followers – 1,571

Rank No .10 drmani (Dr Mani) EzineMarketin… Be an Internet infopreneur & Niche marketer – http://DrMani.name No. of Followers – 2,447

Rank No .11 vimoh (Vijayendra Mohanty) www.vmohanty.… I am a writer, blogger, and a comic book geek. I live in Delhi with my parents. No. of Followers – 1,930

Rank No .12 naina (Naina Redhu) www.nainaredh… logo designer, freelancer, blogger, photographer, re-toucher, moleskine & malazan book of the fallen addict, on LinkedIn, Facebook, Haryana Jat No. of Followers – 2,004

Rank No .13 kiruba (Kiruba Shankar) www.kiruba.com CEO of Business Blogging, Social Media Enthusiast, Podcaster, Teacher, Columnist, Wikipedian, Barcamper & Proud Dad. No. of Followers – 2,623

Rank No .14 IndianGuru (Satish Talim) satishtalim.c… Founder & CEO of RubyLearning ? A Ruby Evangelist ? Author ? Trainer ? Tweeting mostly about interesting stuff ? Also as @RubyLearning No. of Followers – 1,260

Rank No .15 Tecupdates (Technology Updates) tec-updates.b… No. of Followers – 1,881

Rank No .16 gautamghosh (Gautam Ghosh) gauteg.blogsp… Management Consultant, HR professional, Facilitator, Business Blogger, No. of Followers – 1,062

Rank No .17 nishu (nishu goyal) www.nishug.com Not going to change the world. No. of Followers – 2,188

Rank No .18 asfaq (Asfaq) www.Asfaq.com Tech Writer, Thinker, Occasional Cribber, Veggies Hater, Bathroom Singer, Moody Blogger, Social Media Enthusiast and an Online Evangelist for Pinstorm. No. of Followers – 1,402

Rank No .19 aalaap (Aalaap Ghag) aalaap.com Founder of LinkBunch, Lincr, etc., web developer, technology evangelist, web 2.0 activist, prolific Twitterer, infrequent blogger, PS3 fanboy and bedroom DJ. No. of Followers – 1,031

Rank No .20 twilightfairy (twilightfairy) www.twilightf… Things get magical at the time of twilight. I am a telecom s/w person, blogger, photographer, enthusiast. No. of Followers – 868

Rank No .21 yuvipanda (Yuvi Panda) blog.yuvisens… A 17 year old wannabe geek from India No. of Followers – 917

Rank No .22 ankeshk (Ankesh Kothari) www.NonToxin.… Serial entrepreneur (Go to AnkeshKothari.com to read about my entrepreneurial adventures) No. of Followers – 2,969

Rank No .23 dina (Dina) dinamehta.com/ Looking outside. Researcher, ethnographer. Social media consultant. http://mosoci.com/ No. of Followers – 3,262

Rank No .24 Brajeshwar (Brajeshwar) brajeshwar.com Brajeshwar is an ardent believer of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid), he envisions pushing the technical envelope time and again. No. of Followers – 1,002

Rank No .25 preshit (???s??d) presh.it Head of Operations at @smokingapples. I review iPhone apps for a living. No. of Followers – 880

Rank No .26 pchere (pchere) quickonlineti… Chief Blogger & Editor of QuickOnlineTips.com – Publishes technology news, blogging tips, wordpress hacks, web 2.0, new media No. of Followers – 1,221

Rank No .27 baxiabhishek (Abhishek Baxi) www.baxiabhis… Technology. New media. Web No. of Followers – 839

Rank No .28 simplyarun (Arun) simplyarun.de… Designer (of sorts) at SlideShare No. of Followers – 1,266

Rank No .29 gsik (Gaurav Sikka) www.gauravsik… comic books, filmmaker, folk music, photography, yoga, kalaripayattu, apple, arsenal & michigan (wolverines) fanatic, social media junkie, last.fm lover! No. of Followers – 1,163

Rank No .30 sharjeelsayed (Sharjeel Sayed) www.sharjeel.… Techie, Social Media Junkie, Early Adopter and a Foodie No. of Followers – 1,087

Rank No .31 shankargan (Shankar Ganesh) www.shankarga… 16 Year Old Blogger and Freelance Writer from India. No. of Followers – 1,222

Rank No .32 vijayanands (Vijay Anand) www.vijayanan… Indian. Entrepreneur. Blogger. Love Startups! No. of Followers – 1,086

Rank No .33 sampad (sampad swain) sampadswain.c… Concerned Citizen, Social Media Evangelist, Blogger, Hobbyist Sketcher, Early Adopter, Internet Geek, Influencer, Influenced, GODREJite… No. of Followers – 782

Rank No .34 TheNonsenseBlog (Guttu) www.thinknons… Bio?? I am a normal human being with 206 bones and a little amount of muscle just enough to cover bones No. of Followers – 1,136

Rank No .35 jaytweeter (Jayadeep Rath) Internet Marketing, PPC-Adwords, SEO and Social Media Enthusiast No. of Followers – 1,939

Rank No .36 aDeSe (aDeSe) aditi-gupta.b… “Chocolates – Icecreams – Flowers – Pups – LyF – LuV – Romance – Water – Talking – Mood – Cuteness – Work – Twitter” Crazee and an Evangelist No. of Followers – 828

Rank No .37 ceetee (Chetan Thaker) ceetee.mp I’m a Tech freak, Gadget Lover, Software Breaker, PJ cracker, Web 2.0 person No. of Followers – 756

Rank No .38 naziasayed (Nazia) friendfeed.co… Social Media wannabe, Moderate Techie No. of Followers – 1,050

Rank No .39 sizzler_chetan (Chetan Bhawani) www.thewwwblo… A tech blogger, webmaster, SEO, dental student… In short a “Multi-functional Robot!” My personal blog at www.chetanbhawani.com No. of Followers – 865

Rank No .40 hiway (Harshad Sharma) harshad.me/ Snake Charmer/ Python Programmer, LightStalker/ Photographer, Roadrunner/ Motorcycle tourer, Freebird No. of Followers – 783

Rank No .41 nischalshetty (Nischal Shetty) www.twi5.com Techie, blogger, twitter fan, love to help you I blog at iSimplyBlog.com No. of Followers – 1,337

Rank No .42 thej (thej) thejeshgn.com geek, blogger, biker, traveler, adventurer , programmer , web developer, photographer No. of Followers – 813

Rank No .43 monikkinom (Monik|age-13 blogger) www.etiole.com Hi. I am a 13 yr old boy and i blog at etiole.com , i love playing soccer and playing computer games. No. of Followers – 1,417

Rank No .44 mayank (Mayank Gupta) mayank.info/ Wordpress theme designer, Pro-Blogger, Entreprenuer, Young Indian No. of Followers – 855

Rank No .45 wildlifesos (Wildlife SOS India) www.wildlifes… I’m Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder of Wildlife SOS in India. No. of Followers – 1,426

Rank No .46 wingsofsuccess (Abhishek Agarwal) www.wingsofsu… Brand 126 Niche Books With Your Affiliate ID. And Also Get MRR To All These Books! No. of Followers – 3,369

Rank No .47 farrhad (Farrhad A) www.letssermo… 15 y.o. Entrepreneur, Blogger, Designer, Web enthusiast and much much more, always there to help! Always Follow back, and RT a lot too | Tweet many quotes No. of Followers – 1,050

Rank No .48 Ramkarthik (Ramkarthik) www.bloggingt… 19 year old blogger and freelance writer No. of Followers – 836

Rank No .49 narayananh (Narayanan Hariharan) www.techspike… Entrepreneur, Blogger, Twitterer, Music Lover No. of Followers – 700

Rank No .50 WATblog (WATBlog) http://watblog.com I am not human. I am a refreshing blog on Web, Advertising, Technology & Social Media in India. Talk to me! 3% chance i’ll talk back, unless you say WTF! – No. of Followers – 848

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