Top 10 CEOs Who Are Famous Than Their Companies On Twitter

-J.N. GNANESHWARI

“Expect the unexpected” is the phrase that would summaries this article  at “jet-speed”.  Apple, Google, Microsoft… If these are the names that you think are in the list, here are some facts that would leave your eyes wide open…

1. Richard Branson

The first man on the list of the top most CEOs on twitter, with 7.3M followers and 3,845 following is Richard Branson. Virgin group, his brainchild has 211K followers on twitter @Virgin.

2. Elon Musk

“When I was in college, I wanted to be involved in things that would change the world. Now I am.”-ElonMusk. He is the founder, CEO and CTO of SpaceX; CEO,co-founder and product architect of TeslaMotors and the list goes on. Elon Musk has 3.5M followers while he follows only the few 50. His creation SpaceX and Tesla have 1.3M and 944K followers respectively.

3.Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey, a university drop out, co-founder and CEO of Twitter, founder and CEO of Square. Though “Twitter” outcasts him but his brain child Square has just 189K followers yet he can boast about his 3.4M followers.

4.Anand Mahindra

That's right! It’s an Indian CEO of a company born in India… Surprised? Anand Mahindra with 2.9M followers and he chooses the best 182 only to follow. He carries a legacy founded by his grandfather JC Mahindra-The Mahindra Group. The company has about 69.2K followers @MahindraRise.

5.John Legere

John Legere an American businessman who is the CEO and president of T-Mobile US currently has served various other multinational companies like Dell, AT &T etc. His personal twitter profile has 2.2M followers while T-Mobile has 645K followers.

6.Tim O’Reilly

Tim O’Reilly, the man behind O’Reilly Media, quotes-“Money is like a gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you are not doing a tour of gas stations.” This man deserves a loud applause with 1.9M followers and 1550 under following category he makes it to “The top 10”. O’Reilly Media has about 81.1K followers @OReillyMedia.

7. Kai-fu Lee

At an age of 54, Kai-fuLee is a venture capitalist, technology executive, writer etc. He is the man behind the world’s first “speaker- independent speech recognition system.” His personal twitter account has 1.5M followers while only 145 following. Innovation Works, his company has about 4196 follower’s @iwpgh.

  

8.Warren Buffet

The man who is referred as the “Wizard/Oracle/Sage of Omaha”, considered as one among the “world’s wealthiest people”, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway needs no introduction. Man with the heart of pure gold Warren Buffett has 1.1M followers and 0 Following.

9. Michael Dell

Michael Saul Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Inc., is one of the world’s well known tech giants. Dell is his brain child which has about 566K followers on twitter while Michael Dell has around 966K followers and 1963 under following category.

10. Kerth Rupert Murdoch

Rupert Murdoch is the founder, chairman and CEO of News Corporation. He has about 750K followers on twitter while News Corp has 13.9K followers (@newscorp)

It indicates that these people not only rule their companies but also rule Twitter. By connecting with their customers and other stakeholders directly, they constantly shape up their public image and also the image of their company. Keeping a highly active and vivacious profile help them form positive relationships and line up opportunities for their brand. It’s incredible to see CEO’s diving into the Twittersphere far beyond their company.