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Most Followed Hacker News Accounts

Ranked by follower count — measured by ViralHunt across the Hacker News posts we track.

Most Engaged Most Followed All Hacker News →

This ranking covers 100 Hacker News creators, drawn from 39,252 posts ViralHunt tracks — 17.5M in combined points and comments.

Positions come from the posts themselves, not from audience size: an account with a small following that consistently outperforms it places above a larger one that does not. Ranked by follower count, recalculated as new posts are collected, so this page moves as the Hacker News accounts we track do. How ViralHunt measures this →

1 tptacek424.3K followers · 93 posts tracked 424.3K FOLLOWERS 2 jacquesm242.7K followers · 159 posts tracked 242.7K FOLLOWERS 3 ingve220.8K followers · 1692 posts tracked 220.8K FOLLOWERS 4 todsacerdoti214.5K followers · 1484 posts tracked 214.5K FOLLOWERS 5 rbanffy195.4K followers · 1235 posts tracked 195.4K FOLLOWERS 6 JumpCrisscross189.7K followers · 504 posts tracked 189.7K FOLLOWERS 7 pseudolus187.3K followers · 1297 posts tracked 187.3K FOLLOWERS 8 tosh186.1K followers · 1665 posts tracked 186.1K FOLLOWERS 9 danso167.9K followers · 638 posts tracked 167.9K FOLLOWERS 10 Tomte162.3K followers · 1115 posts tracked 162.3K FOLLOWERS 11 pg157.3K followers · 142 posts tracked 157.3K FOLLOWERS 12 zdw153K followers · 1083 posts tracked 153K FOLLOWERS 13 lxm140.3K followers · 458 posts tracked 140.3K FOLLOWERS 14 ColinWright136.4K followers · 595 posts tracked 136.4K FOLLOWERS 15 pjmlp131.9K followers · 190 posts tracked 131.9K FOLLOWERS 16 prostoalex126K followers · 351 posts tracked 126K FOLLOWERS 17 thunderbong118.7K followers · 1016 posts tracked 118.7K FOLLOWERS 18 simonw115.8K followers · 96 posts tracked 115.8K FOLLOWERS 19 luu113.6K followers · 706 posts tracked 113.6K FOLLOWERS 20 toomuchtodo111.3K followers · 224 posts tracked 111.3K FOLLOWERS 21 bookofjoe111.2K followers · 909 posts tracked 111.2K FOLLOWERS 22 PaulHoule109.3K followers · 355 posts tracked 109.3K FOLLOWERS 23 anigbrowl101.1K followers · 210 posts tracked 101.1K FOLLOWERS 24 steveklabnik98.4K followers · 189 posts tracked 98.4K FOLLOWERS 25 walterbell98.2K followers · 499 posts tracked 98.2K FOLLOWERS 26 mooreds95.4K followers · 924 posts tracked 95.4K FOLLOWERS 27 jgrahamc94.2K followers · 255 posts tracked 94.2K FOLLOWERS 28 signa1190.7K followers · 758 posts tracked 90.7K FOLLOWERS 29 doener86.6K followers · 622 posts tracked 86.6K FOLLOWERS 30 jseliger85.5K followers · 387 posts tracked 85.5K FOLLOWERS 31 sohkamyung84.6K followers · 597 posts tracked 84.6K FOLLOWERS 32 Brajeshwar78.9K followers · 608 posts tracked 78.9K FOLLOWERS 33 minimaxir77.1K followers · 177 posts tracked 77.1K FOLLOWERS 34 mfiguiere77.1K followers · 432 posts tracked 77.1K FOLLOWERS 35 uptown76.9K followers · 310 posts tracked 76.9K FOLLOWERS 36 robin_reala71.9K followers · 319 posts tracked 71.9K FOLLOWERS 37 coloneltcb71.1K followers · 327 posts tracked 71.1K FOLLOWERS 38 wglb69.3K followers · 341 posts tracked 69.3K FOLLOWERS 39 Bender68.6K followers · 215 posts tracked 68.6K FOLLOWERS 40 jonbaer68.5K followers · 399 posts tracked 68.5K FOLLOWERS 41 lelf67.5K followers · 390 posts tracked 67.5K FOLLOWERS 42 dredmorbius67K followers · 118 posts tracked 67K FOLLOWERS 43 shawndumas66.7K followers · 219 posts tracked 66.7K FOLLOWERS 44 dnetesn66.4K followers · 389 posts tracked 66.4K FOLLOWERS 45 rntn66.2K followers · 293 posts tracked 66.2K FOLLOWERS 46 aaronbrethorst65.3K followers · 201 posts tracked 65.3K FOLLOWERS 47 gumby62.2K followers · 127 posts tracked 62.2K FOLLOWERS 48 belter61.8K followers · 258 posts tracked 61.8K FOLLOWERS 49 mpweiher60.5K followers · 360 posts tracked 60.5K FOLLOWERS 50 Anon8460K followers · 427 posts tracked 60K FOLLOWERS 51 wallflower59K followers · 270 posts tracked 59K FOLLOWERS 52 pmoriarty58.5K followers · 211 posts tracked 58.5K FOLLOWERS 53 pavel_lishin58.5K followers · 117 posts tracked 58.5K FOLLOWERS 54 speckx58.5K followers · 876 posts tracked 58.5K FOLLOWERS 55 llambda58.4K followers · 175 posts tracked 58.4K FOLLOWERS 56 adamnemecek58.3K followers · 308 posts tracked 58.3K FOLLOWERS 57 evo_958.2K followers · 213 posts tracked 58.2K FOLLOWERS 58 lisper57.7K followers · 113 posts tracked 57.7K FOLLOWERS 59 ksec56.5K followers · 256 posts tracked 56.5K FOLLOWERS 60 pabs355.8K followers · 344 posts tracked 55.8K FOLLOWERS 61 geox55.1K followers · 544 posts tracked 55.1K FOLLOWERS 62 smacktoward54.9K followers · 179 posts tracked 54.9K FOLLOWERS 63 nkurz54.4K followers · 194 posts tracked 54.4K FOLLOWERS 64 ilamont54K followers · 222 posts tracked 54K FOLLOWERS 65 giuliomagnifico52.7K followers · 434 posts tracked 52.7K FOLLOWERS 66 paulpauper51.6K followers · 390 posts tracked 51.6K FOLLOWERS 67 bpierre51.6K followers · 278 posts tracked 51.6K FOLLOWERS 68 whoishiring49.7K followers · 318 posts tracked 49.7K FOLLOWERS 69 mmastrac49.6K followers · 150 posts tracked 49.6K FOLLOWERS 70 ssclafani48.1K followers · 150 posts tracked 48.1K FOLLOWERS 71 rmason48K followers · 251 posts tracked 48K FOLLOWERS 72 feross48K followers · 262 posts tracked 48K FOLLOWERS 73 DiabloD347.5K followers · 194 posts tracked 47.5K FOLLOWERS 74 edward47.5K followers · 306 posts tracked 47.5K FOLLOWERS 75 surprisetalk46.9K followers · 617 posts tracked 46.9K FOLLOWERS 76 benbreen46.2K followers · 233 posts tracked 46.2K FOLLOWERS 77 nabla945.8K followers · 102 posts tracked 45.8K FOLLOWERS 78 gmays44.9K followers · 668 posts tracked 44.9K FOLLOWERS 79 fanf244.3K followers · 355 posts tracked 44.3K FOLLOWERS 80 cpeterso44.2K followers · 156 posts tracked 44.2K FOLLOWERS 81 CharlesW43.7K followers · 199 posts tracked 43.7K FOLLOWERS 82 hhs43.3K followers · 258 posts tracked 43.3K FOLLOWERS 83 colinprince42.7K followers · 289 posts tracked 42.7K FOLLOWERS 84 yarapavan42.7K followers · 265 posts tracked 42.7K FOLLOWERS 85 perihelions42.5K followers · 93 posts tracked 42.5K FOLLOWERS 86 mhb42.1K followers · 178 posts tracked 42.1K FOLLOWERS 87 petethomas42.1K followers · 276 posts tracked 42.1K FOLLOWERS 88 tambourine_man40.8K followers · 186 posts tracked 40.8K FOLLOWERS 89 fortran7740.8K followers · 245 posts tracked 40.8K FOLLOWERS 90 okket40.8K followers · 260 posts tracked 40.8K FOLLOWERS 91 mikece40.7K followers · 171 posts tracked 40.7K FOLLOWERS 92 bryanrasmussen40.6K followers · 205 posts tracked 40.6K FOLLOWERS 93 adventured40.2K followers · 98 posts tracked 40.2K FOLLOWERS 94 sethbannon39.3K followers · 150 posts tracked 39.3K FOLLOWERS 95 thm38.4K followers · 262 posts tracked 38.4K FOLLOWERS 96 Garbage37.8K followers · 139 posts tracked 37.8K FOLLOWERS 97 _Microft37.1K followers · 174 posts tracked 37.1K FOLLOWERS 98 dsr1237.1K followers · 219 posts tracked 37.1K FOLLOWERS 99 wslh36.5K followers · 203 posts tracked 36.5K FOLLOWERS 100 AndrewDucker36.4K followers · 138 posts tracked 36.4K FOLLOWERS

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