Version 3: Most popular Australian athlete and team related Twitter accounts by total followers.
This post is basically an update of Version 2: Most popular Australian athlete and team related Twitter accounts by total followers. I haven’t actively sought to improve or update the accounts included on this list though there are a few new accounts. A few accounts have been deleted and one has been suspended, LanceFranklin. Deleted and suspended accounts have been marked with a 0 for total number of followers.
This data was gathered on May 30, 2010. It includes non-Australian teams that compete in Australian based leagues. It also contains Australian some athlete accounts where the athlete competes for a club in an Australian based league.
| League | Team | Account | Total followers |
| First class cricket | New South Wales Blues | PH408 (unofficial) | 11902 |
| Super 14 | Pretoria Bulls (Northern Bulls) | VictorMatfield (unofficial) | 7452 |
| Super 14 | Natal Sharks | JohnSmit123 (unofficial) | 7221 |
| NRL | Wests Tigers | LoteTuqiri (unofficial) | 6688 |
| NRL | NRL | NRL | 5469 |
| AFL | Essendon Bombers | Essendon_FC | 5242 |
| AFL | Collingwood Magpies | Collingwood_FC | 5183 |
| AFL | Adelaide Crows | Adelaide_FC | 5008 |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | jimstynes (unofficial) | 4476 |
| AFL | Sydney Swans | sydneyswans | 4340 |
| AFL | Essendon Bombers | JobeWatson (unofficial) | 4284 |
| AFL | Collingwood Magpies | harry_o (unofficial) | 4174 |
| AFL | Essendon Bombers | AngusMonfries (unofficial) | 3801 |
| Super 14 | Wellington Hurricanes | Hurricanesrugby | 3696 |
| NRL | St. George Illawarra Dragons | RealBigDell (unofficial) | 3688 |
| AFL | St. Kilda Saints | stkildafc | 3351 |
| Super 14 | Wellington Hurricanes | neyza3 (unofficial) | 3330 |
| AFL | Carlton Blues | Carlton_FC | 3223 |
| NRL | Gold Coast Titans | mat_rogers6 (unofficial) | 3056 |
| Super 14 | Canterbury Crusaders | mornesteyn (unofficial) | 2790 |
| AFL | Geelong Cats | Geelong_FC (unofficial) | 2667 |
| Super 14 | Queensland Reds | QuadeCooper (unofficial) | 2363 |
| NRL | Brisbane Broncos | BrisBroncosClub | 2322 |
| AFL | Richmond Tigers | Richmond_FC | 2085 |
| NRL | Gold Coast Titans | GCTitans | 2052 |
| AFL | Hawthorn Hawks | HawthornFC | 2031 |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | nathan2jones (unofficial) | 2019 |
| World Cup | Socceroos | Socceroos | 1998 |
| NRL | New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) | nzwarriors (unofficial) | 1959 |
| A-League | Melbourne Victory | gomvfc | 1959 |
| AFL | North Melbourne Kangaroos | northkangaroos | 1891 |
| World Cup | Socceroos | socceroos_news (unofficial) | 1668 |
| Super 14 | Cape Town Stormers (Western Stormers) | THESTORMERS | 1652 |
| NRL | Parramatta Eels | jarryd_hayne (unofficial) | 1643 |
| Super 14 | Wellington Hurricanes | Powza13 (unofficial) | 1619 |
| First class cricket | New South Wales Blues | NBRACKEN142 (unofficial) | 1559 |
| NRL | North Queensland Cowboys | northqldcowboys | 1544 |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | CamSchwab (unofficial) | 1542 |
| AFL | Port Adelaide Power | PAFC | 1539 |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | DemonsHQ (official) | 1522 |
| Super 14 | Durban Sharks (Coastal Sharks)(Natal Sharks) | sharksrugby | 1521 |
| AFL | West Coast Eagles | WCEofficial | 1475 |
| NRL | Wests Tigers | Wests_Tigers (unofficial) | 1440 |
| AFL | Hawthorn Hawks | Hawks_AFL (unofficial) | 1396 |
| NBL | Melbourne Tigers | Follow24Hodge (unofficial) | 1338 |
| First class cricket | New South Wales Blues | ClarkeVC (unofficial) | 1268 |
| NRL | South Sydney Rabbitohs | SSFCRABBITOHS | 1263 |
| ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | MelbourneVixens | 1232 |
| AFL | Fremantle Dockers | Fremantle_FC | 1232 |
| First class cricket | Victorian Bushrangers | Bushrangers | 1189 |
| NRL | Manly Sea Eagles | manlyseaeagles | 1129 |
| NRL | Melbourne Storm | MelbStormRLC (official) | 1124 |
| NBL | Adelaide 36ers | Adelaide36ers | 1030 |
| AFL | Gold Coast Football Club | GoldCoastFC | 1001 |
| NRL | Sydney Roosters | sydroosters (unofficial) | 995 |
| Super 14 | Canterbury Crusaders | crusadersrugby | 962 |
| AFL | Brisbane Lions | ALFbrisbane (unofficial) | 908 |
| AFL | Collingwood Magpies | PeterDaicos (unofficial) | 903 |
| A-League | Melbourne Victory | mitchlangerak (unofficial) | 881 |
| NRL | Penrith Panthers | penrithpanthers (unofficial) | 840 |
| NRL | Parramatta Eels | parramatta_eels | 838 |
| A-League | Central Coast Mariners Football Club | LawrieMcKinna | 815 |
| A-League | Central Coast Mariners Football Club | LawrieMcKinna (unofficial) | 815 |
| AFL | North Melbourne Kangaroos | andrewswallow (unofficial) | 810 |
| Super 14 | New South Wales Waratahs | HSBCWaratahs | 772 |
| NBL | Wollongong Hawks | wollongonghawks | 757 |
| NRL | Melbourne Storm | MelbourneStorm_ (unofficial) | 750 |
| A-League | Melbourne Victory | adrianleijer (unofficial) | 745 |
| A-League | North Queensland Fury FC | nqfuryfc | 744 |
| Super 14 | Queensland Reds | RedsRugby (unofficial) | 732 |
| ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | SharelleVixens | 724 |
| Super 14 | Queensland Reds | Reds_Rugby | 705 |
| NRL | South Sydney Rabbitohs | rabbitohs (unofficial) | 699 |
| Super 14 | ACT Brumbies | BrumbiesRugby | 683 |
| NRL | Parramatta Eels | PirtekParraEels (unofficial) | 670 |
| AFL | Collingwood Magpies | collingwoodnews (unofficial) | 649 |
| Super 14 | Natal Sharks | KeeganDaniel (unofficial) | 632 |
| First class cricket | Queensland Bulls | andrew_symonds (unofficial) | 608 |
| NRL | South Sydney Rabbitohs | therabbitohs (unofficial) | 605 |
| NBL | Perth Wildcats | perthwildcats | 591 |
| AFL | Collingwood Magpies | bigdyman (unofficial) | 568 |
| A-League | Melbourne Victory | victoryinmelb | 552 |
| NBL | New Zealand Breakers | johnrillie (unofficial) | 537 |
| AFL | West Coast Eagles | wingsofperth (unofficial) | 536 |
| NRL | New Zealand Warriors (Auckland Warriors) | thenzwarriors | 521 |
| AFL | Fremantle Dockers | Freo_Dockers (unofficial) | 519 |
| NBL | South Dragons | Joeingles7 (unofficial) | 516 |
| NRL | Gold Coast Titans | AshHarrison1 (unofficial) | 498 |
| NRL | South Sydney Rabbitohs | benross23 (unofficial) | 487 |
| AFL | St. Kilda Saints | njbrown17 (unofficial) | 481 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | BNERoar (unofficial) | 471 |
| NSW Premier League | Sydney Olympic | MarkBosnich (unofficial) | 470 |
| Super 14 | Melbourne Rebels | melbournerebels | 469 |
| NRL | Gold Coast Titans | lukeodwyer (unofficial) | 467 |
| Basketball Australia | Australian Boomers | aussieboomers | 465 |
| AFL | Fremantle Dockers | FremantleFC (unofficial) | 453 |
| A-League | Newcastle Jets | newcastle_jets | 441 |
| A-League | Adelaide United | adelaideunited | 423 |
| NRL | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | SharksOnline (unofficial) | 422 |
| A-League | Sydney FC | SFCNews (unofficial) | 421 |
| A-League | Perth Glory | PerthGlory_FC | 414 |
| Netball Australia | Netball Australia | NetballAust | 377 |
| NRL | Canberra Raiders | RaidersCanberra | 375 |
| NRL | Parramatta Eels | PlanetEels (unofficial) | 374 |
| A-League | Adelaide United | adelaidereds | 350 |
| ANZ Championship | Queensland Firebirds | laurafirebirds (unofficial) | 338 |
| NRL | Brisbane Broncos | broncosbigfan (unofficial) | 336 |
| First class cricket | Tassie Tigers | crickettas | 328 |
| NBL | Wollongong Hawks | milisimic (unofficial) | 327 |
| NBL | Perth Wildcats | nickmarvin (unofficial) | 322 |
| NRL | St. George Illawarra Dragons | mighty_dragons (unofficial) | 321 |
| NBL | Townsville Crocodiles | TsvCrocs | 313 |
| NBL | Melbourne Tigers | Wortho33 (unofficial) | 313 |
| A-League | Wellington Phoenix | wgtnphoenixfc | 307 |
| Netball Victoria | Netball Victoria | netballvic | 306 |
| A-League | Brisbane Roar | brisbaneroar | 305 |
| ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | NatTbirds | 304 |
| AFL | West Coast Eagles | WestCoastEagles (unofficial) | 294 |
| NBL | Townsville Crocodiles | chomicide (unofficial) | 287 |
| NBL | Cairns Taipans | Dusty_Rychart (unofficial) | 283 |
| AFL | Brisbane Lions | AFLBrisbaneFC | 283 |
| NRL | Parramatta Eels | blueandgoldarmy (unofficial) | 280 |
| NRL | Brisbane Broncos | BrisbaneBronco (unofficial) | 274 |
| ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | SusanSwifts | 263 |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | MelbourneFC (unofficial) | 263 |
| NRL | Manly Sea Eagles | gorgeousgrose (unofficial) | 248 |
| AFL | West Coast Eagles | MitchJbrown17 (unofficial) | 242 |
| Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds (national team) | AussieDiamonds | 242 |
| NRL | Wests Tigers | fakebrycegibbs (unofficial) | 222 |
| NRL | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks | Fergo1990 (unofficial) | 220 |
| First class cricket | New South Wales Blues | eddiecowan (unofficial) | 213 |
| AFL | Essendon Bombers | essendonfc (unofficial) | 212 |
| NBL | New Zealand Breakers | oscarforman (unofficial) | 203 |
| A-League | Gold Coast United | GCUSC | 202 |
| Super 14 | ACT Brumbies | Hoilesy (unofficial) | 201 |
| NRL | Brisbane Broncos | broncobasher (unofficial) | 200 |
| Rugby League/State of Origin | New South Wales Blues | NSWRL | 198 |
| First class cricket | South Australian Redbacks (Southern Redbacks) | RedbacksT20 | 196 |
| A-League | Central Coast Mariners Football Club | CCMarinersFC (unofficial) | 183 |
| NBL | Perth Wildcats | TheRealSchensh (unofficial) | 179 |
| First class cricket | Victorian Bushrangers | petersiddle (unofficial) | 171 |
| ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | nswswifts | 171 |
| NBL | Townsville Crocodiles | rustyhinder (unofficial) | 168 |
| Super 14 | Western Australia Force (Western Force) | s14_force | 163 |
| Basketball Australia | Australian Opals | AustralianOpals | 160 |
| NRL | Parramatta Eels | 1eyedeel (unofficial) | 159 |
| Super 14 | Queensland Reds | s14_queensland (unofficial) | 153 |
| WNBL | WNBL | WNBL | 152 |
| NBL | New Zealand Breakers | NZBreakers | 152 |
| AFL | Sydney Swans | BionicSwan (unofficial) | 151 |
| Rugby League/State of Origin | Queensland Maroons | QLD_Maroons | 144 |
| A-League | Melbourne Victory | victorytwit (unofficial) | 144 |
| VFL | Casey Scorpions | CaseyScorpions | 144 |
| Super 14 | Central Cheetahs (Vodacom Cheetahs) | VodacomCheetahs | 141 |
| ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | AdelaideTBirds | 135 |
| VFL | North Ballarat Roosters | NB_Roosters | 134 |
| NBL | Adelaide 36ers | DarrenNg8 (unofficial) | 128 |
| AFL | Fremantle Dockers | ryanmcrowley (unofficial) | 124 |
| AFL | North Melbourne Kangaroos | Marcus__White (unofficial) | 121 |
| A-League | Melbourne Victory | mvfcfanzone | 114 |
| AFL | Hawthorn Hawks | bmsew (unofficial) | 113 |
| NBL | Adelaide 36ers | jgovereasy (unofficial) | 113 |
| NRL | St. George Illawarra Dragons | jsaffy (unofficial) | 111 |
| NRL | Newcastle Knights | Corypato (unofficial) | 110 |
| Australia Athletics | Australian Flames (national team) | australianflame | 108 |
| NRL | Balmain Tigers | tigers1908 (unofficial) | 106 |
| ANZ Championship | West Coast Fever | SusanWCFever | 93 |
| AFL | St. Kilda Saints | RWBFooty (unofficial) | 93 |
| Gridiron Australia Nationals | Perth Blitz | fatloaf (unofficial) | 91 |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | matesOmelbourne (unofficial) | 90 |
| AFL | Western Bulldogs | ccaallward (unofficial) | 88 |
| Netball New South Wales | Sydney_Netball | 88 | |
| First class cricket | Queensland Bulls | qldcricket | 81 |
| NBL | Sydney Kings | sydneykings | 73 |
| AFL | Fremantle Dockers | briansham (unofficial) | 71 |
| A-League | Sydney FC | SydneyFC | 69 |
| AFL | Richmond Tigers | yellow_n_black (unofficial) | 67 |
| SFL | Caulfield Bears | CaulfieldBears | 66 |
| NBL | Townsville Crocodiles | JoshJenkins24 (unofficial) | 65 |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | demonwiki (unofficial) | 65 |
| NBL | Adelaide 36ers | BenFitz (unofficial) | 64 |
| Semi Professional Basketball League | Semi Professional Basketball League | SEABL | 58 |
| NRL | Gold Coast Titans | Aaron_Cannings (unofficial) | 57 |
| NBL | Adelaide 36ers | 36ers (unofficial) | 55 |
| NBL | South (Melbourne) Dragons | SAVEOURDRAGONS (unofficial) | 49 |
| AFL | Collingwood Magpies | VictoriaParkHC (unofficial) | 49 |
| Claxton Shield | Barbagallo Perth Heat | PerthHeat | 48 |
| NBL | Wollongong Hawks | danjackson9 (unofficial) | 39 |
| NBL | Townsville Crocodiles | Kegs42 (unofficial) | 39 |
| AFL | Essendon Bombers | bomberblitz (unofficial) | 37 |
| NSW Premier League | Manly United | ManlyUnited | 35 |
| WNBL | Bendio Spirit | bendigospirit | 35 |
| NBL | Townsville Crocodiles | willo43 (unofficial) | 34 |
| NRL | Parramatta Eels | parraeels (unofficial) | 33 |
| NBL | Gold Coast Blaze | Vandy21 (unofficial) | 33 |
| Netball New South Wales | Petersham RUFC Netball Club | PetershamNetbal | 32 |
| Brisbane Netball Association | ACE Netball Club | ACENetball | 31 |
| Plenty Valley Netball Association | Orcas Netball | Orcas_Netball | 30 |
| WNBL | Dandenong Jayco Rangers | JaycoRangers | 30 |
| AFL | Fremantle Dockers | bc8977 (unofficial) | 20 |
| VFL | Port Melbourne Borough | BoroughBoy (unofficial) | 19 |
| NBL | Townsville Crocodiles | ToffCedar (unofficial) | 16 |
| NBL | Townsville Crocodiles | cameronwhiting (unofficial) | 12 |
| WNBL | Logan Thunder | loganthunder | 11 |
| NBL | Adelaide 36ers | brad_393 (unofficial) | 6 |
| Gridiron Australia Nationals | Perth Blitz | perthblitz | 1 |
| NRL | Wests Tigers | beauryan_winger (unofficial) | 0 |
| NSW Premier League | Sydney United | addsie (unofficial) | 0 |
| A-League | Sydney FC | SydneyFC0910 | 0 |
| Super 14 | Queensland Reds | ezytaylor (unofficial) | 0 |
| A-League | Melbourne Victory | MVFCVIDEOS (unofficial) | 0 |
| AFL | Melbourne Demons | jordiemck (unofficial) | 0 |
| AFL | Hawthorn Hawks | LanceFranklin (unofficial) | 0 |
| WNBL | Dandenong Jayco Rangers | jennaohea (unofficial) | 0 |
| AFL | Brisbane Lions | AFLbrisbanelion | 0 |
