Most popular female Australian (and New Zealand) sport related Twitter accounts (November 18)
I wasn’t intending to run this again until tomorrow. Things came up. I’m going away for the weekend and I want to get everyone’s follower information to see if I can’t begin to map that again. Also, it’s been a month since I last that information. (It took about five days. That was back when Shane Warne had only 198,000 followers.) I like benchmarking that data to see if there are geographic shifts in where people follow are from. (Has the location of where Team GWS followers come from?) So yeah, I figured I would run the script this morning instead of a week from now.
I feel like there should be a bunch of new accounts on this list but in actuality, there are only two new accounts that have been added. (That’s compared to general and male specific sports where I added close to two hundred.) To give an idea as to potential momentum of who is gaining followers (and no, this isn’t really a competition but a point of interest), I’ve shown the growth since I ran this on November 16.
This is an updated version of from November 13 and November 16.
| 18-Nov | 18-Nov | 18-Nov | 18-Nov | Difference: 16-Nov | Difference: 16-Nov | Difference: 16-Nov | Difference: 16-Nov | ||||
| Account | League | Team | Description | Followers | Statuses | Listed | Friends | Followers | Statuses | Listed | Friends |
| ItsStephRice | Swimming Australia | Stephanie Rice | athlete (female) | 13115 | 2961 | 424 | 51 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| watsonjessica | Yachting Australia | Jessica Watson | sailor (female) | 5206 | 259 | 192 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| libby_trickett | Swimming Australia | Libby Trickett | athlete (female) | 4849 | 1420 | 164 | 111 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sally_Fitz | Association of Surfing Professionals | Sally Fitzgibbons | surfer (female) | 4061 | 549 | 237 | 71 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| gypsy_gilmore | Association of Surfing Professionals | Stephanie Gilmore | surfer (female) | 3333 | 173 | 195 | 30 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| LayneCBeachley | Association of Surfing Professionals | Layne Beachley | surfer (female) | 2603 | 187 | 125 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SharelleVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) | 1784 | 307 | 70 | 44 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| clairebevo | Association of Surfing Professionals | Claire Bevilacqua | surfer (female) | 1731 | 1263 | 114 | 234 | 16 | 6 | -1 | 0 |
| MelbourneVixens | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | official team (female) | 1726 | 844 | 72 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| caseydellacqua | Tennis Australia | Casey Dellacqua | player (female athlete) | 1666 | 13 | 223 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| paigehareb | Surfing New Zealand | Paige Hareb | surfer (female) | 1647 | 1034 | 122 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| katehollywood10 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | player (female) | 1491 | 850 | 59 | 87 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| _Moffy | Triathlon Australia | Emma Moffatt | triathlete (female) | 1479 | 71 | 98 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| arodionova | Tennis Australia | Anastasia Rodionova | player (female athlete) | 1410 | 328 | 241 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| QLDrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Queensland RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 1369 | 409 | 78 | 1908 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| RochelleGilmore | Cycling Australia | Rochelle Gilmore | biker (female athlete) | 1284 | 117 | 88 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| TorahBright | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Torah Bright | snowboarder (female) | 1215 | 167 | 78 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| NetballAust | Netball Australia | Netball Australia | (female) | 1165 | 448 | 58 | 131 | 6 | 6 | 0 | -2 |
| richtercity | New Zealand Roller Derby | RC Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 1149 | 1020 | 89 | 506 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| sydneyderby | Australia Roller Derby | Sydney Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 1087 | 114 | 93 | 123 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| rebekahkeat | Triathlon Australia | Rebekah Keat | triathlete (female) | 1071 | 82 | 85 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| saskystewart | AWIHL | AWIHL | player (female) | 997 | 6378 | 90 | 1053 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| AussieDiamonds | Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds | national team (female) | 987 | 587 | 52 | 84 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| NicLiv | Swimming Australia | Nicole Livingstone | retired athlete, former Olympian (female) | 972 | 72 | 42 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| jessmileydyer | Surf Life Saving Australia | Jess Miley-Dyer | surfer (female) | 953 | 631 | 66 | 166 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| bcr_rollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Brisbane City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 946 | 487 | 65 | 906 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| meagen_nay | Swimming Australia | Meagen Nay | athlete (female) | 880 | 1571 | 48 | 104 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| biancachatfield | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Bianca Chatfield) (female) | 839 | 635 | 40 | 115 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JulieCorletto | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | Julie Corletto (female) | 800 | 347 | 28 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Renaehallinan | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (female) (Renae Hallinan) | 770 | 460 | 35 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| laurafirebirds | ANZ Championship | Queensland Firebirds | player (female) | 769 | 43 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Soph_Edington | Swimming Australia | Soph Edington | athlete (female) | 760 | 354 | 58 | 216 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| lauraenever | Association of Surfing Professionals | Laura Enever | surfer (female) | 759 | 70 | 54 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SophieSmith86 | General Australian sport | General Australian sport | sport journalist for Geelong Advertisers (female) | 725 | 2146 | 52 | 280 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| NatTbirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | (female) | 689 | 51 | 44 | 24 | 1 | -51 | 2 | 0 |
| becwoods | Association of Surfing Professionals | Rebecca Woods | surfer (female) | 673 | 134 | 57 | 619 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 133 |
| amberhalliday | Cycling Australia | Amber Halliday | rower, biker (female) | 654 | 1761 | 69 | 328 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| SusanSwifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | player (female) | 643 | 560 | 37 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ash_delaney | Swimming Australia | Ashley Delaney | athlete (female) | 639 | 1470 | 46 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| AliciaMolik | Tennis Australia | Alicia Molik | player (female athlete) | 612 | 22 | 72 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| flickabram | Triathlon Australia | Felicity Abram | triathlete (female) | 535 | 678 | 32 | 111 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| rachneylan | Cycling Australia | Rachel Neylan | athlete (female) | 525 | 703 | 53 | 256 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NikButterfield | Cycling Australia | Nikki Butterfield | biker (female athlete) | 509 | 1845 | 50 | 102 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimmygee8 | Netball Australia | Australian Diamonds | player (female) | 495 | 545 | 25 | 98 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| snowygrl | Triathlon Australia | MacBeth Kingsbury Watson | triathlete (female) | 493 | 2321 | 32 | 865 | 0 | 5 | -1 | -2 |
| AnnaMeares | Cycling Australia | Anna Meares | biker (female athlete) | 468 | 50 | 31 | 204 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jade_Sutcliffe | Triathlon Australia | Jade Sutcliffe | triathlete (female) | 460 | 664 | 10 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| netballvic | Netball Victoria | Netball Victoria | (female) | 454 | 40 | 29 | 625 | 2 | -40 | 0 | 0 |
| KateBevNetball | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | player (Kate Beveridge) (female) | 426 | 242 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| saracarrigan | Cycling Australia | Sara Carrigan | coach (female athlete) | 418 | 14 | 30 | 36 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| madibrowne | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Madison Browne) (female) | 415 | 184 | 21 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridie_OD | Cycling Australia | Bridie O’Donnell | biker (Cyclones) (female athlete) | 411 | 771 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| SarahLWall | ANZ Championship | Melbourne Vixens | player (Sarah L Wall) (female athlete) | 398 | 211 | 16 | 75 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| piratecity | New Zealand Roller Derby | Pirate City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 372 | 317 | 33 | 317 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| NBRrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | NBR Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 364 | 1180 | 30 | 241 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| geelongrollers | Australia Roller Derby | Geelong Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 362 | 15 | 33 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SusanWCFever | ANZ Championship | West Coast Fever | player (female) | 355 | 118 | 25 | 22 | 2 | -118 | 0 | 0 |
| nswswifts | ANZ Championship | New South Wales Swifts | official team (female) | 349 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| amygillettfdn | Cycling Australia | Amy Gillett | track cyclists (female) | 343 | 148 | 13 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| AdelaideTBirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | official team (female) | 317 | 178 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PerthRollaDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Perth Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 301 | 58 | 36 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TheFirebirds | ANZ Championship | Adelaide Thunderbirds | team (female) | 294 | 89 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| kristy_giteau | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Kristy Giteau) | 291 | 246 | 23 | 26 | -1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| WNBL | WNBL | WNBL | (female) | 280 | 405 | 28 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| sarahkent90 | Cycling Australia | Sarah Kent | biker (female athlete) | 264 | 595 | 33 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| wirdrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Wollongong Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 262 | 281 | 37 | 153 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| katebevilaqua | Triathlon Australia | Kate Bevilaqua | triathlete (female) | 254 | 1093 | 23 | 55 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| petrinaprice | Athletics Australia | Petrina Price | athlete, high jumper (female) | 247 | 1017 | 15 | 142 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| GirlsLikeLeague | NRL | NRL | fansite (female) | 236 | 533 | 15 | 156 | ||||
| SportingSheilas | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 236 | 512 | 21 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mengelsman | Swimming Australia | Michelle Engelsman | athlete (female) | 234 | 880 | 6 | 461 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| SportForWomen | Australian Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee | fansite (female) | 231 | 524 | 9 | 324 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| sallypeers3 | Tennis Australia | Sally Peers | player (female athlete) | 227 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GCRollerDerby | Australia Roller Derby | Gold Coast Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 213 | 89 | 23 | 421 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OZrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Australia RollerDerby | Roller Derby team or league | 211 | 340 | 25 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Epicrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | ENRG Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 208 | 452 | 21 | 232 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| AustralianOpals | Basketball Australia | Australian Opals | national team (female) | 194 | 19 | 4 | 486 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AusWomensGame | W-League | W-League | fansite (female) | 182 | 761 | 14 | 47 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Towns_Villains | Australia Roller Derby | Towns Villains Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 176 | 67 | 26 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| shaunanderson22 | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Manager at Hockey Australia (female) | 171 | 357 | 0 | 454 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| TheFlyingBats | Football New South Wales | The Flying Bats | team (female) | 160 | 244 | 9 | 89 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| saltydolls | Australia Roller Derby | Salty Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 150 | 29 | 15 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MelissaBreen_ | Athletics Australia | Melissa Breen | athlete (female) | 145 | 234 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| kateporter83 | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) | 140 | 228 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| CricNSWBreakers | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | official team (female) | 139 | 359 | 13 | 108 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| SWSRockets | Australia Roller Derby | SWS Rockets | Roller Derby team or league | 134 | 263 | 18 | 308 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| LisaWeightman | Athletics Australia | Lisa Weightman | Marathon runner, Olympian (female) | 133 | 236 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KristenBeams | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (Kristen Beams) (female) | 128 | 153 | 9 | 52 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| LaurenBoden | Athletics Australia | Lauren Boden | athlete (female) | 126 | 123 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LDevanna_dc | Football Federation Australia | Matildas | player (Lisa De Vanna) (female) | 124 | 0 | 16 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ahealy77 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 111 | 110 | 13 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| AlexBlackwell2 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 107 | 44 | 12 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| RachaelHaynes | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (RachaelHaynes) (female) | 102 | 94 | 8 | 57 | 3 | -71 | 0 | 1 |
| Sydney_Netball | Netball New South Wales | Netball New South Wales | Organization (female) | 97 | 338 | 6 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ElyseVillani | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | player (Elyse Villani) (female) | 95 | 78 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Debby_H_Rugby | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Debby Hodgkinson) | 90 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WA_Roller_Derby | Australia Roller Derby | WA Roller Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 89 | 6 | 13 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KirstyBroun | Cycling Australia | Kirsty Broun | biker (female athlete) | 88 | 39 | 19 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| samikennedy | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Sami Kennedy | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 88 | 178 | 5 | 130 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| bendigospirit | WNBL | Bendigo Spirit | (female) | 87 | 267 | 7 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| newcastlederby | Australia Roller Derby | NRDL | Roller Derby team or league | 87 | 76 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANZnetball | ANZ Championship | ANZ Championship | league (female) | 86 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| mariekeguehrer | Swimming Australia | Marieke Guehrer | swimmer (female athlete) | 86 | 40 | 8 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DECspirit | Cricket Victoria | DEC Spirit | official team (female) | 74 | 28 | 8 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AWIHL | AWIHL | AWIHL | official league (female) | 70 | 54 | 9 | 143 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| JaycoRangers | WNBL | Dandenong Jayco Rangers | (female) | 66 | 205 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| muirsop | Skate Australia | Sophie Muir | speed skater (female) | 64 | 29 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| shellwu | Triathlon Australia | Shelly Wu | triathlete (female) | 62 | 521 | 3 | 305 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| vandiemenroller | Australia Roller Derby | Van Diemen Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 61 | 30 | 13 | 74 | 0 | -28 | 0 | 2 |
| WSRollers | Australia Roller Derby | Western Sydney Rollers | Roller Derby team or league | 58 | 18 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PerthGloryWomen | W-League | Perth Glory | team (female) | 53 | 77 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| PetershamNetbal | Netball New South Wales | Petersham RUFC Netball Club | (female) | 46 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna_Flanagan | Hockey Australia | Hockeyroos | Anna Flanagan (female) (player) | 45 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon_McCann | Athletics Australia | Shannon McCann | athlete, one hundred meter hurdles (female) | 42 | 229 | 2 | 69 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| becdomange | Cycling Australia | Bec Domange | biker (female athlete) | 36 | 34 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DollsAuGoGo | Australia Roller Derby | Dolls Australia Go Go | Roller Derby team or league | 31 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ckoski55 | Cricket New South Wales | New South Wales Breakers | player (female) | 26 | 34 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| DragonsHockey | AWIHL | Melbourne Dragons | team (female) | 23 | 119 | 3 | 30 | ||||
| loganthunder | WNBL | Logan Thunder | (female) | 23 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| abcwleague | W-League | W-League | media outlet (female) | 22 | 31 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| aimee_watson | Ski and Snowboard Australia | Aimee Watson | Australian National Ski Cross Team Athlete (female) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CoffsDerbyDolls | Australia Roller Derby | Coffs Derby Dolls | Roller Derby team or league | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| cheltz333 | Skate Australia | Cheltzie Breanna Lee | figure skater (female) | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SelenaJW | Australian Rugby Union | Wallaroos | player (female) (Selena Tranter) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BCRollerDerbyHB | New Zealand Roller Derby | Bay City Rollers | Roller Derby team or league from New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| gladrollerderby | Australia Roller Derby | Gladstone Derby | Roller Derby team or league | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SWBLest1995 | Sydney Women’s Basketball League | Sydney Women’s Baseball League | league (female) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |