Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Hot on Facebook
Uproar After NC State Agent 'Fixes' Girl's Lunch Preschooler has to eat chicken nuggets instead of mom's meal »

Most Popular Celeb Twitterers

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 10, 2009 10:28 AM CDT

(Newser) – Celebrity oversharing on Twitter has gone from the drama-ridden (Lindsay Lohan) to the inane (Solange Knowles, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, and Nicole Richie making playdates for their kids). The New York Daily News zeroes in on the most popular celeb Twitterers, starting with Britney Spears, who has Ashton Kutcher on her heels. To read some recent Tweets, see the photo captions at left.

  • Britney Spears (britneyspears): 809,218 followers
  • Ashton Kutcher (aplusk): 782,955 followers
  • Jimmy Fallon (jimmyfallon): 607,609  followers
  • Shaquille O’Neal (THE_REAL_SHAQ): 584,687  followers
  • John Mayer (johncmayer): 581,702 Followers
  • Lance Armstrong (lancearmstrong): 545,339 followers
  • Demi Moore (mrskutcher): 464,032 followers
  • MC Hammer (mchammer): 405,332 followers
  • Martha Stewart (MarthaStewart): 324,995 followers
  • Ashlee Simpson (ashsimpwentz): 66,446 followers
  • Nicole Richie (NicoleRichie): 53,093 followers

Britney Spears' recent tweet:  Hung out by the pool yesterday, checked out some sketches of costumes for the tour & rented Pride and Glory. The costumes are crazy! -Brit
Britney Spears' recent tweet: "Hung out by the pool yesterday, checked out some sketches of costumes for the tour & rented Pride and Glory. The costumes are crazy! -Brit"   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)
Ashton Kutcher's recent tweet: Poor man, he was hard at work, minding his own business, got slightly upset with someone and now the whole world knows about it. (Re: Christian Bale's tirade.)
Ashton Kutcher's recent tweet: "Poor man, he was hard at work, minding his own business, got slightly upset with someone and now the whole world knows about it." (Re: Christian Bale's tirade.)   (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Jimmy Fallon's recent tweet:  Want to take some twitter Qs to the Roots today. Anything you want to know about them or Late Night?
Jimmy Fallon's recent tweet: "Want to take some twitter Qs to the Roots today. Anything you want to know about them or Late Night?"   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Shaquille O'Neal's recent tweet: Say it aint so what im reading about michael phelps....is this real 8:19 AM Feb 2nd from txt
Shaquille O'Neal's recent tweet: "Say it aint so what im reading about michael phelps....is this real 8:19 AM Feb 2nd from txt"   (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
John Mayer's recent tweet: Okay, I'll admit it, I kind of want to rally everyone on Twitter and inspire them to have a great day.
John Mayer's recent tweet: "Okay, I'll admit it, I kind of want to rally everyone on Twitter and inspire them to have a great day."   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Lance Armstrong's recent tweet: Good Morning. Today is world cancer day. Make it a good one.
Lance Armstrong's recent tweet: "Good Morning. Today is world cancer day. Make it a good one."   (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
Demi Moore's recent tweet: Been asked all day so to clear up rumors we are not adopting a child but what a gift if that at some time was something we wanted to do!
Demi Moore's recent tweet: "Been asked all day so to clear up rumors we are not adopting a child but what a gift if that at some time was something we wanted to do!"   (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)
MC Hammer's recent tweet:  This was a long January!!! Just in the last two weeks... LA 3 times...DC..Miami... New Orleans...SF...Tampa...Oak... breathe again.
MC Hammer's recent tweet: "This was a long January!!! Just in the last two weeks... LA 3 times...DC..Miami... New Orleans...SF...Tampa...Oak... breathe again."   (AP Photo/ Matt Sayles)
Martha Stewart's recent tweet:  Who is addicted to in treatment and/or the tudors?
Martha Stewart's recent tweet: "Who is addicted to in treatment and/or the tudors?"   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz's recent tweet: i present you my little man and his adorable cheeks! (With a photo of new baby Bronx.)
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz's recent tweet: "i present you my little man and his adorable cheeks!" (With a photo of new baby Bronx.)   (AP Photo/Robert Kenney, file)
Nicole Richie's recent tweet: Joel just looked at a childhood pic of me,(i had a bit of an afro) & said Honey you look cute,you look like beauty & the beast the tv show
Nicole Richie's recent tweet: "Joel just looked at a childhood pic of me,(i had a bit of an afro) & said "Honey you look cute,you look like beauty & the beast the tv show"   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
A snapshot of the day's best news stories.
 
COMMENTS
Be the first to comment on this story.

More Newser Stories

Demi: I'm Still @MrsKutcher

Demi, Ashton Back on Twitter

11 Dumbest Celebrity Alibis

11 Celebrity Oversharers

Demi Tweets 'No Cheating' Pic


NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   Betty Confidential   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Fark   |   Timelines   |   The Frisky   |   Geek Sugar   |   NewsOne