Are you looking forward to following the top social media influencers to create an awesome social media presence of your business?
Yes?
Great! You have landed on the right page.
With the emerging popularity of social media marketing, it has become one of the core components of any business who runs online.
Whether you are just starting off with your online business or a seasoned veteran, there is always room for improvement and learning.
However, to build an effective social media marketing strategy, you need to keep learning and practicing.
One of the best ways to learn more about social media marketing and improving your skills is following the top social media marketing influencers.
They are the ones who will guide you with their perspective and learning. Along with this, they will keep updating you with the latest trends and innovations in the social media marketing landscape.
Top 25 Social Media Influencers
Please note that the below-mentioned list is in random order.
1. Neal Schaffer
2. Martin Jones
3. Mark Schaefer
4. Nicky Kriel
5. Madalyn Sklar
6. Kim Garst
7. Darren Rowse
8. Brian Fanzo
9. Mari Smith
10. Ian Anderson Gray
11. Adriana Cesar
12. Ollie Brazier
13. Keri Jaehnig
14. Kevan Lee
15. Susanna Gebauer
16. Michael A. Stelzner
17. Rebekah Radice
18. Martin Lieberman
19. Annie Cushing
20. Eric Enge
21. John Doherty
22. Tom Critchlow
23. Cristian Worthington
24. Mark Boothe
25. Jennifer Greene
1. Neal Schaffer
Neal Schaffer is a digital transformation expert who helps businesses through their journey of sales and marketing. He consults, trains and helps large, medium and small businesses to design and execute social media marketing strategy and influencer strategy. He is one of Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Influencer & a global social media speaker.
Followers – 41,292
Followers – 223000
No of Tweets – 195000
Joined Since – September 2008
Followers – 2176
Joined Since – 2012
Followers – 17500
No of Posts – 2599
Joined Since – 2011
2. Martin Jones
Martin is an innovative and accomplished digital marketer, content marketer and social media marketing leader, speaker, and author. He is a frequent and sought-after keynote speaker on social media, content strategy, influencer marketing, employee advocacy, social selling, etc.
Followers – 4296
Followers – 250000
No of Tweets – 47100
Joined Since – September 2008
Followers – 644
Joined Since – July 2013
Followers – 16300
No of Posts – 737
Joined Since – April 2012
3. Mark Schaefer
Mark Schaefer is a globally-known keynote speaker, strategy consultant, author, and college educator. He is well-versed with marketing trends & is known for his original, thought-provoking and insightful views on business problems.
Followers – 16925
Followers – 175000
No of Tweets – 83200
Joined Since – November 2008
Followers – 2967
Joined Since – November 2015
Followers – 125
No of Posts – 1361
Joined Since – April 2018
4. Nicky Kriel
Nicky Kriel is professionally a Social Media Coach, Trainer, and Consultant. She uses the power of social media to inspire, educate and empower businesses for growth purpose. She also helps businesses to integrate social media into their own marketing and business strategies.
Followers – 4890
Followers – 24400
No of Tweets – 47000
Joined Since – August 2009
Followers – 485
Joined Since – March 2009
Followers – 2292
No of Posts – 1473
Joined Since – November 2013
5. Madalyn Sklar
Madalyn is an entrepreneur, community builder and leading Twitter marketing expert. She has 23 years of digital marketing experience and 14 years of experience in social media marketing. She is passionate about teaching social media to individuals.
Followers – 6284
Followers – 72000
No of Tweets – 200000
Joined Since – March 2008
Followers – 2020
Joined Since – July 2007
Followers – 3298
No of Posts – 3748
Joined Since – January 2011
6. Kim Garst
Kim is an international best selling author & international keynote speaker. She is one of the world’s most retweeted people among digital marketers & is also an accomplished marketing strategist. Being one of the Top 10 Social Media Power Influencers, Kim is also internationally recognized as a Social Media Thought Leader.
Followers – 21862
Followers – 612000
No of Tweets – 316000
Joined Since – January 2009
Followers – 22225
Joined Since – December 2012
Followers – 65800
No of Posts – 4206
Joined Since – August 2013
7. Darren Rowse
Darren Rowse is an Internet-famous blogger & a keynote speaker. He is the CEO of the popular freelancing site ProBlogger & helps people learn to create great content. Apart from that, he speaks at conferences and events on topics like blogging, social media, building a personal brand, entrepreneurship & is also a life coach.
Followers – 31912
Followers – 235000
No of Tweets – 85300
Joined Since – March 2007
Followers – 5153
Joined Since – September 2012
Followers – 19000
No of Posts – 1830
Joined Since – January 2011
8. Brian Fanzo
Brian Fanzo is a keynote speaker on social media marketing. He majorly inspires, motivates, and educates all types of businesses to leverage emerging technologies and digital marketing. He also has a diverse background working for the Department of Defense in cybersecurity.
Followers – 14307
Followers – 126000
No of Tweets – 177000
Joined Since – July 2012
Followers – 533
Joined Since – November 2011
Followers – 6918
No of Posts – 277
Joined Since – September 2017
9. Mari Smith
Mari Smith is one of the world’s renowned social media experts. She is widely recognized for her Facebook marketing expertise. She is a passionate social media leader since 2007 & has over twelve years in relationships, marketing, and Internet technology domain.
Followers – 43536
Followers – 586000
No of Tweets – 95800
Joined Since – September 2007
Followers – 340788
Joined Since – March 2008
Followers – 31700
No of Posts – 571
Joined Since – November 2012
10. Ian Anderson Gray
Ian Anderson Gray is the founder of Confident Live Marketing Academy. He is an accomplished consultant & speaker. He helps entrepreneurs and businesses to level their authority and profits by using live video.
Followers – 1689
Followers – 53900
No of Tweets – 87400
Joined Since – September 2011
Followers – 3500
Joined Since – March 2007
Followers – 1510
No of Posts – 831
Joined Since – April 2012
11. Adriana Cesar
Adriana Cesar is a Creative & Marketing Consultant. She has over 8 years of experience in strategic marketing communications and graphics design roles. She brings fresh, creative innovative social media marketing ideas.
Followers – 867
Followers – 11500
No of Tweets – 42900
Joined Since – August 2009
Followers – 1396
Joined Since – October 2012
Followers – 2352
No of Posts – 1503
Joined Since – November 2011
12. Ollie Brazier
Ollie is one of the top Social Media Marketer in the world. He is a proficient Digital Marketer who manages digital marketing for companies of diverse industries with a focus on social media marketing.
Followers – 3832
Followers – 44600
No of Tweets – 519
Joined Since – January 2012
Followers – 5116
No of Posts – 54
Joined Since – May 2018
13. Keri Jaehnig
Keri is an award-winning social media marketer & social media trainer, specializing in Facebook Marketing since 2009. She helps & guides business brands, public figures, and non-profits achieve social media success and positive online reputation.
Followers – 2415
Followers – 26500
No of Tweets – 101000
Joined Since – June 2009
Followers – Not Displayed
Joined Since – January 2009
Followers – 979
No of Posts – 602
Joined Since – September 2015
14. Kevan Lee
Kevan is the Vice President of Marketing at Buffer. He creates strategy, vision, and direction on acquiring new users & to build awareness. His specialties include editorial strategy, content marketing, copywriting, SEO & social media.
Followers – 4960
Followers – 21800
No of Tweets – 4187
Joined Since – March 2009
Followers – 807
Joined Since – December 2006
Followers – 286
No of Posts – 24
Joined Since – July 2016
15. Susanna Gebauer
Susanna Gebauer is a proficient marketing blogger. She has grabbed the 16th position on the Top 100 Social Media Marketing Influencers. She guides bloggers, entrepreneurs and small businesses to grow their business using online marketing.
Followers – 1322
Followers – 225000
No of Tweets – 250000
Joined Since – November 2010
Followers – 109
Joined Since – December 2010
Followers – 804
No of Posts – 428
Joined Since – August 2016
16. Michael A. Stelzner
Michael Stelzner is the CEO and Founder of a famous blog “Social Media Examiner”. He is a social media marketing leader, internet marketer, entrepreneur & author. He has helped millions of businesses to discover the best use of social media to connect with the target audience, drive traffic, generate awareness, and increase sales.
Followers – 24319
Followers – 179000
No of Tweets – 29800
Joined Since – April 2008
Followers – 11608
Joined Since – April 2016
Followers – 2577
No of Posts – 64
Joined Since – June 2018
17. Rebekah Radice
Rebekah Radice is a social media speaker, consultant, author, international speaker, and trainer. She has been an entrepreneur for 20 years and has trained thousands of individuals and businesses to improve social media engagement, generate quality leads, build brand awareness, turn the conversation into conversions, and increase revenue.
Followers – 13082
Followers – 113000
No of Tweets – 100000
Joined Since – March 2009
Followers – 4023
Joined Since – August 2012
Followers – 25200
No of Posts – 1396
Joined Since – November 2011
18. Martin Lieberman
Martin is a Content Marketing Expert & Social Media Leader. His specialties include content strategy and development, content marketing, social media marketing, community building and management, search engine optimization (SEO), webinars and live seminars.
Followers – 733
Followers – 6902
No of Tweets – 103000
Joined Since – October 2009
Followers – Not Available
Joined Since – December 2008
Followers – 605
No of Posts – 1387
Joined Since – October 2012
19. Annie Cushing
Annie an SEO and analytics consultant, and the Chief Data Officer. She is one of the most proficient & trusted experts on Google Analytics and a popular speaker/blogger.
Followers – 2382
Followers – 27400
No of Tweets – 62200
Joined Since – August 2008
Followers – 530
Joined Since – July 2013
Followers – 410
No of Posts – 492
Joined Since – February 2011
20. Eric Enge
Eric Enge is a prolific writer, efficient researcher, teacher and an accomplished keynote speaker and panelist at major industry conferences. He has founded the Stone Temple Consulting. He helps businesses to grow their digital marketing efforts through SEO Site Audits, Content Marketing, and Social Media.
Followers – 8096
Followers – 34900
No of Tweets – 32600
Joined Since – January 2009
Followers – 577
Joined Since – March 2014
21. John Doherty
John Doherty is the founder of Credo & a growth marketing expert. He is an internationally recognized SEO master. With his proficient SEO and growth marketing skills, John has driven hundreds of millions of new visitors to websites.
Followers – 7038
Followers – 31200
No of Tweets – 87300
Joined Since – November 2008
Followers – 472
Joined Since – January 2016
22. Tom Critchlow
Tom Critchlow is a freelance strategy consultant who works for startups and media companies. He specializes in giving consultation of content, technology, and strategy.
Followers – 1017
Followers – 27700
No of Tweets – 27000
Joined Since – May 2007
Followers – 424
Joined Since – November 2014
23. Cristian Worthington
Cristian Worthington has successfully founded 5 startups and has extensive experience in the software industry, system integration, and computer networking. Apart from this, he is a frequent commentator on TV, Radio and in Newspaper articles on the subject of Internet Voting systems.
Followers – 421
Followers – 58700
No of Tweets – 12000
Joined Since – 2011
Followers – 150
Joined Since – October 2010
24. Mark Boothe
Mark is a results-oriented, marketing professional who is laser focussed on organizational growth, effective communication, and strong leadership. He has more than 15+ years of experience in learning communication, public relations, successfully executing high-level marketing projects & mentoring skills at a world-class university.
Followers -3961
Followers – 11600
No of Tweets – 4222
Joined Since – October 2008
Followers – 1595
Joined Since – July 2012
25. Jennifer Greene
Jennifer Greene is a marketing strategist by profession. She is well versed in developing the digital marketing strategies, managing social media across multiple channels, producing content in the form of blogs, whitepapers, lead magnets, and social media content & executing email marketing strategies
Followers – 914
Followers – 20600
No of Tweets – 64600
Joined Since – April 2009
Followers – 292
Joined Since – October 2009
Wrapping Up
These social media influencers can provide you with a plethora of information. By consistently following them, you can learn a lot from them. So, this was all from my end.
Mention in the comments which social media marketing influencers are you following.