Notable Fediverse accounts
This is a list of notable Fediverse accounts.
 This list is by nature never up to date and complete |
To be eligible for the list an entity has to meet these criteria:
- be notable or willing. Which means one of the following:
- Entity has it's own Wikipedia article (any language) and >1k followers on Fedi.
- Entity has >5k followers on Fedi.
- Entity has >1k followers on Fedi and is not a private person.
- Entity has >1k followers on Fedi and agreed to be added to the list.
- be real. No bots, crossposters or feeds!
- not be a shitposter, porn-account or a bigot.
| Full name | Handle | Followers | Fediverse original? | Posts in | Comment | Wikipedia article |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mastodon | @Mastodon | 813k | English | Original account of Mastodon | en | |
| George Takei | @georgetakei | 420k | English | US actor | en | |
| Eugen Rochko | @Gargron | 344k | English, (Deutsch) | Founder, CEO and lead developer of Mastodon | en | |
| Neil Geiman | @neilhimself | 268k | English | English author | en | |
| Robert Reich | @rbreich | 261k | English | Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor of the US. | en | |
| FediTips | @FediTips | 214k | ✔️ | English | Tips about the Fediverse | |
| Jan Böhmermann | @janboehm | 193k | Deutsch | German comedian | en | |
| Taylor Lorenz | @taylorlorenz | 179k | English | Tech columnist at The Washington Post | en | |
| Ars Technica | @arstechnica | 145k | English | Tech news | en | |
| stux | @stux | 134k | ✔️ | English | Hoster of many notable (Fediverse) services | |
| Ken White | @Popehat | 113k | English | Criminal defense attorney | en | |
| Der Postillon | @derpostillon | 121k | Deutsch | German satirical fake-news | en | |
| ProPublica | @ProPublica | 113k | English | Non-profit news org. | en | |
| Volksverpetzer | @Volksverpetzer | 108k | Deutsch | Anti-Fake-News-Blog | de | |
| Stephen Fry | @stephenfry | 104k | English | famous author | en | |
| Greta Thunberg | @gretathunberg | 103k | English | Founder of FridaysForFuture | en | |
| Elhotzo | @elhotzo | 102k | Deutsch | German satirist | de | |
| EU Commission | @EU_Commission | 96k | English | Official account of the EU commission | en | |
| Auschwitz Museum | @auschwitzmuseum | 89k | English | Holocaust Museum | en | |
| Syuilo | @syuilo | 70k | 日本語 | Lead developer of Misskey. | ||
| FediFollows | @FediFollows | 65k | ✔️ | English | Follow recommendations | |
| Curator | @Curator | 60k | ✔️ | English | Admin of mastodon.art and curator of art on the Fediverse | |
| Mark Ruffalo | @MarkRuffalo | 56k | English | actor | en | |
| Pixelfed | @pixelfed | 59k | English | Original account of Pixelfed | en | |
| FridaysForFuture Germany | @fff | 56k | Deutsch | German climate justice activism group | ||
| War and Peas | @warandpeas | 54k | English | comics | de | |
| Kathy Griffin | @kathygriffin | 53k | English | famous US-Actress | en | |
| Donnie O'Sullivan | @donieosullivan | 50k | English | CNN Journalist | en | |
| Digitalcourage e.V. | @digitalcourage | 45k | Deutsch | Association for freedom of information & privacy | en | |
| Tor Project | @torproject | 45k | English | Developers of Tor, the Tor browser and other projects | en | |
| Aral | @aral | 42k | English | Small web developer | ||
| Volker Quaschning | @VQuaschning | 40k | Deutsch | German climate scientist | en | |
| Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf | @rahmstorf | 35k | Deutsch | German climate scientist | de | |
| Katja Diehl | @SheDrivesMobility | 33k | Deutsch | Author of #AutoKorrektur, a book on mobility turnaround | de | |
| Mastodon Italia | @amministratore | 32k | ✔️ | Italiano | Admin of the largest Italian mastodon instance. | |
| Framasoft | @Framasoft | 31k | français, English | French software company/community, developers of Mobilizon, PeerTube and many services to replace Google products. | en | |
| Kuketz Blog | @kuketzblog | 30k | Deutsch | IT-security expert | ||
| Katherina Nocun | @kattascha | 30k | Deutsch | German-Polish publicist, net-activist, politician & more. | en | |
| David Revoy | @davidrevoy | 29k | English, français | Creator of comics & mascots of Fediverse and other Free Software projects. | en | |
| muesli | @fribbledom | 28k | English | Software developer | ||
| Nextcloud | @nextcloud | 26k | English | Personal cloud service | en | |
| LibreOffice | @libreoffice | 26k | English | Free software office application. | en | |
| Luisa Neubauer | @luisaneubauer | 24k | Deutsch | Fridays For Future activist | en | |
| Tutanota | @Tutanota | 24k | English, Deutsch | Privacy-friendly E-Mail client & provider from Germany. | en | |
| F-Droid | @fdroidorg | 22k | English | Free software Android app store. | en | |
| Jim Acosta | @acosta | 21k | English | CNN journalist | en | |
| Tusky | @Tusky | 19k | English | Original account of the Mastodon client Tusky | ||
| Nico Semsrott | @nicosemsrott | 18k | Deutsch | German EU politician and comedian | en | |
| Dansup | @dansup | 18k | English | Developer of Pixelfed | ||
| Anne Roth | @anneroth | 18k | Deutsch | German author and internet activist | de | |
| Parents 4 Future | @parents4future | 17k | Deutsch | Alliance of FridaysForFuture Germany | ||
| islieb | @islieb | 16k | Deutsch | Creator of cute little comics about life. | ||
| Peter Gleick | @petergleick | 16k | English | Climate and water scientist and communicator | en | |
| Fedilab apps | @apps | 13k | ✔️ | English | Official account of the Fediverse client Fedilab and other apps by the same developers | |
| Letzte Generation | @AufstandLastGen | 13k | Deutsch | Climate Justice movement | de | |
| Codeberg | @codeberg | 12k | English | Website using the gitea federated git software. | ||
| Jasmina Kuhnke | @jasminakuhnke | 11k | Deutsch | Comedian, author and anti-racism activist. | de | |
| PeerTube | @peertube | 10k | English, français | Official account of PeerTube. | en | |
| Leah | @leah | 9k | English | Photographer, artist and Fediverse instance admin. | ||
| Ende Gelände | @ende_gelaende | 8k | Deutsch | Climate justice activism group in Germany | en | |
| 8k | English | Official account of Flipboard. | en | |||
| Bread and Circuses | @breadandcircuses | 8k | English | Climate justice activist | ||
| PaulaToThePeople | @PaulaToThePeople | 7k | ✔️ | English, Deutsch | Climate justice activist & Fediverse advocat | |
| Correctiv | @correctiv_org | 7k | Deutsch | German investigative journalism | ||
| Small Circles | @smallcircles | 6k | English | Account about "humane" technology like the Fediverse. | ||
| YunoHost | @yunohost | 6k | English | Software to self-host free software like Fediverse services. | ||
| Wikimedia Foundation | @wikimediafoundation | 6k | English | The Foundation behind Wikipedia & co. | ||
| Peter Kalmus | @ClimateHuman | 5k | English | Climate scientist | en | |
| Funkwhale | @funkwhale | 5k | English | Fediverse software for sharing audio. | ||
| Mobilizon | @mobilizon | 5k | English, français | Official account of Mobilizon. | ||
| Eichkat3r | @eichkat3r | 5k | Deutsch | Internet funnyperson | ||
| A. Hofmann | @empathroet | 5k | Deutsch | |||
| Kainoa Kanter | @kainoa | 5k | English | Lead developer of Firefish. | ||
| Stephanie Henkel | @ueckueck | 4k | German | Dresden local pirate politician and Fediverse moderator. | ||
| Conny Duck | @ConnyDuck | 4k | English | Developer of the Mastodon client Tusky & painter | ||
| Sursiendo | @sursiendo | 4k | Español | Digital activism group from Mexico. | ||
| Firefish | @firefish | 4k | ✔️ | English | Official account of Firefish. | |
| Wikimedia Deutschland | @wikimediaDE | 4k | Deutsch | German chapter of Wikimedia - the people behind Wikipedia & co. | de | |
| Rikylinux | @rikylinux | 3k | ✔️ | Español | Digital activist and blogger. | |
| GoToSocial | @gotosocial | 3k | English | Lightweight microblogging Fediverse software. | ||
| Creative Commons | @creativecommons | 3k | English | NPO for open access to education and art | en | |
| Senfcall | @senfcall | 2k | ✔️ | Deutsch | Official account of German BigBlueButton videohosting provider Senfcall. | |
| Doug Belshaw | @dajb | 2k | English | Technologist, leader, and educator. | ||
| Derek Caelin | @derek | 2k | English | Solarpunk enthusiast, climate feminist, social impact technologist | ||
| Anne Herpertz | @stillnotlovin | 2k | Deutsch | head of German pirate party | de | |
| Carola Rackete | @carorackete | 2k | Deutsch, English | German activist and politician | en | |
| Natenom | @natenom | 2k | Deutsch | Deceased German biking activist | de |
External links
- fedidb has an automated list of the most popular accounts (without our inclusion criteria)