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The fastest-growing creators on X

Cardi B grew fastest on X in our records, adding about 6.18 million followers a year: from 11.04 million on April 12, 2020 to 28.52 million on February 10, 2023.

Updated 2026-09-17. Figures are dated and sourced below.

Biggest yearly gains in X followers

We compared the first and latest dated X counts for 651 creators whose two figures are at least 180 days apart. Yearly gain is the total change divided by the years between those two dates.

07.7M15.4M23.1M30.8M202120222023Cardi B: 11,037,231 followers, Apr 2020Cardi B: 16,085,326 followers, Jan 2021Cardi B: 21,861,769 followers, Feb 2022Cardi B: 28,522,490 followers, Feb 2023MrBeast: 5,598,794 followers, Apr 2020MrBeast: 8,904,656 followers, Jan 2021MrBeast: 13,349,330 followers, Feb 2022MrBeast: 18,221,801 followers, Feb 2023Whindersson Nunes: 15,482,889 followers, Apr 2020Whindersson Nunes: 19,483,719 followers, Jan 2021Whindersson Nunes: 23,605,621 followers, Jan 2022Whindersson Nunes: 26,655,790 followers, Feb 2023Ibai Llanos: 1,434,325 followers, Apr 2020Ibai Llanos: 3,393,753 followers, Jan 2021Ibai Llanos: 7,764,764 followers, Feb 2022Ibai Llanos: 12,488,444 followers, Feb 2023El Rubius: 13,803,766 followers, Feb 2020El Rubius: 15,881,703 followers, Jan 2021El Rubius: 18,461,099 followers, Feb 2022El Rubius: 20,726,456 followers, Feb 2023
Cardi BMrBeastWhindersson NunesIbai LlanosEl Rubius
Show the numbers
NameDateFollowers
Cardi BApr 202011,037,231
Cardi BJan 202116,085,326
Cardi BFeb 202221,861,769
Cardi BFeb 202328,522,490
MrBeastApr 20205,598,794
MrBeastJan 20218,904,656
MrBeastFeb 202213,349,330
MrBeastFeb 202318,221,801
Whindersson NunesApr 202015,482,889
Whindersson NunesJan 202119,483,719
Whindersson NunesJan 202223,605,621
Whindersson NunesFeb 202326,655,790
Ibai LlanosApr 20201,434,325
Ibai LlanosJan 20213,393,753
Ibai LlanosFeb 20227,764,764
Ibai LlanosFeb 202312,488,444
El RubiusFeb 202013,803,766
El RubiusJan 202115,881,703
El RubiusFeb 202218,461,099
El RubiusFeb 202320,726,456
RankCreatorFirst countLatest countChangeChange %Per year
1Cardi B11,037,231 (April 12, 2020)28,522,490 (February 10, 2023)+17,485,259+158.4%+6,176,490
2MrBeast5,598,794 (April 22, 2020)18,221,801 (February 2, 2023)+12,623,007+225.5%+4,537,946
3Whindersson Nunes15,482,889 (April 24, 2020)26,655,790 (February 9, 2023)+11,172,901+72.2%+3,996,966
4Ibai Llanos1,434,325 (April 21, 2020)12,488,444 (February 5, 2023)+11,054,119+770.7%+3,958,350
5El Rubius13,803,766 (February 28, 2020)20,726,456 (February 4, 2023)+6,922,690+50.2%+2,358,687
6Casimiro Miguel1,767,809 (February 4, 2022)3,992,216 (February 5, 2023)+2,224,407+125.8%+2,219,849
7Kylie Jenner36,275,606 (November 22, 2020)40,483,996 (February 6, 2023)+4,208,390+11.6%+1,907,090
8Michou200 (January 7, 2022)1,807,383 (February 4, 2023)+1,807,183+903591.5%+1,679,577
9Quackity2,101,706 (February 5, 2021)5,287,289 (February 4, 2023)+3,185,583+151.6%+1,596,069
10Felipe Neto12,758,602 (January 3, 2021)16,009,126 (February 11, 2023)+3,250,524+25.5%+1,543,893
11Karl Jacobs1,466,296 (February 5, 2021)4,522,239 (February 7, 2023)+3,055,943+208.4%+1,524,840
12TheGrefg4,341,641 (January 3, 2021)7,509,182 (February 3, 2023)+3,167,541+73.0%+1,520,295
13Ismail ibn Musa Menk5,710,808 (April 22, 2020)9,725,748 (February 8, 2023)+4,014,940+70.3%+1,434,889
14Juan de Dios Pantoja1,833,045 (May 13, 2019)5,572,554 (February 27, 2022)+3,739,509+204.0%+1,337,763
15Joe Rogan4,197,943 (May 10, 2018)10,530,500 (February 3, 2023)+6,332,557+150.8%+1,336,975
16Dua Lipa8,317,945 (July 20, 2021)10,258,363 (February 3, 2023)+1,940,418+23.3%+1,258,859
17Vegetta7776,434,038 (April 24, 2020)9,900,637 (February 8, 2023)+3,466,599+53.9%+1,241,348
18Sergio Agüero13,425,960 (April 18, 2020)16,717,278 (February 6, 2023)+3,291,318+24.5%+1,173,978
19Willyrex5,991,469 (April 24, 2020)8,786,641 (February 12, 2023)+2,795,172+46.7%+997,008
20Squeezie6,914,934 (July 30, 2020)9,220,352 (February 11, 2023)+2,305,418+33.3%+909,345
21Tucker Carlson2,986,326 (March 1, 2020)5,567,122 (February 10, 2023)+2,580,796+86.4%+876,056
22Ranboo1,643,569 (June 1, 2021)3,110,731 (February 9, 2023)+1,467,162+89.3%+867,121
23Lex Fridman143,767 (March 31, 2020)2,610,283 (February 5, 2023)+2,466,516+1715.6%+865,413
24Jordan Peterson1,440,987 (April 15, 2020)3,852,295 (February 10, 2023)+2,411,308+167.3%+854,249
25IlloJuan381,745 (November 17, 2021)1,424,798 (February 9, 2023)+1,043,053+273.2%+848,497
Cardi BMusic121M28.5M19.7MMrBeastBusiness421M18.2MWNWhindersson NunesSports26.7M1.6MIbai LlanosGaming15.1M12.5MEl RubiusGaming40.7M20.7M18.1MCMCasimiro MiguelGaming4M4MKylie JennerBusiness40.5M37.8M12.1MMichouEntertainment10.4M1.8MQuackityGaming6.1M5.3MFelipe NetoEntertainment47.2M16MKarl JacobsGaming6M4.5MTheGrefgSports19M7.5M

Biggest growth in percentage terms

Percentage growth favours creators who started smaller, so this list only includes people with at least 100,000 followers at their first recorded count.

RankCreatorFirst countLatest countChange %
1Lex Fridman143,767 (March 31, 2020)2,610,283 (February 5, 2023)+1715.6%
2Ibai Llanos1,434,325 (April 21, 2020)12,488,444 (February 5, 2023)+770.7%
3Bella Poarch168,965 (January 7, 2021)1,204,500 (February 2, 2023)+612.9%
4bbno$149,142 (April 19, 2020)897,274 (December 31, 2025)+501.6%
5Cristinini435,093 (March 9, 2021)1,641,464 (February 10, 2023)+277.3%
6Dalas Review168,873 (April 25, 2020)634,855 (February 4, 2023)+275.9%
7IlloJuan381,745 (November 17, 2021)1,424,798 (February 9, 2023)+273.2%
8Jade Picon374,927 (October 9, 2021)1,376,194 (February 2, 2023)+267.1%
9xQc435,431 (April 24, 2020)1,531,346 (February 7, 2023)+251.7%
10Tim Pool451,725 (April 27, 2020)1,504,149 (February 7, 2023)+233.0%
11MrBeast5,598,794 (April 22, 2020)18,221,801 (February 2, 2023)+225.5%
12NLE Choppa376,215 (April 26, 2020)1,223,359 (February 25, 2022)+225.2%
13Ludwig Ahgren537,577 (February 5, 2021)1,710,189 (February 10, 2023)+218.1%
14Marc Rebillet157,276 (April 22, 2020)495,103 (February 11, 2023)+214.8%
15Karl Jacobs1,466,296 (February 5, 2021)4,522,239 (February 7, 2023)+208.4%
16Juan de Dios Pantoja1,833,045 (May 13, 2019)5,572,554 (February 27, 2022)+204.0%
17Sergiusz Górski157,280 (October 9, 2021)476,254 (February 2, 2023)+202.8%
18Hasan Piker342,100 (September 7, 2020)1,020,296 (January 8, 2022)+198.2%
19Niana Guerrero186,892 (April 22, 2020)554,744 (February 5, 2023)+196.8%
20Mark Rober170,910 (April 22, 2020)505,464 (February 5, 2023)+195.7%
21LazarBeam859,062 (March 14, 2020)2,486,565 (February 10, 2023)+189.5%
22Friz281,698 (November 17, 2021)806,008 (February 10, 2023)+186.1%
23Scott Manley147,019 (January 2, 2021)413,679 (February 9, 2023)+181.4%
24Shigure Ui487,210 (January 10, 2021)1,370,510 (January 30, 2026)+181.3%
25María Becerra955,900 (April 26, 2020)2,679,465 (February 3, 2023)+180.3%
Lex FridmanTech4.7M2.6MIbai LlanosGaming15.1M12.5MBella PoarchMusic87M7.1M1.2MBbbno$Music3.6M897.3KCCristininiGaming1.6M1.3MDalas ReviewGaming11.1M634.9KIIlloJuanGaming2.6M1.4MJPJade PiconLifestyle2.1M1.4MXxQcGaming2.4M1.5MTPTim PoolEntertainment1.5M1.4MMrBeastBusiness421M18.2MNLE ChoppaMusic9M1.2M

How these figures were gathered

Every count on this page is the latest dated figure recorded in Wikidata, the free, openly licensed knowledge base, for the account linked on the creator's Peekworthy profile. They are not live numbers, and different people's figures were recorded on different dates, so each one shows its own date. Growth is measured only between recorded figures for the same account; windows differ from person to person and are shown in each row.

Peekworthy lists people whose recorded occupation includes an internet creator role such as YouTuber, TikToker, streamer or podcaster. Companies and brand channels are not included.

Questions people ask

Who is the fastest-growing creator on X?

In Peekworthy's records, Cardi B gained the most X followers per year: 17,485,259 between April 12, 2020 and February 10, 2023.

How is growth calculated?

We take the first and latest dated counts for the same account, at least 180 days apart, and divide the change by the years between them.

Sources

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