Account Summary
Bio
Northern Ireland news, sport, features, opinion and debate. We #tellitlikeitis. Named news website of the year 2023 at the @RegPressAwards
Followers Count
241,777
Friends Count
14,837
Tweets Count
260,559
List Count
1,294
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Verified
Yes
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
243
Percentage of Verified accounts
0.24%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
9,975
Percentage of Protected accounts
9.88%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
5 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
60,431
Number of users with a Bio
40,555
Percentage of users with a Bio
40.16%
Percentage of users without a Bio
59.84%
Worldcloud of Bios
Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
| Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 14100322 | 571871 | 7451 |
| GreatestQuotes | 4233587 | 165088 | 36319 |
| amrellissy | 1922899 | 19787 | 21318 |
| SinghLions | 1334245 | 1431430 | 33934 |
| 1pcornwell | 1187718 | 22225 | 18392 |
| mrjamesob | 1133495 | 4081 | 92946 |
| campbellclaret | 1009319 | 9439 | 95436 |
| ZachBoychuk | 829103 | 683711 | 9259 |
| NOH8Campaign | 801160 | 345878 | 13958 |
| carlbildt | 785872 | 2937 | 27674 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
| Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| SinghLions | 1431430 | 1334245 | 33934 |
| ZachBoychuk | 683711 | 829103 | 9259 |
| JohnCena | 571871 | 14100322 | 7451 |
| larrykim | 568831 | 728848 | 85792 |
| 2thank | 364326 | 395047 | 60840 |
| NOH8Campaign | 345878 | 801160 | 13958 |
| EvanKirstel | 310841 | 344641 | 1131863 |
| zammit_marc | 300116 | 387651 | 64622 |
| BurtonBrown | 292143 | 269371 | 368123 |
| GoogleExpertUK | 184491 | 260577 | 765001 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
| Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| hanayuu | 1272779 | 38369 | 9699 |
| EvanKirstel | 1131863 | 344641 | 310841 |
| oregakitaworld | 974599 | 518 | 2275 |
| gallimaufrey777 | 947957 | 3718 | 4991 |
| drivingjustice | 860878 | 690 | 4879 |
| ferguson2811 | 777617 | 4349 | 3624 |
| GoogleExpertUK | 765001 | 260577 | 184491 |
| TheStephenRalph | 733814 | 27990 | 27935 |
| klaagblondy | 561490 | 761 | 992 |
| OllieGlanvill | 560577 | 12353 | 4907 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
| Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 31674 | 571871 | 14100322 |
| GreatestQuotes | 21366 | 165088 | 4233587 |
| EvanKirstel | 12972 | 310841 | 344641 |
| larrykim | 9741 | 568831 | 728848 |
| NOH8Campaign | 7552 | 345878 | 801160 |
| GoogleExpertUK | 6519 | 184491 | 260577 |
| campbellclaret | 6451 | 9439 | 1009319 |
| carlbildt | 5247 | 2937 | 785872 |
| mrjamesob | 4587 | 4081 | 1133495 |
| SamCoatesSky | 3622 | 5552 | 260542 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
3,250
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-09
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-23
Tweets covering
45 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
1,024
Percentage of total tweets
31%
Number of Original tweets
2,026
Percentage of total tweets
62%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1,483
Percentage of total tweets
45%
Number of tweets that were Replies
193
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
7
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
307
Percentage of total tweets
9%
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1634468301702135810 | "Lineker now says he will 'continue to try and speak up for those poor souls that have no voice.' No Gary. You will continue to speak up for rich telly types like yourself who have an inflated sense of your own importance." https://t.co/8lx97FAdSp | 334 |
| 1639008337907032072 | "We were treated to spin on a scale not seen since the justification of the Iraq war.” - @ArleneFosterUK https://t.co/sZOnscdVSm | 315 |
| 1641358537442971652 | DUP MP Sammy Wilson has claimed “all evidence shows” the EU is responsible for the political crisis in Northern Ireland, which has seen “the collapse of the Good Friday Agreement”. https://t.co/uwfV1ne631 | 279 |
| 1639670920548696069 | The PSNI has publicly linked all drug dealing in east Belfast to the UVF. The damning assessment was made during a court case involving a recovering heroin addict caught with £50,000 of cannabis who claimed he had been set up for arrest. https://t.co/gbowUxFgb7 | 205 |
| 1637144540933939203 | DUP candidate ‘liked’ Greysteel massacre tweet and mocked death of immigrants https://t.co/CiWeo3GxBW | 188 |
| 1646069246340788225 | 🔴 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 | Dame Arlene Foster says she believes President Joe Biden "hates the United Kingdom", claiming: “I just think the fact he’s coming here won’t put any pressure on the DUP, quite the reverse actually." https://t.co/NVy8YU9KKf https://t.co/DwsdYPSaNS | 171 |
| 1649060115746631683 | NI child sex predator granted lifetime anonymity after threatening suicide https://t.co/qsMZnLJEeX | 163 |
| 1644604102041640962 | 360 PSNI officers are members of Freemasons, Orange Order and other groups https://t.co/hsEldVQnua | 153 |
| 1639166876524888064 | The veto mechanism is ‘worse than useless’ and chances of the Stormont Executive returning are now narrower than ever, insists former DUP leader Arlene Foster. https://t.co/4d7TIvj6b0 | 131 |
| 1643704690020954114 | The 12-year-old said a former friend set her up “for being a Prod” 😡💔 https://t.co/lx1Nw0aSms | 123 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
| ID | Text | Reply count |
|---|---|---|
| 1646069246340788225 | 🔴 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 | Dame Arlene Foster says she believes President Joe Biden "hates the United Kingdom", claiming: “I just think the fact he’s coming here won’t put any pressure on the DUP, quite the reverse actually." https://t.co/NVy8YU9KKf https://t.co/DwsdYPSaNS | 780 |
| 1641358537442971652 | DUP MP Sammy Wilson has claimed “all evidence shows” the EU is responsible for the political crisis in Northern Ireland, which has seen “the collapse of the Good Friday Agreement”. https://t.co/uwfV1ne631 | 705 |
| 1646603200089280533 | Dame Arlene Foster has questioned whether the US President delivered a major snub to the United Kingdom by not flying the Union Flag on his official car – but opting to fly the Irish tricolour. https://t.co/IY4XgV0ieV | 688 |
| 1634468301702135810 | "Lineker now says he will 'continue to try and speak up for those poor souls that have no voice.' No Gary. You will continue to speak up for rich telly types like yourself who have an inflated sense of your own importance." https://t.co/8lx97FAdSp | 647 |
| 1639890459223891968 | Angry residents of ‘Protestant village’ in Co Londonderry replace Irish language sign with Union flags https://t.co/Vgmuha8PNm | 445 |
| 1642151313403199489 | The DUP has asked for a meeting with Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to discuss ways of trying to resolve the Drumcree dispute. https://t.co/JKD4nm9REB | 375 |
| 1640003221044248580 | Speaking to @GBNEWS, @eastantrimmp said @theresa_may is to blame for the issues Northern Ireland is now facing with the #WindsorFramework https://t.co/pNfcrcurlK | 352 |
| 1644245736307949568 | DUP councillor claims tricolours erected in Newcastle are ‘disrupting tourism’ https://t.co/MbhsREdC9v | 333 |
| 1636069276023963649 | Sinn Féin is operating to an ‘ourselves alone’ agenda by running advertising campaigns in US newspapers calling for a border poll, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said. https://t.co/rVz0S0bjXV | 322 |
| 1647911201102352384 | The USA exists because it rejected colonial rule yet wishes to impose it on Northern Ireland, TUV leader @JimAllister has said. https://t.co/Dl0QLkFhKy | 316 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Quote count
| ID | Text | Quote count |
|---|---|---|
| 1646069246340788225 | 🔴 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 | Dame Arlene Foster says she believes President Joe Biden "hates the United Kingdom", claiming: “I just think the fact he’s coming here won’t put any pressure on the DUP, quite the reverse actually." https://t.co/NVy8YU9KKf https://t.co/DwsdYPSaNS | 236 |
| 1646603200089280533 | Dame Arlene Foster has questioned whether the US President delivered a major snub to the United Kingdom by not flying the Union Flag on his official car – but opting to fly the Irish tricolour. https://t.co/IY4XgV0ieV | 133 |
| 1643704690020954114 | The 12-year-old said a former friend set her up “for being a Prod” 😡💔 https://t.co/lx1Nw0aSms | 129 |
| 1641358537442971652 | DUP MP Sammy Wilson has claimed “all evidence shows” the EU is responsible for the political crisis in Northern Ireland, which has seen “the collapse of the Good Friday Agreement”. https://t.co/uwfV1ne631 | 128 |
| 1642151313403199489 | The DUP has asked for a meeting with Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris to discuss ways of trying to resolve the Drumcree dispute. https://t.co/JKD4nm9REB | 121 |
| 1639890459223891968 | Angry residents of ‘Protestant village’ in Co Londonderry replace Irish language sign with Union flags https://t.co/Vgmuha8PNm | 108 |
| 1634468301702135810 | "Lineker now says he will 'continue to try and speak up for those poor souls that have no voice.' No Gary. You will continue to speak up for rich telly types like yourself who have an inflated sense of your own importance." https://t.co/8lx97FAdSp | 75 |
| 1647911201102352384 | The USA exists because it rejected colonial rule yet wishes to impose it on Northern Ireland, TUV leader @JimAllister has said. https://t.co/Dl0QLkFhKy | 72 |
| 1649060115746631683 | NI child sex predator granted lifetime anonymity after threatening suicide https://t.co/qsMZnLJEeX | 65 |
| 1636069276023963649 | Sinn Féin is operating to an ‘ourselves alone’ agenda by running advertising campaigns in US newspapers calling for a border poll, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said. https://t.co/rVz0S0bjXV | 61 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1634468301702135810 | "Lineker now says he will 'continue to try and speak up for those poor souls that have no voice.' No Gary. You will continue to speak up for rich telly types like yourself who have an inflated sense of your own importance." https://t.co/8lx97FAdSp | 2605 |
| 1641358537442971652 | DUP MP Sammy Wilson has claimed “all evidence shows” the EU is responsible for the political crisis in Northern Ireland, which has seen “the collapse of the Good Friday Agreement”. https://t.co/uwfV1ne631 | 924 |
| 1646069246340788225 | 🔴 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 | Dame Arlene Foster says she believes President Joe Biden "hates the United Kingdom", claiming: “I just think the fact he’s coming here won’t put any pressure on the DUP, quite the reverse actually." https://t.co/NVy8YU9KKf https://t.co/DwsdYPSaNS | 922 |
| 1639008337907032072 | "We were treated to spin on a scale not seen since the justification of the Iraq war.” - @ArleneFosterUK https://t.co/sZOnscdVSm | 810 |
| 1649084896969650178 | 🔴 BREAKING | DCI John Caldwell: Detective shot by New IRA discharged from hospital https://t.co/jwKsSWmRIj | 584 |
| 1646603200089280533 | Dame Arlene Foster has questioned whether the US President delivered a major snub to the United Kingdom by not flying the Union Flag on his official car – but opting to fly the Irish tricolour. https://t.co/IY4XgV0ieV | 512 |
| 1635084780709765121 | OSCAR WINNERS 🎉 Oscars 2023: ‘An Irish Goodbye’ wins Best Live Action Short Film https://t.co/bQgxVHTSXz | 465 |
| 1639670920548696069 | The PSNI has publicly linked all drug dealing in east Belfast to the UVF. The damning assessment was made during a court case involving a recovering heroin addict caught with £50,000 of cannabis who claimed he had been set up for arrest. https://t.co/gbowUxFgb7 | 417 |
| 1647911201102352384 | The USA exists because it rejected colonial rule yet wishes to impose it on Northern Ireland, TUV leader @JimAllister has said. https://t.co/Dl0QLkFhKy | 389 |
| 1639942925520973825 | Northern Ireland is becoming more Irish as the grip of unionism fades ✍️ @SJAMcBride https://t.co/nAStkhntiw | 387 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #agreement25 | 24 |
| #gfa25 | 13 |
| #beltel | 11 |
| #stpatricksday2023 | 9 |
| #windsorframework | 8 |
| #anirishgoodbye | 8 |
| #goodfridayagreement | 7 |
| #oscars | 7 |
| #sponsored | 6 |
| #stpatricksday | 6 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| @allisonmorris1 | 45 |
| @beltel | 28 |
| @sjamcbride | 21 |
| @suzyjourno | 21 |
| @jmarkb1971 | 12 |
| @johncharleslave | 12 |
| @niamh_journo | 10 |
| @ciarandunbar | 9 |
| @qubelfast | 8 |
| @andrewemadden | 8 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ✍️ | 96 | writing_hand |
| 🔴 | 63 | red_circle |
| ✍🏻 | 22 | writing_hand_light_skin_tone |
| 🚨 | 21 | police_car_light |
| ➡️ | 20 | right_arrow |
| 🗣️ | 16 | speaking_head |
| 🎙️ | 15 | studio_microphone |
| 👇 | 14 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 🙌 | 10 | raising_hands |
| 🗞️ | 10 | rolled-up_newspaper |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| People & Body | 206 |
| Symbols | 105 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 71 |
| Objects | 56 |
| Travel & Places | 52 |
| Food & Drink | 30 |
| Animals & Nature | 18 |
| Activities | 10 |
| Flags | 1 |