Account Summary
Bio
Lindsey Hilsum is Channel 4 News International Editor, and author of ‘In Extremis; the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin.’ Often in Ukraine.
Followers Count
105,009
Friends Count
3,562
Tweets Count
28,880
List Count
2,150
Location
n/a
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
149
Percentage of Verified accounts
1.49%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
890
Percentage of Protected accounts
8.9%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
7 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
3,505
Number of users with a Bio
6,495
Percentage of users with a Bio
64.95%
Percentage of users without a Bio
35.05%
Worldcloud of Bios
Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
| Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 14092887 | 585151 | 7470 |
| DrTedros | 1955130 | 1863 | 35917 |
| johncusack | 1754601 | 1482 | 176360 |
| mkainerugaba | 762766 | 1201 | 9442 |
| RALee85 | 640470 | 4248 | 65332 |
| Esraa2008 | 594133 | 4167 | 80852 |
| zammit_marc | 386478 | 299616 | 64586 |
| bataleh | 364131 | 8050 | 187702 |
| doctor_oxford | 269269 | 3317 | 35854 |
| GoogleExpertUK | 261169 | 189245 | 771479 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
| Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 585151 | 14092887 | 7470 |
| zammit_marc | 299616 | 386478 | 64586 |
| GoogleExpertUK | 189245 | 261169 | 771479 |
| militaryhistori | 59070 | 60666 | 128260 |
| docrussjackson | 44445 | 61160 | 269273 |
| dickersondon | 38460 | 35273 | 28300 |
| fratusll | 38344 | 173958 | 428 |
| SecretDiary | 34445 | 41618 | 26039 |
| eliasmunshya | 31516 | 62368 | 66405 |
| aswagalmal | 31408 | 96930 | 73154 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
| Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| GoogleExpertUK | 771479 | 261169 | 189245 |
| LiveEdges | 664340 | 2719 | 5000 |
| DjMusgr | 495584 | 7174 | 7575 |
| to_suesmall | 491246 | 950 | 4469 |
| juliawb | 480657 | 8116 | 7696 |
| szaulo | 427284 | 2277 | 817 |
| angegarrod | 417371 | 3163 | 4034 |
| ShigeyoK | 386551 | 4394 | 4866 |
| milenaac | 367357 | 4203 | 4997 |
| uspenovka19632 | 336248 | 7351 | 1061 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
| Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 31627 | 585151 | 14092887 |
| RALee85 | 14227 | 4248 | 640470 |
| johncusack | 13557 | 1482 | 1754601 |
| GoogleExpertUK | 6513 | 189245 | 261169 |
| DrTedros | 5447 | 1863 | 1955130 |
| amandacarpenter | 3445 | 7061 | 227231 |
| JimmySecUK | 2136 | 796 | 66651 |
| MrAlanCooper | 1938 | 1897 | 44990 |
| Euan_MacDonald | 1912 | 1855 | 75828 |
| DrJoeNyangon | 1793 | 24255 | 60245 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
3,249
Earliest tweet was on
2022-03-01
Latest tweet was on
2023-05-24
Tweets covering
448 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
1,559
Percentage of total tweets
47%
Number of Original tweets
1,690
Percentage of total tweets
52%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
989
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of tweets that were Replies
529
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
694
Percentage of total tweets
21%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
169
Percentage of total tweets
5%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 2798 |
| Twitter for iPad | 450 |
| Twitter Media Studio | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1628704365618798592 | No tomato shortage here - but I’m in Kherson, a frontline Ukrainian city that gets shelled by the Russians daily, not a British supermarket. https://t.co/FFbVAf1zHC | 12313 |
| 1597312792855314432 | We were in the trenches with Ukrainian soldiers - and a kitten called Olenka. ‘If we win my children will live in freedom’ says Vadym. Then we came under fire… https://t.co/Zz7wimU7VZ | 4707 |
| 1517147536384946177 | Mykola, Romana and Oleksander. Aged 13, 16 and 15. They just escaped Mariupol. They stayed in a bunker for weeks. Some days they had only uncooked pasta to eat. ‘Our town doesn’t exist anymore’. More @Channel4News tonight at 7pm. https://t.co/ot6tNKDVgB | 2436 |
| 1600788865840709632 | This is Lviv: while doing your Christmas shopping before leaving Ukraine, you turn a corner and come across three military funerals. https://t.co/3HQKTOs65b | 2399 |
| 1502613502065848321 | I saw a food warehouse hit in #Mykolaiv on Monday, and another at #Brovary north of #Kyiv attacked today. No other targets in the area, and both direct hits. Suggests Russians are targeting food supplies. https://t.co/BWcYDeQU1b | 2133 |
| 1506251080967016453 | Yesterday we reported how dangerous it is to stay in #Mariupol. Today we discovered how dangerous it is to leave. These kids were shot on the way out. Now they’re in a sandbagged hospital ward. More @Channel4News tonight at 7pm. #UkraineRussiaWar https://t.co/QA6KfE8xjR | 1483 |
| 1628004633040879618 | We just arrived in #Kherson. As Putin was speaking, Russian artillery hit this bus-stop killing 6 and injuring 5. https://t.co/HpqrxzhKfY | 1482 |
| 1541103949712875523 | Is @Twitter bowing to an Indian government request to remove the account of @washingtonpost columnist, the brave reporter Rana Ayyub? https://t.co/ujoTfGNgtT | 1232 |
| 1520742749447892993 | Even the coffee…. #Russianukrainewar https://t.co/QMjQxACGC9 | 1074 |
| 1524444970232524800 | Tonight @Channel4News I’m reporting on the 130 bodies of Russian soldiers the Ukrainian military are storing in Kyiv. Will the Russian authorities agree to their repatriation - and tell the families that their sons and fathers are dead? https://t.co/4JTLCNu5ZT | 1050 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1628704365618798592 | No tomato shortage here - but I’m in Kherson, a frontline Ukrainian city that gets shelled by the Russians daily, not a British supermarket. https://t.co/FFbVAf1zHC | 49290 |
| 1597312792855314432 | We were in the trenches with Ukrainian soldiers - and a kitten called Olenka. ‘If we win my children will live in freedom’ says Vadym. Then we came under fire… https://t.co/Zz7wimU7VZ | 18417 |
| 1600788865840709632 | This is Lviv: while doing your Christmas shopping before leaving Ukraine, you turn a corner and come across three military funerals. https://t.co/3HQKTOs65b | 11056 |
| 1517147536384946177 | Mykola, Romana and Oleksander. Aged 13, 16 and 15. They just escaped Mariupol. They stayed in a bunker for weeks. Some days they had only uncooked pasta to eat. ‘Our town doesn’t exist anymore’. More @Channel4News tonight at 7pm. https://t.co/ot6tNKDVgB | 9435 |
| 1501084569000366081 | For #InternationalWomensDay, a Ukrainian volunteer soldier in #Mykolaiv presented me with a bunch of… honey! He apologised that he had no tulips. Very touched! https://t.co/t13OclNOLz | 7045 |
| 1520742749447892993 | Even the coffee…. #Russianukrainewar https://t.co/QMjQxACGC9 | 6253 |
| 1597258791942242304 | Meet Vadym and his kitten Olenka in their trench in Donetsk. We spent a few hours there and saw how tough and dangerous it is. Ukrainian soldiers will be fighting there all winter. More @Channel4News tonight at 7. https://t.co/RU58fXE0cG | 4753 |
| 1524014799599943680 | Driving across Ukraine it’s easy to understand why they chose their 🇺🇦 https://t.co/0oQW8QfIpS | 4300 |
| 1628343117538795520 | Thinking today of #MarieColvin who was killed in Baba Amr, Homs in Syria 11 yrs ago today. She was a great journalist and friend. Her legacy is with the @MarieColvinNet which supports female journalists in the Arab world. https://t.co/P4xf6ZBMZI | 4166 |
| 1502613502065848321 | I saw a food warehouse hit in #Mykolaiv on Monday, and another at #Brovary north of #Kyiv attacked today. No other targets in the area, and both direct hits. Suggests Russians are targeting food supplies. https://t.co/BWcYDeQU1b | 3698 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #mariupol | 17 |
| #ukraine | 13 |
| #mykolaiv | 11 |
| #ukrainerussiawar | 9 |
| #kherson | 7 |
| #evangershkovich | 6 |
| #mariecolvin | 5 |
| #journalismisnotacrime | 5 |
| #ulemagathering | 5 |
| #afghanistanearthquake | 5 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| @channel4news | 298 |
| @hodgerob | 54 |
| @munksoren | 51 |
| @bbclysedoucet | 37 |
| @joshho_ | 28 |
| @mattfrei | 27 |
| @millyteasdale | 23 |
| @mariecolvinnet | 18 |
| @paraicobrien | 15 |
| @bbcpoetryplease | 12 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🧵 | 10 | thread |
| 🐐 | 5 | goat |
| 🧙♀️ | 2 | woman_mage |
| 💅 | 1 | nail_polish |
| 🇺🇦 | 1 | Ukraine |
| 🐍 | 1 | snake |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Activities | 10 |
| Animals & Nature | 6 |
| People & Body | 3 |
| Flags | 1 |