Account Summary
Bio
Your trusted source for business and investment insights.
Followers Count
160,289
Friends Count
2,606
Tweets Count
97,631
List Count
1,175
Location
South Africa
Verified
Yes
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
340
Percentage of Verified accounts
0.34%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
9,457
Percentage of Protected accounts
9.36%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
7 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
44,137
Number of users with a Bio
56,862
Percentage of users with a Bio
56.3%
Percentage of users without a Bio
43.7%
Worldcloud of Bios
Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
| Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 14105721 | 568305 | 7443 |
| News24 | 5377269 | 730 | 427510 |
| 6BillionPeople | 2037974 | 4028087 | 183303 |
| TimesLIVE | 1992536 | 952 | 372860 |
| GarethCliff | 1978703 | 371 | 32245 |
| ewnupdates | 1578781 | 3610 | 370969 |
| MapsMaponyane | 1422129 | 479 | 57954 |
| soledadobrien | 1320041 | 422700 | 124706 |
| nelsonchamisa | 1171015 | 3767 | 13474 |
| CityPowerJhb | 1068990 | 2538 | 469702 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
| Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6BillionPeople | 4028087 | 2037974 | 183303 |
| rogerhamilton | 652762 | 929461 | 22721 |
| JohnCena | 568305 | 14105721 | 7443 |
| tanjaplayner | 548586 | 499486 | 273439 |
| DennisKoutoudis | 525975 | 544260 | 3259 |
| RareCat | 477694 | 427687 | 37383 |
| BeefEnt | 431099 | 145312 | 518130 |
| soledadobrien | 422700 | 1320041 | 124706 |
| Chico_Mills | 246583 | 311711 | 10193 |
| RonHeinlein | 243871 | 88872 | 36099 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
| Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| jornalistavitor | 2910624 | 35794 | 36075 |
| AlertTrade | 2736409 | 223313 | 159609 |
| SupremeBeingNes | 1028590 | 73911 | 66439 |
| Min_FX | 962043 | 162618 | 16067 |
| SABusinessIndex | 842702 | 2565 | 4544 |
| Khuze_Elikhulu | 804270 | 7363 | 1238 |
| africaupdates | 655079 | 140504 | 154553 |
| blackrepublican | 606592 | 62399 | 80838 |
| clarinetwoman2 | 589278 | 3158 | 5001 |
| GaryLoper | 561999 | 208707 | 127947 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
| Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnCena | 31690 | 568305 | 14105721 |
| soledadobrien | 10592 | 422700 | 1320041 |
| TamaraMcCleary | 8006 | 197792 | 299945 |
| News24 | 5290 | 730 | 5377269 |
| pdacosta | 4064 | 30095 | 138251 |
| 6BillionPeople | 4056 | 4028087 | 2037974 |
| joanstewart1 | 4027 | 5267 | 10124 |
| GaryLoper | 4026 | 127947 | 208707 |
| rogerhamilton | 4021 | 652762 | 929461 |
| thomaspower | 3548 | 103669 | 288485 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
500
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-16
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-11
Tweets covering
26 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
3
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of Original tweets
480
Percentage of total tweets
96%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
253
Percentage of total tweets
50%
Number of tweets that were Replies
11
Percentage of total tweets
2%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
6
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
479
Percentage of total tweets
95%
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641429908005036032 | [BREAKING] The @SAReserveBank has hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points ... move takes commercial banks' prime lending rate to 11.25%. #SARBMPCMAR2023 #InterestRate https://t.co/HX8vS8KFJx | 47 |
| 1637455171159486465 | The Pretoria High Court ordered the liquidation of Grand Azania, a company owned by Brain Shivambu, the brother of EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu, over unpaid tax amounting to R11.5 million. #Moneyweb https://t.co/voQCEAACIk | 29 |
| 1636736699173576704 | Learn how to build generational wealth amidst black tax at the #BetterInvestor conference on 29 Mar 2023 with #Moneyweb's @jmoyaha_, together with #EsteemedFinancialSolutions’ Nonhlanhla Nxele & Accountant - @CoruscaKhaya. Click here to livestream: https://t.co/7KJYLNmTB6 https://t.co/Ut6hhCu8E9 | 13 |
| 1643244597206818817 | #Eskom is threatening to take control of local load shedding in the Free State town of Frankfort in an effort to stop the use of locally produced solar power to spare residents from load shedding during the day. #Moneyweb #SolarPower https://t.co/lZN6WJrTcv | 12 |
| 1637409874156871681 | [ICYMI] Over three months ago David Hurwitz, CEO of #TransactionCapital, sold 42% of his nearly four million shares in the group. The 1.6 million shares were disposed of on the market over three days for a total consideration of R50.99 million. #Moneyweb https://t.co/AuWNUKnSvx | 10 |
| 1642739991703871491 | Opening the first Uniq store at Canal Walk is one way of telling consumers to expect more than a ‘cheap and cheerful’ offering. @Shoprite_SA #Moneyweb #retail https://t.co/iLQA1MF6vl | 9 |
| 1641747217240276993 | Banking group #Absa has finalised a R11.2 billion empowerment deal that will see 7% of its shares in the hands of its black employees. #Moneyweb @NtandoThukwana https://t.co/Aayv38aA3n | 9 |
| 1640239772407853056 | There have long been suspicions that #Zimbabwe’s #gold mafia has deep tentacles into SA. #Moneyweb #smuggling https://t.co/bmgs5X74vN | 9 |
| 1641731125801361409 | South Africans are barely managing to keep their heads above the water in the current interest rate cycle. However, a historical throwback shows that a prime lending rate above 10% is not new to SA #Moneyweb: '... a move that takes the repo rate to 7.75%' https://t.co/nLRWioWuKU https://t.co/FlK1AIBauX | 9 |
| 1640711636683202565 | South Africa is home to over 328 centi-millionaires (classified as those who hold investable wealth worth $100 million or more), accounting for at least 30% of Africa’s high-net-worth individuals (HNWI). #Moneyweb @Matshoba_A https://t.co/H0eLSdtm1J | 8 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
| ID | Text | Reply count |
|---|---|---|
| 1643930656999612417 | https://t.co/KiotkU0Xib | 15 |
| 1644315337465233409 | To fix #Eskom’s issues, the utility needs more money to invest in quality coal, improve poor procurement processes and up the morale of its staff, who have lost hope in its ability to solve the #loadshedding problem, the energy minister says. #Moneyweb https://t.co/xxT3KuuAFh | 13 |
| 1637455171159486465 | The Pretoria High Court ordered the liquidation of Grand Azania, a company owned by Brain Shivambu, the brother of EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu, over unpaid tax amounting to R11.5 million. #Moneyweb https://t.co/voQCEAACIk | 12 |
| 1637409874156871681 | [ICYMI] Over three months ago David Hurwitz, CEO of #TransactionCapital, sold 42% of his nearly four million shares in the group. The 1.6 million shares were disposed of on the market over three days for a total consideration of R50.99 million. #Moneyweb https://t.co/AuWNUKnSvx | 10 |
| 1640229700982263808 | [ICYMI] MoneywebNow with @SimonPB, a look at what the approval of the Mediclinic takeover means for local healthcare stocks, advice on how to use tax incentives to earn more and how accountable institutions are managing changes to regulations. podcast: https://t.co/dXm5HmXThA | 9 |
| 1643244597206818817 | #Eskom is threatening to take control of local load shedding in the Free State town of Frankfort in an effort to stop the use of locally produced solar power to spare residents from load shedding during the day. #Moneyweb #SolarPower https://t.co/lZN6WJrTcv | 7 |
| 1637062583743070208 | [ICYMI] Several Zimbabwean and Lesotho lecturers on exemption permits that allow them to live and work in SA, have been told their services are no longer required by the Department of Higher Education (DHE). #Moneyweb https://t.co/grMJ02iRm1 | 7 |
| 1643902667113091074 | [ADVISOR VIEW] Over the past decade, #bitcoin has become a household name & one of the most talked-about topics in finance & technology. Some enthusiasts even go so far as to claim that all roads eventually lead to bitcoin: Michael Haldane - #GlobalLocal https://t.co/vURhNfgGtg | 7 |
| 1644075358499528711 | [SPECIAL REPORT/ PODCAST] ‘The Eskom exemption was not meant to conceal any fraud or corruption,' says Shabeer Khan, Accountant-General at National Treasury. https://t.co/BnsUf0ZJro #MoneywebNews #Eskom @Ryk_van_Niekerk | 6 |
| 1636649877697601536 | The performance of some of its coal-fired power stations is improving and bodes well for #Eskom’s target of achieving 70% availability by financial year 2025, says Eskom acting CEO Calib Cassim. #Moneyweb #PowerCuts https://t.co/Yig4PRu1p0 | 6 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Quote count
| ID | Text | Quote count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641429908005036032 | [BREAKING] The @SAReserveBank has hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points ... move takes commercial banks' prime lending rate to 11.25%. #SARBMPCMAR2023 #InterestRate https://t.co/HX8vS8KFJx | 50 |
| 1644315337465233409 | To fix #Eskom’s issues, the utility needs more money to invest in quality coal, improve poor procurement processes and up the morale of its staff, who have lost hope in its ability to solve the #loadshedding problem, the energy minister says. #Moneyweb https://t.co/xxT3KuuAFh | 6 |
| 1643298684463898631 | [READER QUESTION] 'I’m 27 and looking for guidance on how I can invest R28m and also earn a monthly income from it. I won the lottery last year.' #MunafMukadam of @GMInvestmentsZA and #MariusFenwick of @thisiswealthup reply. https://t.co/EUaFPZejFF #Investing #PersonalFinance | 5 |
| 1643526442209230849 | South Africa’s government withdrew an exemption granted to its beleaguered #Eskom from reporting irregular spending in its annual financial statements, after a public outcry against the move. #Moneyweb #Loadshedding https://t.co/ciBqUD59xS | 5 |
| 1643978166615310339 | SA’s government has withdrawn legislation intended to widen the number of species protected by more stringent laws and has also scrapped incoming laws pertaining to the management of elephants and hunting of leopards. #Moneyweb #ElephantManagement https://t.co/ZUuWlw9kgd | 4 |
| 1640707883598770176 | The @CompComSA said it’s investigating the price of a range of essential-food products, after consumers were subjected to “unjustified increases” over the past two years. #Moneyweb #FoodPriceHikes https://t.co/nx7GnziQWH | 4 |
| 1636766935114301449 | Learn how to build generational wealth amidst black tax at the #BetterInvestor Conference on 29 Mar 2023 with #Moneyweb's @jmoyaha_, together with #EsteemedFinancialSolutions’ Nonhlanhla Nxele & Accountant - @CoruscaKhaya. Click here to livestream: https://t.co/7KJYLNmTB6 https://t.co/k0GIBVZCMO | 3 |
| 1640571969279078400 | Busa CEO Cas Coovadia has slammed the government for not addressing the rampant corruption that played out during the #Zuma years sooner. #Moneyweb #corruption https://t.co/PlL5Heytoh | 3 |
| 1640701584601489409 | The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has seen its support plunge by about half in the last eight months, a Social Research Foundation poll shows. #Moneyweb #PoliticalNews https://t.co/foG2GhdmRN | 3 |
| 1638414128644763648 | Transaction Capital’s acquisition of #WeBuyCars is part of its long-term strategy to diversify its business beyond #taxi financing and comprised 43% of its 2022 earnings. #Moneyweb https://t.co/EW5UbDvoEW | 3 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1637455171159486465 | The Pretoria High Court ordered the liquidation of Grand Azania, a company owned by Brain Shivambu, the brother of EFF deputy president Floyd Shivambu, over unpaid tax amounting to R11.5 million. #Moneyweb https://t.co/voQCEAACIk | 50 |
| 1638850624824709122 | Can you retire on R2m? Join #Moneyweb’s @jmoyaha_ & @brink_elke of @PSGWealth as they explore the realities of investing towards your retirement & offer insights into how to win at it at the #BetterInvestor conference on 29 Mar. Register for FREE here: https://t.co/7KJYLNnrqE https://t.co/WdNu6N4hKT | 28 |
| 1641429908005036032 | [BREAKING] The @SAReserveBank has hiked the repo rate by 50 basis points ... move takes commercial banks' prime lending rate to 11.25%. #SARBMPCMAR2023 #InterestRate https://t.co/HX8vS8KFJx | 27 |
| 1643525172568137729 | Should #Eskom consider #bitcoin mining? Carel de Jager of @CSIR explains why the idea could be a game changer for the power utility and should not be dismissed as a joke on Moneyweb #CryptoPodcast with @CiaranRyan14. Download this insightful podcast below https://t.co/x08aC9H2rj | 22 |
| 1640239772407853056 | There have long been suspicions that #Zimbabwe’s #gold mafia has deep tentacles into SA. #Moneyweb #smuggling https://t.co/bmgs5X74vN | 22 |
| 1636736699173576704 | Learn how to build generational wealth amidst black tax at the #BetterInvestor conference on 29 Mar 2023 with #Moneyweb's @jmoyaha_, together with #EsteemedFinancialSolutions’ Nonhlanhla Nxele & Accountant - @CoruscaKhaya. Click here to livestream: https://t.co/7KJYLNmTB6 https://t.co/Ut6hhCu8E9 | 18 |
| 1637409874156871681 | [ICYMI] Over three months ago David Hurwitz, CEO of #TransactionCapital, sold 42% of his nearly four million shares in the group. The 1.6 million shares were disposed of on the market over three days for a total consideration of R50.99 million. #Moneyweb https://t.co/AuWNUKnSvx | 17 |
| 1641758558566903808 | The former head of South Africa’s National Treasury - #DondoMogajane has been tasked with cleaning up a scandal-dogged company that’s contemplating partnering a Chinese battery maker in a $1 billion lithium operation. #Moneyweb #LithiumScandal https://t.co/xvsF2ybpGD | 16 |
| 1641747217240276993 | Banking group #Absa has finalised a R11.2 billion empowerment deal that will see 7% of its shares in the hands of its black employees. #Moneyweb @NtandoThukwana https://t.co/Aayv38aA3n | 15 |
| 1640571969279078400 | Busa CEO Cas Coovadia has slammed the government for not addressing the rampant corruption that played out during the #Zuma years sooner. #Moneyweb #corruption https://t.co/PlL5Heytoh | 15 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #moneyweb | 312 |
| #podcast | 58 |
| #moneywebnow | 32 |
| #businessnews | 28 |
| #betterinvestor | 27 |
| #personalfinance | 24 |
| #eskom | 24 |
| #marketupdate | 24 |
| #investment | 23 |
| #loadshedding | 23 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| @simonpb | 71 |
| @safmradio | 19 |
| @crueinvest | 17 |
| @matshoba_a | 17 |
| @fifipeters | 15 |
| @jmoyaha_ | 13 |
| @brenthurstsa | 10 |
| @ryk_van_niekerk | 10 |
| @ntandothukwana | 10 |
| @surennaidoo | 8 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 📈 | 15 | chart_increasing |
| 🎙️ | 6 | studio_microphone |
| 💼 | 6 | briefcase |
| ⬇️ | 5 | down_arrow |
| ⤵️ | 2 | right_arrow_curving_down |
| ➡️ | 1 | right_arrow |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Objects | 27 |
| Symbols | 8 |