Account Summary

Bio
Your source for news, culture and more! news@nowtoronto.com
Followers Count
215,992
Friends Count
7,666
Tweets Count
70,672
List Count
2,840
Location
Toronto, Ontario
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
275
Percentage of Verified accounts
0.27%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
7,619
Percentage of Protected accounts
7.54%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
7 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
57,742
Number of users with a Bio
43,257
Percentage of users with a Bio
42.83%
Percentage of users without a Bio
57.17%
Worldcloud of Bios

Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 14100504 | 574045 | 7453 |
soledadobrien | 1317565 | 422228 | 124986 |
dankanter | 1169048 | 5225 | 16873 |
SimuLiu | 1082390 | 735 | 12870 |
ZachBoychuk | 828677 | 683804 | 9264 |
fordnation | 665911 | 2510 | 9664 |
TayeDiggs | 646865 | 657196 | 39944 |
OccupyDemocrats | 540580 | 23547 | 108467 |
JayOnrait | 538966 | 1752 | 24792 |
nathanfielder | 537942 | 240 | 1225 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
djkingassassin | 1374243 | 472158 | 137839 |
ZachBoychuk | 683804 | 828677 | 9264 |
TayeDiggs | 657196 | 646865 | 39944 |
JohnCena | 574045 | 14100504 | 7453 |
wefollowbackd | 451670 | 457016 | 7395 |
BeefEnt | 430619 | 144974 | 518175 |
soledadobrien | 422228 | 1317565 | 124986 |
2thank | 364248 | 394934 | 60840 |
bynsny | 323852 | 208684 | 314655 |
YourDailyInt | 303262 | 258635 | 113670 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
---|---|---|---|
michno1234 | 1323060 | 251 | 5007 |
dgendvil | 1145493 | 4074 | 5001 |
Chilhon2016Lap | 1068112 | 3742 | 5002 |
nutralift2 | 993527 | 12976 | 45236 |
DennisKoch10 | 968636 | 8245 | 9015 |
acheetah42496 | 862461 | 1059 | 4899 |
boxticker | 786986 | 14958 | 52377 |
allan_crawshaw | 611566 | 4963 | 5110 |
BeefEnt | 518175 | 144974 | 430619 |
mini_bubbly | 475009 | 28127 | 17846 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 31658 | 574045 | 14100504 |
soledadobrien | 10591 | 422228 | 1317565 |
trendhunter | 6785 | 3453 | 223495 |
dankanter | 5701 | 5225 | 1169048 |
lisabriercliffe | 5685 | 47514 | 49985 |
dtapscott | 5594 | 22046 | 106457 |
JimHarris | 5120 | 125920 | 257718 |
aiww | 5099 | 22011 | 390425 |
BernardMarr | 4816 | 56631 | 137811 |
GLlamazares | 3544 | 25674 | 279662 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
3,250
Earliest tweet was on
2022-02-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-25
Tweets covering
427 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
282
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of Original tweets
2,820
Percentage of total tweets
86%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
639
Percentage of total tweets
19%
Number of tweets that were Replies
104
Percentage of total tweets
3%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
44
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
475
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1500879118954647552 | Ford is doing what he does best – ducking responsibility and using your tax dollars to buy votes. https://t.co/sQbwnWQW82 | 412 |
1647733693027438592 | A huge protest just went by on Queen Street in Toronto calling on the “media to tell the truth” after a video went viral of the Dalai Lama kissing a boy. https://t.co/b8ftijyIU9 | 255 |
1645852633888948224 | WATCH: @chloebrown4TO arrives at Toronto city hall to register her name in the upcoming mayoral by election. Brown previously finished third in the 2022 mayoral race. https://t.co/vB2gDEPlxl | 83 |
1558822519787995137 | Black women are often at the forefront of revolutionary changes. What we’re seeing in the Canadian film and TV industry is no exception. @samchizanga gives those trailblazers their flowers. https://t.co/rMdhw9euUp | 70 |
1518940389440376834 | Everyday, street nurses enter this ongoing crisis and save lives. But 43 of them have just been fired due to the Ford government funding cuts to the Ontario Ministry of Health. https://t.co/YGY06rgttF | 60 |
1502060350145015816 | The stands were empty this morning. Here's why. https://t.co/tOQ8krY63j | 53 |
1530640091965693953 | People on social assistance are barely surviving in Ontario write @chipadovani & @bobmurf58. https://t.co/ETCl1ASqCu | 50 |
1499520065850511362 | Ford is doing what he does best – ducking responsibility and using your tax dollars to buy votes. https://t.co/RV95gvVaeE | 47 |
1519001734881759234 | Housing activist and social worker Chiara Padovani will be running in York South Weston for a seat on Toronto City Council. “Our whole electoral system is set up to exclude renters,” Padovani told NOW in 2020. https://t.co/MEPKTvdai8 https://t.co/hh5GfyfFNg | 47 |
1617928459170480134 | Protestors have gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to object the #Toronto #police budget increase of $50 million. | 44 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
ID | Text | Reply count |
---|---|---|
1647733693027438592 | A huge protest just went by on Queen Street in Toronto calling on the “media to tell the truth” after a video went viral of the Dalai Lama kissing a boy. https://t.co/b8ftijyIU9 | 184 |
1629925914787160064 | Many Canadians are expressing concerns about the government’s decision to fund up to $75,000 in medical sex changes for federal employees. What are your thoughts? https://t.co/WoIVqJDQ08 | 110 |
1500879118954647552 | Ford is doing what he does best – ducking responsibility and using your tax dollars to buy votes. https://t.co/sQbwnWQW82 | 106 |
1544833629108543490 | Hannah Gadsby on comics like Chappelle and Gervais: "They would never admit to this. But they’re towing a fairly popular idea on gender. Transphobia is the status quo. They think they’re being controversial, but in reality, they’re being very versial." https://t.co/vF9vvXNBoN | 70 |
1613233570994085888 | New year, new logo! https://t.co/qrFHSLhWRB | 33 |
1612435606877130753 | BREAKING: New year, new ‘NOW’! We’ve joined the @gonezmedia family. Stay tuned as we’ll be sharing more information throughout the week as we return officially on January 17th! 👀 https://t.co/WiBhHA39aJ | 23 |
1645852633888948224 | WATCH: @chloebrown4TO arrives at Toronto city hall to register her name in the upcoming mayoral by election. Brown previously finished third in the 2022 mayoral race. https://t.co/vB2gDEPlxl | 19 |
1617928459170480134 | Protestors have gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to object the #Toronto #police budget increase of $50 million. | 19 |
1615090472497844227 | We’re 1️⃣ day away from relaunching so we wanted to introduce you to our Managing Editor, Kerrisa Wilson! Please congratulate & welcome Kerrisa in the comments! 🎉 https://t.co/B1wLx2u5M8 | 19 |
1629527091728334854 | Trudeau called out an anti-vaxxer during a night vigil in solidarity with Ukraine. What are your thoughts? https://t.co/pX7eDz28nl | 18 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Quote count
ID | Text | Quote count |
---|---|---|
1502060350145015816 | The stands were empty this morning. Here's why. https://t.co/tOQ8krY63j | 65 |
1500879118954647552 | Ford is doing what he does best – ducking responsibility and using your tax dollars to buy votes. https://t.co/sQbwnWQW82 | 49 |
1629925914787160064 | Many Canadians are expressing concerns about the government’s decision to fund up to $75,000 in medical sex changes for federal employees. What are your thoughts? https://t.co/WoIVqJDQ08 | 48 |
1647733693027438592 | A huge protest just went by on Queen Street in Toronto calling on the “media to tell the truth” after a video went viral of the Dalai Lama kissing a boy. https://t.co/b8ftijyIU9 | 45 |
1643283146740211714 | Celina Caesar-Chavannes arrived at city hall Tuesday morning to sign up for Toronto's mayoral by-election this summer. Details here: https://t.co/kk6nyxRKx7 https://t.co/6lcz5CGbcx | 37 |
1612435606877130753 | BREAKING: New year, new ‘NOW’! We’ve joined the @gonezmedia family. Stay tuned as we’ll be sharing more information throughout the week as we return officially on January 17th! 👀 https://t.co/WiBhHA39aJ | 32 |
1613233570994085888 | New year, new logo! https://t.co/qrFHSLhWRB | 28 |
1558822519787995137 | Black women are often at the forefront of revolutionary changes. What we’re seeing in the Canadian film and TV industry is no exception. @samchizanga gives those trailblazers their flowers. https://t.co/rMdhw9euUp | 22 |
1618686118433529871 | #BREAKING: Toronto police are increasing the number of officers on the TTC, amid a series of violent incidents within the city’s transit system. https://t.co/c3GWOi7qi7 | 14 |
1518940389440376834 | Everyday, street nurses enter this ongoing crisis and save lives. But 43 of them have just been fired due to the Ford government funding cuts to the Ontario Ministry of Health. https://t.co/YGY06rgttF | 13 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1647733693027438592 | A huge protest just went by on Queen Street in Toronto calling on the “media to tell the truth” after a video went viral of the Dalai Lama kissing a boy. https://t.co/b8ftijyIU9 | 983 |
1500879118954647552 | Ford is doing what he does best – ducking responsibility and using your tax dollars to buy votes. https://t.co/sQbwnWQW82 | 914 |
1645852633888948224 | WATCH: @chloebrown4TO arrives at Toronto city hall to register her name in the upcoming mayoral by election. Brown previously finished third in the 2022 mayoral race. https://t.co/vB2gDEPlxl | 373 |
1612435606877130753 | BREAKING: New year, new ‘NOW’! We’ve joined the @gonezmedia family. Stay tuned as we’ll be sharing more information throughout the week as we return officially on January 17th! 👀 https://t.co/WiBhHA39aJ | 236 |
1558822519787995137 | Black women are often at the forefront of revolutionary changes. What we’re seeing in the Canadian film and TV industry is no exception. @samchizanga gives those trailblazers their flowers. https://t.co/rMdhw9euUp | 198 |
1502060350145015816 | The stands were empty this morning. Here's why. https://t.co/tOQ8krY63j | 196 |
1617928459170480134 | Protestors have gathered in Nathan Phillips Square to object the #Toronto #police budget increase of $50 million. | 180 |
1645906156433588224 | Chloe Brown has officially entered the race to be mayor of Toronto, after registering at city hall Tuesday morning: https://t.co/MYniLtdjuz https://t.co/ondmSPprYA | 136 |
1643283146740211714 | Celina Caesar-Chavannes arrived at city hall Tuesday morning to sign up for Toronto's mayoral by-election this summer. Details here: https://t.co/kk6nyxRKx7 https://t.co/6lcz5CGbcx | 115 |
1519001734881759234 | Housing activist and social worker Chiara Padovani will be running in York South Weston for a seat on Toronto City Council. “Our whole electoral system is set up to exclude renters,” Padovani told NOW in 2020. https://t.co/MEPKTvdai8 https://t.co/hh5GfyfFNg | 114 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#sponsored | 170 |
#newsyoucanuse | 63 |
#toronto | 57 |
#tiff22 | 23 |
#ttc | 21 |
#justforlaughs | 17 |
#spon | 16 |
#contest | 11 |
#greattasteofontario | 10 |
#feastonthefarm | 10 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
@fanexpocanada | 17 |
@justforlaughs | 14 |
@pattonoswalt | 10 |
@fatumaadar | 10 |
@issarae | 7 |
@_hudahassan | 7 |
@realsarahpolley | 6 |
@masseyhall | 6 |
@lachancephoto | 6 |
@dbiyoung | 6 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
😢 | 5 | crying_face |
🔥 | 4 | fire |
📸 | 4 | camera_with_flash |
🎉 | 3 | party_popper |
🧐 | 3 | face_with_monocle |
🛩️ | 2 | small_airplane |
🌸 | 2 | cherry_blossom |
⛽ | 2 | fuel_pump |
🎶 | 2 | musical_notes |
🚇 | 2 | metro |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Travel & Places | 18 |
Objects | 14 |
Smileys & Emotion | 14 |
Activities | 7 |
People & Body | 7 |
Animals & Nature | 6 |
Food & Drink | 2 |
Flags | 2 |
Symbols | 2 |