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This article was published on October 27, 2010

Justin Bieber is the most retweeted user on Twitter


Justin Bieber is the most retweeted user on Twitter

According to Klout, Justin Bieber is Twitter’s most retweeted user:Top 10 Most Retweeted Twitter Users: The Official Klout Blog:

Yes, although there is an American flag, next to his name, Justin is a Canadian (Klout acknowledges this buts says most of the RTs are from the U.S.). I think this bit of data confirms what has been tossed around for a while now: Twitter is mainstream.

Twitter isn’t the world of tech geeks. I don’t think Scoble, Mike Arrington, even Matt Mullenweg get get even close to these levels of RTs. I think it’s also telling that 4 of the 10 are not only outside of the U.S. (personally I think He Shall Not Be Named should have a U.K. flag), but non-english as well. Twitter isn’t about geeks anymore, it’s about everyone. Which is great, though I’m not sure if I should apologize on behalf of all of Canada for Justin Bieber…

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