Account Summary

Twitter ID
206978050
URL
n/a
Created on
2010-10-24
Bio
CBS News Foreign correspondent. @cbsnews Investigative Journalist. No Fear, No Favor https://t.co/kjKyVlm4S7
Followers Count
172,065
Friends Count
968
Tweets Count
11,244
List Count
520
Location
South Africa
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
145
Percentage of Verified accounts
0.14%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
6,895
Percentage of Protected accounts
6.83%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
7 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
53,169
Number of users with a Bio
47,830
Percentage of users with a Bio
47.36%
Percentage of users without a Bio
52.64%
Worldcloud of Bios

Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 14100469 | 573782 | 7453 |
ava | 2625841 | 15699 | 54385 |
BeatsByAssassin | 2261573 | 2693207 | 260946 |
EFFSouthAfrica | 2054483 | 11434 | 75372 |
TimesLIVE | 1997473 | 909 | 373576 |
jdickerson | 1916126 | 3564 | 39327 |
RobertAlai | 1859834 | 4466 | 280469 |
NelsonMandela | 1563254 | 27724 | 22513 |
MurrayNewlands | 1518571 | 1166422 | 27450 |
obyezeks | 1447712 | 7551 | 120457 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
BeatsByAssassin | 2693207 | 2261573 | 260946 |
MurrayNewlands | 1166422 | 1518571 | 27450 |
LeBronJames | 970957 | 1010651 | 3514 |
TheCooksCook | 589855 | 1137615 | 6069 |
JohnCena | 573782 | 14100469 | 7453 |
larrykim | 568701 | 728707 | 85796 |
willieeng | 470651 | 573785 | 1861 |
soledadobrien | 422241 | 1317634 | 124978 |
the_worldface | 349843 | 553763 | 58280 |
scottisbell_ | 273247 | 302639 | 81297 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
---|---|---|---|
morgfair | 911034 | 176934 | 15453 |
SABusinessIndex | 842702 | 2560 | 4540 |
waweru | 706692 | 6597 | 7098 |
Omojuwa | 625327 | 1232778 | 4683 |
weskusgogga | 608756 | 1386 | 4991 |
blackrepublican | 607758 | 62285 | 80772 |
cunningham_cch | 602058 | 2179 | 4939 |
Indy_Events | 552012 | 1442 | 2609 |
PassarelliAllan | 511771 | 16574 | 17406 |
donmgreen | 482810 | 1509 | 3229 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
---|---|---|---|
JohnCena | 31659 | 573782 | 14100469 |
soledadobrien | 10591 | 422241 | 1317634 |
larrykim | 9740 | 568701 | 728707 |
costareports | 9499 | 6097 | 736535 |
jdickerson | 6865 | 3564 | 1916126 |
MurrayNewlands | 6228 | 1166422 | 1518571 |
ava | 5733 | 15699 | 2625841 |
yashar | 5496 | 34177 | 705095 |
OpenSociety | 5361 | 5528 | 589369 |
funder | 5158 | 88287 | 1107269 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
3,194
Earliest tweet was on
2014-09-12
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-24
Tweets covering
3,146 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
363
Percentage of total tweets
11%
Number of Original tweets
2,021
Percentage of total tweets
63%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
1,514
Percentage of total tweets
47%
Number of tweets that were Replies
762
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
48
Percentage of total tweets
1%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
2,077
Percentage of total tweets
65%
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
847655335091290113 | #Zuma's midnight #CabinetReshuffle - the desperate act of a man who has sold his country for 30 pieces of silver to the highest bidder | 1894 |
697637966798307328 | #SONA2016 So do you think #Zuma is practicing his speech in front of the mirror and saying to himself "whatever happens do not laugh?" | 945 |
709991365585866752 | #Guptas Are there no brave #ANC members who are bold enough to stand up and halt the madness of King Zuma by recalling him? | 473 |
715997382362677248 | The concourt gave us a powerful lesson in democracy - today #Zuma demonstrated the art of the whitewash and how to spit in democracy's face | 465 |
657060459397390336 | #FeesMustFall once upon a time a revolutionary youth leader said: https://t.co/2YdJgeFL24 | 417 |
968223681930563584 | #CabinetReshuffle Astoundingly Bathabile Dlamini speaks for women and Malusi Gigaba heads up Home Affairs. Was this the price @CyrilRamaphosa paid for bringing back Nhlanhla Nene as Finance Minister and putting Pravin Gordhan in charge of Public Enterprises? | 389 |
803148731826733056 | Regardless of whether or not the vote of no confidence in #Zuma at the #ANCNEC is successful - it's clear the ground is shifting in SA | 376 |
697861938274033664 | #SONA2016 You've got to be kidding me - that's it? The country's in crisis and Zuma facing the biggest test of his presidency and that's it? | 350 |
750611438365016064 | #Pistorius Legal experts say OP can be paroled for good behaviour after serving a third of the sentence - that is two years | 328 |
1242371961650581504 | #LockdownSA Two patients in ICU in South Africa at present | 312 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
ID | Text | Reply count |
---|---|---|
1242371961650581504 | #LockdownSA Two patients in ICU in South Africa at present | 404 |
746196300417228801 | #Brexit looks likely - incredible that the UK would actually be so stupid as to shoot itself in the foot to vote to leave the EU | 272 |
697637966798307328 | #SONA2016 So do you think #Zuma is practicing his speech in front of the mirror and saying to himself "whatever happens do not laugh?" | 151 |
709991365585866752 | #Guptas Are there no brave #ANC members who are bold enough to stand up and halt the madness of King Zuma by recalling him? | 95 |
847655335091290113 | #Zuma's midnight #CabinetReshuffle - the desperate act of a man who has sold his country for 30 pieces of silver to the highest bidder | 94 |
968223681930563584 | #CabinetReshuffle Astoundingly Bathabile Dlamini speaks for women and Malusi Gigaba heads up Home Affairs. Was this the price @CyrilRamaphosa paid for bringing back Nhlanhla Nene as Finance Minister and putting Pravin Gordhan in charge of Public Enterprises? | 71 |
999306530506924032 | Dealing with @TelkomZA is like have root canal with no anaesthetic - each Dept refers you to another - and 3 days on still no-one can help | 55 |
697861938274033664 | #SONA2016 You've got to be kidding me - that's it? The country's in crisis and Zuma facing the biggest test of his presidency and that's it? | 54 |
1239249690731974656 | #CoronaVirusSA Pres Cyril Ramaphosa taking tough action and making bold decisions - proud of SA | 41 |
750611438365016064 | #Pistorius Legal experts say OP can be paroled for good behaviour after serving a third of the sentence - that is two years | 36 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Quote count
ID | Text | Quote count |
---|---|---|
1242371961650581504 | #LockdownSA Two patients in ICU in South Africa at present | 402 |
750611438365016064 | #Pistorius Legal experts say OP can be paroled for good behaviour after serving a third of the sentence - that is two years | 109 |
847655335091290113 | #Zuma's midnight #CabinetReshuffle - the desperate act of a man who has sold his country for 30 pieces of silver to the highest bidder | 67 |
746196300417228801 | #Brexit looks likely - incredible that the UK would actually be so stupid as to shoot itself in the foot to vote to leave the EU | 43 |
750608627766091776 | #Pistorius Judge - sentence imposed is six years in jail - nine less than minimum | 38 |
968223681930563584 | #CabinetReshuffle Astoundingly Bathabile Dlamini speaks for women and Malusi Gigaba heads up Home Affairs. Was this the price @CyrilRamaphosa paid for bringing back Nhlanhla Nene as Finance Minister and putting Pravin Gordhan in charge of Public Enterprises? | 35 |
750607233587830784 | #Pistorius Judge: Fact that accused has quick temper does not mean he is a violent person | 25 |
755352807805448192 | #SABC More journos fired incl @lukhanyocalata whose father Fort was killed by the apartheid regime - is this what he fought and died for? | 19 |
999306530506924032 | Dealing with @TelkomZA is like have root canal with no anaesthetic - each Dept refers you to another - and 3 days on still no-one can help | 16 |
852159950176616449 | 1000's attend #AntiZumaMarch in Pretoria as seen in this photo by @yebo_levy - view from the top of truck https://t.co/PJeGFra3Yb | 16 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
847655335091290113 | #Zuma's midnight #CabinetReshuffle - the desperate act of a man who has sold his country for 30 pieces of silver to the highest bidder | 1788 |
1242371961650581504 | #LockdownSA Two patients in ICU in South Africa at present | 916 |
697637966798307328 | #SONA2016 So do you think #Zuma is practicing his speech in front of the mirror and saying to himself "whatever happens do not laugh?" | 795 |
968223681930563584 | #CabinetReshuffle Astoundingly Bathabile Dlamini speaks for women and Malusi Gigaba heads up Home Affairs. Was this the price @CyrilRamaphosa paid for bringing back Nhlanhla Nene as Finance Minister and putting Pravin Gordhan in charge of Public Enterprises? | 646 |
1239249690731974656 | #CoronaVirusSA Pres Cyril Ramaphosa taking tough action and making bold decisions - proud of SA | 621 |
803148731826733056 | Regardless of whether or not the vote of no confidence in #Zuma at the #ANCNEC is successful - it's clear the ground is shifting in SA | 429 |
709991365585866752 | #Guptas Are there no brave #ANC members who are bold enough to stand up and halt the madness of King Zuma by recalling him? | 425 |
715997382362677248 | The concourt gave us a powerful lesson in democracy - today #Zuma demonstrated the art of the whitewash and how to spit in democracy's face | 397 |
697861938274033664 | #SONA2016 You've got to be kidding me - that's it? The country's in crisis and Zuma facing the biggest test of his presidency and that's it? | 211 |
1563161110840492032 | #WarInUkraine A defected Russian soldier talks to us on @CBSMornings The conversation is frank and revealing as explains how he realised the war was wrong and that he'd been duped by Putin https://t.co/5Nb31tmRl8 @LeighKiniry @maryilyushina | 193 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#pistorius | 409 |
#ramaphosa | 313 |
#oscartrial | 135 |
#oscarpistorius | 133 |
#pistoriusappeal | 104 |
#warinukraine | 64 |
#mtbps2016 | 60 |
#sonadebate | 50 |
#zuma | 48 |
#sona2016 | 43 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
@cbseveningnews | 130 |
@cbsthismorning | 48 |
@mishd84 | 45 |
@cbsmornings | 32 |
@sarzss | 30 |
@cbsnews | 30 |
@cbsnlive | 13 |
@leighkiniry | 9 |
@moosenyc | 9 |
@citypowerjhb | 8 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets
