Account Summary

Bio
Editor-in-Chief/Founder @HKFP - Non-profit, 100% independent impartial news since 2015. Alum: @LeedsUniMedia & @JMSCHKU. Views own. Not leaving. #PressingOn
Followers Count
159,979
Friends Count
1,973
Tweets Count
3,869
List Count
1,072
Location
Hong Kong
Verified
No
Followers Analysis (based on followers sample)
Verified
Number of Verified accounts
487
Percentage of Verified accounts
0.48%
Protected
Number of Protected accounts
10,076
Percentage of Protected accounts
9.98%
Age
Average Age of Twitter accounts
6 years
Bios
Number of users without a Bio
53,555
Number of users with a Bio
47,436
Percentage of users with a Bio
46.97%
Percentage of users without a Bio
53.03%
Worldcloud of Bios

Top 10 followers with the highest follower count
Username | Followers Count | Friends Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
6BillionPeople | 2033218 | 4022365 | 183293 |
NickKristof | 1950752 | 3412 | 53611 |
UmarCheema1 | 1601941 | 1139 | 78677 |
SinghLions | 1333712 | 1431046 | 33922 |
fadjroeL | 1046676 | 115607 | 301823 |
TurnbullMalcolm | 986785 | 1755 | 15641 |
mattswider | 970554 | 4784 | 17703 |
rogerhamilton | 928048 | 652025 | 22767 |
Declaracion | 904990 | 19026 | 5179 |
sarajcox | 861767 | 2684 | 41988 |
Top 10 followers with the highest following count
Username | Friends Count | Followers Count | Tweet Count |
---|---|---|---|
6BillionPeople | 4022365 | 2033218 | 183293 |
SinghLions | 1431046 | 1333712 | 33922 |
djkingassassin | 1374161 | 472149 | 137839 |
rogerhamilton | 652025 | 928048 | 22767 |
IamMzilikazi | 377295 | 547535 | 130795 |
Matt_VanDyke | 365045 | 507568 | 5390 |
EvanKirstel | 310885 | 344915 | 1132400 |
zammit_marc | 300042 | 387519 | 64608 |
unkonfined | 264007 | 660629 | 630858 |
realDonaldTrFan | 221212 | 325880 | 2135 |
Top 10 followers with the highest tweet count
Username | Tweets Count | Followers Count | Friends Count |
---|---|---|---|
marekingu | 3142509 | 11395 | 12968 |
CryptoTraderPro | 2547463 | 38762 | 18005 |
waka__chang | 1533609 | 4228 | 4551 |
michno1234 | 1324492 | 251 | 5008 |
yymods | 1210089 | 2639 | 4996 |
EvanKirstel | 1132400 | 344915 | 310885 |
mariko_sUKI277y | 922154 | 2322 | 4688 |
hasunoutena | 917846 | 3049 | 2890 |
deejayiwan | 911660 | 1360 | 4931 |
LorettaBower3 | 849657 | 3098 | 4987 |
Top 10 followers with the highest listed count
Username | Listed Count | Friends Count | Followers Count |
---|---|---|---|
NickKristof | 20736 | 3412 | 1950752 |
Jason | 15528 | 16633 | 716154 |
EvanKirstel | 12968 | 310885 | 344915 |
TheCryptoDog | 10700 | 3888 | 746206 |
ELINTNews | 6709 | 1912 | 306963 |
GoogleExpertUK | 6518 | 184701 | 260496 |
Avaaz | 5784 | 9937 | 708158 |
paulmasonnews | 5735 | 6542 | 621981 |
pressfreedom | 5707 | 2218 | 250576 |
jaltucher | 5391 | 17849 | 210917 |
Tweets Analysis
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
1,861
Earliest tweet was on
2014-09-25
Latest tweet was on
2023-04-27
Tweets covering
3,135 days
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
387
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Number of Original tweets
354
Percentage of total tweets
19%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
838
Percentage of total tweets
45%
Number of tweets that were Replies
311
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
809
Percentage of total tweets
43%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
202
Percentage of total tweets
10%
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1476034623008292866 | 6 arrests, with over 200 national security police officers raiding the offices of non-profit online news outlet Stand News. Now hearing four current staff taken in for questioning. Full updates: https://t.co/H0S5guE3HB https://t.co/yPLGDbM2tz | 1029 |
1391007998940569603 | A Thursday protest by Politihk Social Strategic outside RTHK. 👇 *Nabela Qoser is born in Hong Kong. And she speaks fluent, eloquent Cantonese. https://t.co/6fEX5VHKEQ | 710 |
1254302001258586114 | Frontline coverage, from the protests to the pandemic. Help us defend press freedom in #HongKong: https://t.co/du8wb569tv via card, transfer/cheque, PayMe, PayPal. Transparency: https://t.co/ocdJMCIklT Annual Report: https://t.co/8TR0OWJwdD Ethics code: https://t.co/LEFBSSzz6f https://t.co/i8PHAuZHXw | 399 |
1282296706575433729 | Security law: I tell ABC Australia that Beijing is up against the #Cantonese language & a very creative protest movement -- banning a slogan won't cut it. It either has to be full-on censorship or months of farcical euphemism whack-a-mole as Hongkongers adapt. https://t.co/PwfDs9GRpU | 282 |
1593431188743499776 | https://t.co/w0Ynxp0ZTy | 236 |
1384003057747259392 | An @HKFP probe reveals a multi-million dollar, failed GovHK lobbying effort to urge US politicians not to support the Human Rights & Democracy Act, which paved the way for sanctions on top officials inc. Lam. Summary: https://t.co/jWoHxqAn4G In full: https://t.co/AHZ2RGGGbD https://t.co/v9hfphKL65 | 167 |
1293186967501328386 | On BBC World Service just now. Hongkongers have come up with another protest innovation as they bought stock, subscriptions & physical copies of the city's sole pro-democracy print paper. Not the first time people voted with their wallet, for lack of a vote at the ballot box. https://t.co/oXXzYkzCwg | 159 |
1589597611702747136 | GovHK does not want you to read this free-to-access WSJ editorial: https://t.co/hGFYDSjngI which said that U.S. financial execs lent their credibility to Beijing’s chief enforcer in Hong Kong. https://t.co/4bs7iIWvNZ | 150 |
1194076725237501952 | Fact and Friction: Reporting on Hong Kong's Protests: https://t.co/iAy8WXi0Fj - a 30-min documentary about @Hongkongfp Or YouTube: https://t.co/j56BHUNYDX Our team: @krislc @holmeschan_ @creery_j An @AJENews film by @ssfyoung. THANK YOU San San. https://t.co/O3S1ZE424p | 144 |
1397011982025334785 | "Everyone in Hong Kong can speak their mind," Chief Exec. Carrie Lam just told the press. Two radio hosts - Tam Tak-chi & Wan Yiu-sing "Giggs."- are currently behind bars, awaiting trial for speaking their mind: https://t.co/atznbLnyl0 | 136 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Reply count
ID | Text | Reply count |
---|---|---|
1635105525397618690 | https://t.co/2L3M5BNIwJ | 68 |
1391007998940569603 | A Thursday protest by Politihk Social Strategic outside RTHK. 👇 *Nabela Qoser is born in Hong Kong. And she speaks fluent, eloquent Cantonese. https://t.co/6fEX5VHKEQ | 62 |
1608776257210298369 | Job promo for the HK police force... https://t.co/XAayxa0z4p | 59 |
1612413239866068992 | Not parody. https://t.co/ZJeqnjEQcQ | 58 |
1254302001258586114 | Frontline coverage, from the protests to the pandemic. Help us defend press freedom in #HongKong: https://t.co/du8wb569tv via card, transfer/cheque, PayMe, PayPal. Transparency: https://t.co/ocdJMCIklT Annual Report: https://t.co/8TR0OWJwdD Ethics code: https://t.co/LEFBSSzz6f https://t.co/i8PHAuZHXw | 57 |
1625296013710987265 | 🔥 👑 https://t.co/DPuou1twJQ | 56 |
1476034623008292866 | 6 arrests, with over 200 national security police officers raiding the offices of non-profit online news outlet Stand News. Now hearing four current staff taken in for questioning. Full updates: https://t.co/H0S5guE3HB https://t.co/yPLGDbM2tz | 46 |
1593431188743499776 | https://t.co/w0Ynxp0ZTy | 39 |
1597136384263081989 | Utter nonsense. And even if true, why beat him up? https://t.co/FKv2ArpvoP | 38 |
1607944214826061825 | Chinese plan trips abroad as quarantine to end, but Japan to require tests for China visitors: https://t.co/ZcllJSaiyd With the billion-strong country arguably now a petri dish for new variants, I imagine more countries may impose restrictions. https://t.co/n12WRAb0Fz | 34 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Quote count
ID | Text | Quote count |
---|---|---|
1391007998940569603 | A Thursday protest by Politihk Social Strategic outside RTHK. 👇 *Nabela Qoser is born in Hong Kong. And she speaks fluent, eloquent Cantonese. https://t.co/6fEX5VHKEQ | 100 |
1476034623008292866 | 6 arrests, with over 200 national security police officers raiding the offices of non-profit online news outlet Stand News. Now hearing four current staff taken in for questioning. Full updates: https://t.co/H0S5guE3HB https://t.co/yPLGDbM2tz | 46 |
1621038632625922048 | Cool: https://t.co/3gb7K1HsWZ (Music brought to you by the Casio 'demo' button. Graphics by Microsoft Powerpoint.) https://t.co/cDEiHp5L3o | 34 |
1622942903936122880 | This driverless Hong Kong tram concept by Ponti Design Studio won the 2020 GIDA Design Award. https://t.co/GmWYMwXIQB | 27 |
1593431188743499776 | https://t.co/w0Ynxp0ZTy | 25 |
1612413239866068992 | Not parody. https://t.co/ZJeqnjEQcQ | 21 |
1607962132829831171 | From China Daily in recent months... https://t.co/8Kol3kUFYY | 17 |
1635105525397618690 | https://t.co/2L3M5BNIwJ | 14 |
1622091808758169600 | Smartone HK appears to be blocking Twitter outbound links (the 'https://t.co/dkeFhyNTLc' domain) for over a week, making the app pretty unusable. Fine on WiFi with another ISP. Just me? | 14 |
1402146137876799490 | https://t.co/XmpF3zi11a | 13 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1593431188743499776 | https://t.co/w0Ynxp0ZTy | 1594 |
1391007998940569603 | A Thursday protest by Politihk Social Strategic outside RTHK. 👇 *Nabela Qoser is born in Hong Kong. And she speaks fluent, eloquent Cantonese. https://t.co/6fEX5VHKEQ | 1398 |
1476034623008292866 | 6 arrests, with over 200 national security police officers raiding the offices of non-profit online news outlet Stand News. Now hearing four current staff taken in for questioning. Full updates: https://t.co/H0S5guE3HB https://t.co/yPLGDbM2tz | 1164 |
1254302001258586114 | Frontline coverage, from the protests to the pandemic. Help us defend press freedom in #HongKong: https://t.co/du8wb569tv via card, transfer/cheque, PayMe, PayPal. Transparency: https://t.co/ocdJMCIklT Annual Report: https://t.co/8TR0OWJwdD Ethics code: https://t.co/LEFBSSzz6f https://t.co/i8PHAuZHXw | 595 |
1607962132829831171 | From China Daily in recent months... https://t.co/8Kol3kUFYY | 593 |
1612413239866068992 | Not parody. https://t.co/ZJeqnjEQcQ | 537 |
1282296706575433729 | Security law: I tell ABC Australia that Beijing is up against the #Cantonese language & a very creative protest movement -- banning a slogan won't cut it. It either has to be full-on censorship or months of farcical euphemism whack-a-mole as Hongkongers adapt. https://t.co/PwfDs9GRpU | 517 |
1597136384263081989 | Utter nonsense. And even if true, why beat him up? https://t.co/FKv2ArpvoP | 486 |
1453531968805617673 | Goodbye little @HKFP office (formerly the QZ office)... We're leaving the cramped old space & moving four metres down the hallway to accommodate our soon-to-be-expanded team. 💪 Support us: https://t.co/RoVqElxS6F Join us: https://t.co/jRQhRTSXzU https://t.co/8UujoCTFx7 | 424 |
1591741477331570689 | 🇭🇰 🫰 https://t.co/jzqHjKWsBh | 347 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#hongkong | 39 |
#china | 10 |
#pressingon | 2 |
#pressfreedom | 2 |
#occupyhk | 2 |
#6 | 1 |
1 | |
#singapore | 1 |
#twitterblue | 1 |
#tiktok | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
@hkfp | 56 |
@hongkongfp | 4 |
@splicenewsroom | 3 |
@peterlee_hk | 3 |
@rsf_inter | 3 |
@hillary_leung | 3 |
@holongsze | 3 |
@hkja_official | 3 |
@mrlunarian | 2 |
@guardian | 2 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
💪 | 11 | flexed_biceps |
🇬🇧 | 7 | United_Kingdom |
🌿 | 6 | herb |
🌴 | 5 | palm_tree |
🙃 | 4 | upside-down_face |
🚨 | 4 | police_car_light |
🇭🇰 | 4 | Hong_Kong_SAR_China |
🧵 | 3 | thread |
🤔 | 3 | thinking_face |
🇩🇪 | 3 | Germany |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
Animals & Nature | 22 |
People & Body | 21 |
Flags | 17 |
Travel & Places | 16 |
Smileys & Emotion | 14 |
Objects | 13 |
Activities | 10 |