SparkToro & Followerwonk Joint Twitter Analysis: Nearly 20% of Active Accounts Are Fake or Spam

Why we liked this article

• Strong data analysis shows that of 44,058 public Twitter accounts that have tweeted in the last 90 days. 19.42% are likely spam or fake. Which is 4x times more than Twitter’s own estimate.
• Transparent methodology of data analyzed.
• Interesting comparison of fake Twitter accounts and the percentage of fake/spam followers on Elon Musk’s own Twitter account.