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Top 25 Social Media Influencers You Should Follow in 2019

Top Social Media Influencers

Are you looking forward to following the top social media influencers to create an awesome social media presence of your business?

Yes?

Great! You have landed on the right page.

With the emerging popularity of social media marketing, it has become one of the core components of any business who runs online.

Whether you are just starting off with your online business or a seasoned veteran, there is always room for improvement and learning.

However, to build an effective social media marketing strategy, you need to keep learning and practicing.

One of the best ways to learn more about social media marketing and improving your skills is following the top social media marketing influencers.

They are the ones who will guide you with their perspective and learning. Along with this, they will keep updating you with the latest trends and innovations in the social media marketing landscape.

Top 25 Social Media Influencers

Please note that the below-mentioned list is in random order.

 

1. Neal Schaffer

2. Martin Jones

3. Mark Schaefer

4. Nicky Kriel

5. Madalyn Sklar

6. Kim Garst

7. Darren Rowse

8. Brian Fanzo

9. Mari Smith

10. Ian Anderson Gray

11. Adriana Cesar

12. Ollie Brazier

13. Keri Jaehnig

14. Kevan Lee

15. Susanna Gebauer

16. Michael A. Stelzner

17. Rebekah Radice

18. Martin Lieberman

19. Annie Cushing

20. Eric Enge

21. John Doherty

22. Tom Critchlow

23. Cristian Worthington

24. Mark Boothe

25. Jennifer Greene

 

1. Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer is a digital transformation expert who helps businesses through their journey of sales and marketing. He consults, trains and helps large, medium and small businesses to design and execute social media marketing strategy and influencer strategy. He is one of Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Influencer & a global social media speaker.

LinkedIn

Followers – 41,292

Twitter

Followers – 223000

No of Tweets – 195000

Joined Since – September 2008

Facebook

Followers – 2176

Joined Since – 2012

Instagram

Followers – 17500

No of Posts – 2599

Joined Since – 2011

2. Martin Jones

Martin Jones

Martin is an innovative and accomplished digital marketer, content marketer and social media marketing leader, speaker, and author. He is a frequent and sought-after keynote speaker on social media, content strategy, influencer marketing, employee advocacy, social selling, etc.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 4296

Twitter

Followers – 250000

No of Tweets – 47100

Joined Since – September 2008

Facebook

Followers – 644

Joined Since – July 2013

Instagram 

Followers – 16300

No of Posts – 737

Joined Since – April 2012

3. Mark Schaefer

Mark Schaefer

Mark Schaefer is a globally-known keynote speaker, strategy consultant, author, and college educator. He is well-versed with marketing trends & is known for his original, thought-provoking and insightful views on business problems.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 16925

Twitter

Followers – 175000

No of Tweets – 83200

Joined Since – November 2008

Facebook

Followers – 2967

Joined Since – November 2015

Instagram 

Followers – 125

No of Posts – 1361

Joined Since – April 2018

4. Nicky Kriel

Nicky Kriel

Nicky Kriel is professionally a Social Media Coach, Trainer, and Consultant. She uses the power of social media to inspire, educate and empower businesses for growth purpose. She also helps businesses to integrate social media into their own marketing and business strategies.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 4890

Twitter 

Followers – 24400

No of Tweets – 47000

Joined Since – August 2009

Facebook

Followers – 485

Joined Since – March 2009

Instagram 

Followers – 2292

No of Posts – 1473

Joined Since – November 2013

5. Madalyn Sklar

Madalyn Sklar

Madalyn is an entrepreneur, community builder and leading Twitter marketing expert. She has 23 years of digital marketing experience and 14 years of experience in social media marketing. She is passionate about teaching social media to individuals.

LinkedIn

Followers – 6284

Twitter 

Followers – 72000

No of Tweets – 200000

Joined Since – March 2008

Facebook

Followers – 2020

Joined Since – July 2007

Instagram 

Followers – 3298

No of Posts – 3748

Joined Since – January 2011

6. Kim Garst

Kim Garst

Kim is an international best selling author & international keynote speaker. She is one of the world’s most retweeted people among digital marketers & is also an accomplished marketing strategist. Being one of the Top 10 Social Media Power Influencers, Kim is also internationally recognized as a Social Media Thought Leader.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 21862

Twitter 

Followers – 612000

No of Tweets – 316000

Joined Since – January 2009

Facebook

Followers – 22225

Joined Since – December 2012

Instagram 

Followers – 65800

No of Posts – 4206

Joined Since – August 2013

7. Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse is an Internet-famous blogger & a keynote speaker. He is the CEO of the popular freelancing site ProBlogger & helps people learn to create great content. Apart from that, he speaks at conferences and events on topics like blogging, social media, building a personal brand, entrepreneurship & is also a life coach.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 31912

Twitter 

Followers – 235000

No of Tweets – 85300

Joined Since – March 2007

Facebook

Followers – 5153

Joined Since – September 2012

Instagram 

Followers – 19000

No of Posts – 1830

Joined Since – January 2011

8. Brian Fanzo

Brian Fanzo

Brian Fanzo is a keynote speaker on social media marketing. He majorly inspires, motivates, and educates all types of businesses to leverage emerging technologies and digital marketing. He also has a diverse background working for the Department of Defense in cybersecurity.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 14307

Twitter 

Followers – 126000

No of Tweets – 177000

Joined Since – July 2012

Facebook

Followers – 533

Joined Since – November 2011

Instagram 

Followers – 6918

No of Posts – 277

Joined Since – September 2017

9. Mari Smith

Mari Smith

Mari Smith is one of the world’s renowned social media experts. She is widely recognized for her Facebook marketing expertise. She is a passionate social media leader since 2007 & has over twelve years in relationships, marketing, and Internet technology domain.

LinkedIn

Followers – 43536

Twitter 

Followers – 586000

No of Tweets – 95800

Joined Since – September 2007

Facebook

Followers – 340788

Joined Since – March 2008

Instagram 

Followers – 31700

No of Posts – 571

Joined Since – November 2012

10. Ian Anderson Gray

Ian Anderson Gray

Ian Anderson Gray is the founder of Confident Live Marketing Academy. He is an accomplished consultant & speaker. He helps entrepreneurs and businesses to level their authority and profits by using live video.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 1689

Twitter 

Followers – 53900

No of Tweets – 87400

Joined Since – September 2011

Facebook

Followers – 3500

Joined Since – March 2007

Instagram 

Followers – 1510

No of Posts – 831

Joined Since – April 2012

11. Adriana Cesar

Adriana Cesar

Adriana Cesar is a Creative & Marketing Consultant. She has over 8 years of experience in strategic marketing communications and graphics design roles. She brings fresh, creative innovative social media marketing ideas.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 867

Twitter 

Followers – 11500

No of Tweets – 42900

Joined Since – August 2009

Facebook

Followers – 1396

Joined Since – October 2012

Instagram 

Followers – 2352

No of Posts – 1503

Joined Since – November 2011

12. Ollie Brazier

Ollie Brazier

Ollie is one of the top Social Media Marketer in the world. He is a proficient Digital Marketer who manages digital marketing for companies of diverse industries with a focus on social media marketing.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 3832

Twitter 

Followers – 44600

No of Tweets – 519

Joined Since – January 2012

Instagram 

Followers – 5116

No of Posts – 54

Joined Since – May 2018

13. Keri Jaehnig

Keri Jaehnig

Keri is an award-winning social media marketer & social media trainer, specializing in Facebook Marketing since 2009. She helps & guides business brands, public figures, and non-profits achieve social media success and positive online reputation.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 2415

Twitter 

Followers – 26500

No of Tweets – 101000

Joined Since – June 2009

Facebook

Followers – Not Displayed

Joined Since – January 2009

Instagram 

Followers – 979

No of Posts – 602

Joined Since – September 2015

14. Kevan Lee

Kevan Lee

Kevan is the Vice President of Marketing at Buffer. He creates strategy, vision, and direction on acquiring new users & to build awareness. His specialties include editorial strategy, content marketing, copywriting, SEO & social media.

LinkedIn

Followers – 4960

Twitter 

Followers – 21800

No of Tweets – 4187

Joined Since – March 2009

Facebook

Followers – 807

Joined Since – December 2006

Instagram 

Followers – 286

No of Posts – 24

Joined Since – July 2016

15. Susanna Gebauer

Susanna Gebauer

Susanna Gebauer is a proficient marketing blogger. She has grabbed the 16th position on the Top 100 Social Media Marketing Influencers. She guides bloggers, entrepreneurs and small businesses to grow their business using online marketing.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 1322

Twitter 

Followers – 225000

No of Tweets – 250000

Joined Since – November 2010

Facebook

Followers – 109

Joined Since – December 2010

Instagram 

Followers – 804

No of Posts – 428

Joined Since – August 2016

16. Michael A. Stelzner

Michael A. Stelzner

Michael Stelzner is the CEO and Founder of a famous blog “Social Media Examiner”. He is a social media marketing leader, internet marketer, entrepreneur & author. He has helped millions of businesses to discover the best use of social media to connect with the target audience, drive traffic, generate awareness, and increase sales.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 24319

Twitter 

Followers – 179000

No of Tweets – 29800

Joined Since – April 2008

Facebook

Followers – 11608

Joined Since – April 2016

Instagram 

Followers – 2577

No of Posts – 64

Joined Since – June 2018

17. Rebekah Radice

Rebekah Radice

Rebekah Radice is a social media speaker, consultant, author, international speaker, and trainer. She has been an entrepreneur for 20 years and has trained thousands of individuals and businesses to improve social media engagement, generate quality leads, build brand awareness, turn the conversation into conversions, and increase revenue.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 13082

Twitter 

Followers – 113000

No of Tweets – 100000

Joined Since – March 2009

Facebook

Followers – 4023

Joined Since – August 2012

Instagram 

Followers – 25200

No of Posts – 1396

Joined Since – November 2011

18. Martin Lieberman

Martin Lieberman

Martin is a Content Marketing Expert & Social Media Leader. His specialties include content strategy and development, content marketing, social media marketing, community building and management, search engine optimization (SEO), webinars and live seminars.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 733

Twitter 

Followers – 6902

No of Tweets – 103000

Joined Since – October 2009

Facebook

Followers – Not Available

Joined Since – December 2008

Instagram 

Followers – 605

No of Posts – 1387

Joined Since – October 2012

19. Annie Cushing

Annie Cushing

Annie an SEO and analytics consultant, and the Chief Data Officer. She is one of the most proficient & trusted experts on Google Analytics and a popular speaker/blogger.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 2382

Twitter 

Followers – 27400

No of Tweets – 62200

Joined Since – August 2008

Facebook

Followers – 530

Joined Since – July 2013

Instagram 

Followers – 410

No of Posts – 492

Joined Since – February 2011

20. Eric Enge

Eric Enge

Eric Enge is a prolific writer, efficient researcher, teacher and an accomplished keynote speaker and panelist at major industry conferences. He has founded the Stone Temple Consulting. He helps businesses to grow their digital marketing efforts through SEO Site Audits, Content Marketing, and Social Media.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 8096

Twitter 

Followers – 34900

No of Tweets – 32600

Joined Since – January 2009

Facebook

Followers – 577

Joined Since – March 2014

21. John Doherty

John Doherty

John Doherty is the founder of Credo & a growth marketing expert. He is an internationally recognized SEO master. With his proficient SEO and growth marketing skills, John has driven hundreds of millions of new visitors to websites.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 7038

Twitter 

Followers – 31200

No of Tweets – 87300

Joined Since – November 2008

Facebook

Followers – 472

Joined Since – January 2016

22. Tom Critchlow

Tom Critchlow

Tom Critchlow is a freelance strategy consultant who works for startups and media companies. He specializes in giving consultation of content, technology, and strategy.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 1017

Twitter 

Followers – 27700

No of Tweets – 27000

Joined Since – May 2007

Facebook

Followers – 424

Joined Since – November 2014

23. Cristian Worthington

Cristian Worthington

Cristian Worthington has successfully founded 5 startups and has extensive experience in the software industry, system integration, and computer networking. Apart from this, he is a frequent commentator on TV, Radio and in Newspaper articles on the subject of Internet Voting systems.

LinkedIn 

Followers – 421

Twitter 

Followers – 58700

No of Tweets – 12000

Joined Since – 2011

Facebook

Followers – 150

Joined Since – October 2010

24. Mark Boothe

Mark Boothe

Mark is a results-oriented, marketing professional who is laser focussed on organizational growth, effective communication, and strong leadership. He has more than 15+ years of experience in learning communication, public relations,  successfully executing high-level marketing projects & mentoring skills at a world-class university.

LinkedIn 

Followers -3961

Twitter

Followers – 11600

No of Tweets – 4222

Joined Since – October 2008

Facebook

Followers – 1595

Joined Since – July 2012

25. Jennifer Greene

Jennifer Greene

Jennifer Greene is a marketing strategist by profession. She is well versed in developing the digital marketing strategies, managing social media across multiple channels, producing content in the form of blogs, whitepapers, lead magnets, and social media content & executing email marketing strategies

LinkedIn 

Followers – 914

Twitter

Followers – 20600

No of Tweets – 64600

Joined Since – April 2009

Facebook

Followers – 292

Joined Since – October 2009

Wrapping Up

These social media influencers can provide you with a plethora of information. By consistently following them, you can learn a lot from them. So, this was all from my end.

Mention in the comments which social media marketing influencers are you following.

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About the author

Abuzar Khan

Abuzar Khan is a web developer, SEO expert and the blog editor at SEO Basics, overseeing all blog content and social media. He has over 8 years of web development and SEO experience, working across various businesses. When not working, you can find him enjoying with his family members and friends.

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