With Elon Musk’s crackdown on fake/spam accounts since his acquisition of Twitter in October, how might Pennsylvania’s major sports teams be affected?
- Highest Number of Fake Followers: Philadelphia Eagles = 1.67 million
- Highest Percentage of Fake Followers: Philadelphia Flyers = 49.6%
The full rankings and further information can be found below.
Pennsylvania Sports Team With The Highest % of Fake Followers?
- In ongoing news, Elon Musk is setting his sights on clearing fake/spam accounts off Twitter, but how could this affect Pennsylvania’s biggest sports teams online?
- The Philadelphia Eagles could lose the most followers, with an estimated 1.67 million at risk.
In April, Elon Musk stated he would “die trying” in the fight to eradicate Twitter from spam accounts. With Musk’s recent acquisition of Twitter, there has been continuing news surrounding the plans, but how could this affect Pennsylvania’s biggest sports teams’ social media profiles?
While it makes sense that teams with a higher following are likely to lose more followers from Musk’s plans, where does each team rank based on their percentage of fake followers?
Pennsylvania Teams – Fake Twitter Follower Numbers
The table below shows each team in order of the percentage of fake followers:
| # | Team | Number of Followers | Percentage of Fake Followers | Number of Fake Followers |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1,599,000 | 49.6% | 793,000 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3,659,000 | 45.6% | 1,668,000 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1,874,000 | 45.0% | 843,000 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3,736,000 | 42.9% | 1,603,000 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 794,000 | 41.5% | 330,000 |
| 6 | Philadelphia 76ers | 2,251,000 | 40.3% | 907,000 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,977,000 | 39.9% | 789,000 |
Number Of Twitter Followers Each Team Will Lose
The Eagles Set to Take the Biggest Hit on Twitter
While they fall behind the Steelers for overall follower numbers, the Eagles are set to be the most affected by Musk’s crackdown on fake accounts.
With a fake follower percentage of 45.6%, the Eagles could see a decline in around 1.67 million followers on Twitter, leaving them on a slightly less impressive 1.99 million.
The table below shows each team in order of the number of followers potentially lost:
| # | Team | Number of Followers | Fake Follower Percentage | Number of Fake Followers |
| 1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3,659,000 | 45.6% | 1,668,000 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3,736,000 | 42.9% | 1,603,000 |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 2,251,000 | 40.3% | 907,000 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1,874,000 | 45.0% | 843,000 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1,599,000 | 49.6% | 793,000 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,977,000 | 39.9% | 789,000 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 794,000 | 41.5% | 330,000 |
So, how would each team’s follower number change if plans go ahead?
| # | Team | Number of Followers | New Follow Number |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3,736,000 | 2,133,000 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 3,659,000 | 1,991,000 |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 2,251,000 | 1,344,000 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1,977,000 | 1,188,000 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1,874,000 | 1,031,000 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1,599,000 | 806,000 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 794,000 | 464,000 |
