Friends & Followers

Some accounts have a pretty outsized followership, which skews the distribution of followers. For instance, Trump has often been criticized for having an army of bots supporting him. His two Twitter accounts break the mold in terms of followers while having few friends. Despite the presence of a substantial bot network — numbering in the tens of thousands — Trump can't be ignored. He remains an influential figure and people around the world closely monitor his statements to gauge the American mood. Additionally, Trump ranks highest in terms of likes and retweets, which has to be taken with a grain of salt, considering the bots.

Distributions

The average (mean) followership is 162,434 while the median is just a tenth of that 16,732. Suggesting a highly skewed distribution of followership. The mean of followership without outliers is 18,179 (median: 14,061).

Distributions

Average friendships without outliers are 894 (median: 650) you can can see the sek by switching to 'with outliers'.