| 1 | Dec 16, '22 | Twitter TOS: • don’t hurt Elon’s feelings | 30.6× | 3.7M | 35k | 4.2k | 114 |
| 2 | Jul 23, '23 | When a private citizen can pay $44 billion for a media company — “the world’s town square” — and both crash the civility of the discourse and incinerate 17 years of brand equity wi | 28.5× | 3.5M | 19k | 3k | 242 |
| 3 | Jun 27, '23 | Message of the year: How do you spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel. The kindest person in the room is often the smartest. 🏆 @GovPritzker | 24.8× | 3M | 20k | 5.9k | 2.4k |
| 4 | Dec 18, '22 | Let’s go out on a high note. This will be my last tweet for a while. Congrats to 🇦🇷, and thx to twitter for 10 great years. 🙏🏻 You can find me at | 20.5× | 2.5M | 15k | 522 | 188 |
| 5 | Feb 11, '23 | And overnight, it feels as if @Google has been poorly managed for a decade. | 17× | 2.1M | 7.6k | 370 | 301 |
| 6 | May 25, '23 | Yes, I said it. If you’re a young person, you should be outside, at the office, at cafes, in parks, at coworking spaces, gyms, clubs, bars, friends’ living rooms, making connection | 14.5× | 1.8M | 5.5k | 731 | 1.3k |
| 7 | Feb 25, '22 | 13 Ukrainian border guards on Snake Island refused to surrender. All perished. Their last words to the Russians: “Go fuck yourselves.” | 13.6× | 0 | 32k | 6.5k | 891 |
| 8 | May 18, '23 | We're falling for this (shit), again: --Altman, CEO of OpenAI calls for US to regulate artificial intelligence (BBC) May '23 --Zuckerberg, We need a more active role for government | 13.5× | 1.6M | 3.1k | 425 | 474 |
| 9 | Oct 13, '19 | The viewership metrics were inflated by 150 to 900%. Whole companies shifted their strategy to video. Companies going bankrupt, people losing jobs, FB gets away with 0.18% of annua | 13.1× | 0 | 24k | 8.7k | 976 |
| 10 | Oct 28, '22 | Today Parag gained $42m, and Elon lost $33b. Let that sink in. | 13× | 0 | 35k | 3.1k | 406 |
| 11 | Oct 4, '22 | Next, let Elon solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | 12.2× | 0 | 38k | 2.4k | 95 |
| 12 | Mar 1, '23 | Eviscerating letter from Princeton senior about how rampant progressivism — such as starting classes with preferred pronouns & land acknowledgments — is pushing moderate studen | 12.2× | 1.5M | 5.7k | 774 | 702 |
| 13 | Mar 26, '23 | Generally speaking, men mate socioeconomically horizontally and down, women horizontally and up — placing a higher bar on education, achievement, education & earning potential | 11.4× | 1.4M | 4.1k | 506 | 661 |
| 14 | Feb 8, '23 | I underestimated Joe Biden | 10.2× | 1.2M | 7.3k | 198 | 59 |
| 15 | Mar 26, '23 | Been saying this for a year: #TikTok should be banned. Thx @billmaher @RealTimers | 9.3× | 1.1M | 3.2k | 599 | 257 |
| 16 | Dec 17, '22 | Bari Weiss criticizes the ban on journalists. As a result, Elon unfollows her & accuses her of virtue signaling & wanting to keep “one foot in both worlds.” For a strongman | 9.3× | 1.1M | 7k | 818 | 102 |
| 17 | Jun 5, '23 | There is no data, or study (anywhere) linking teen depression to presence of trans kids. This mocks a serious issue, and reinforces a GOP theme of demonizing our most vulnerable. T | 9.3× | 1.1M | 6.3k | 1.2k | 62 |
| 18 | Jul 26, '23 | Glad they’re still married | 9.1× | 1.1M | 5k | 113 | 48 |
| 19 | Jul 2, '23 | From last fall, since then only more evidence | 9.0× | 1.1M | 2.6k | 523 | 71 |
| 20 | Mar 8, '20 | from 2 yrs ago: Trump administration cuts 80 percent of CDC's efforts to prevent global disease outbreak | 7.9× | 0 | 11k | 7.4k | 406 |
| 21 | Oct 23, '22 | When you say you’ll lay off 75% of your staff, the first to leave are the 25% you want to keep, because they have the most options #Elon #Twitter | 7.4× | 0 | 22k | 1.9k | 204 |
| 22 | Oct 11, '22 | Brave #iran 🇮🇷 via @AlinejadMasih | 7.1× | 0 | 17k | 4.3k | 34 |
| 23 | Jul 5, '23 | “Twitter has a very real chance of going bankrupt in the next 12 months, with no obvious path to escaping it. In a way, that might be the company’s best hope — it is probably the | 6.9× | 841k | 3.9k | 996 | 176 |
| 24 | May 25, '22 | How is an 18yo allowed to buy 2 AR rifles & 375 rounds of ammunition when we wouldn’t let him buy a beer? | 6.6× | 0 | 18k | 2k | 101 |
| 25 | Feb 13, '23 | “I killed MySpace.” “No shit? I’m killing @twitter.” | 6.4× | 782k | 3.8k | 378 | 38 |
| 26 | Jul 10, '22 | “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to humanity are debated” —Elon Musk | 6.3× | 0 | 14k | 1.5k | 122 |
| 27 | Nov 8, '19 | Lost video from 1997 of @JeffBezos explaining how he got the idea of Amazon | 6.2× | 0 | 11k | 3.7k | 1.3k |
| 28 | Dec 16, '22 | I'm sure $TSLA's new all-time low for the year has nothing to do with Musk's actions last night. | 5.9× | 715k | 3.8k | 451 | 26 |
| 29 | Oct 18, '22 | 1 in 7 men and 1 in 10 women in the US don't have a single friend. #AdriftBook | 5.8× | 0 | 11k | 1.8k | 1.3k |
| 30 | Nov 4, '22 | Mental Health Tip: Sell. Your. Tesla. | 5.6× | 0 | 16k | 1.1k | 71 |
| 31 | Dec 16, '22 | Aged well | 5.2× | 636k | 11k | 1.5k | 42 |
| 32 | Apr 25, '20 | "That's the sad part" | 5.2× | 0 | 7.7k | 2.7k | 449 |
| 33 | Feb 18, '23 | President Carter back to building for @Habitat_org a day after he fell, at 95 years old. The epitome of humility and service. Wishing him & his family strength. | 4.9× | 594k | 6.7k | 391 | 25 |
| 34 | Sep 28, '20 | Good news: Over 860,000 Americans have already voted, compared to fewer than 10,000 by this point in 2016 | 4.3× | 0 | 10k | 2.2k | 63 |
| 35 | Dec 12, '22 | God complex | 4.2× | 0 | 11k | 728 | 90 |
| 36 | Oct 28, '20 | Whenever I do this, I think of flight 93 (9/11). How did the passengers decide whether to rush the cockpit/hijackers, and attempt to retake control of plane? They voted | 4.1× | 0 | 4.3k | 643 | 154 |
| 37 | Apr 28, '22 | The breakup fee for @Twitter is only $1 billion. @elonmusk didn’t buy TWTR, but a call option at $44 billion for $1 billion. I don’t believe he will exercise (close). | 4.1× | 0 | 10k | 1.3k | 220 |
| 38 | Dec 16, '22 | Authoritarianism 101 — multiple tech journalists from major publications who cover Elon Musk have their accounts suspended, incl NYT’s @rmac18 | 4.0× | 485k | 2.9k | 848 | 36 |
| 39 | Feb 26, '22 | Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko defending his city. He is 6’7” & a multiple world heavyweight boxing champion. His brother, Wladimir, also a multiple world heavyweight boxing champ | 3.9× | 0 | 11k | 1.1k | 105 |
| 40 | Oct 30, '22 | There is a tiny possibility that there might be more to the story that Musk owning twitter is a fuc*ing disaster. | 3.8× | 0 | 12k | 835 | 54 |
| 41 | Mar 22, '20 | This is great — via @RobinD100 | 3.8× | 0 | 5.7k | 3.7k | 143 |
| 42 | Jul 28, '18 | To sum up: 1) Facebook broke the law. 2) Cambridge Analytica broke the law. 3) Vote Leave broke the law. 4) LeaveEU broke the law. 5) Brexit and Trump were both won through breakin | 3.6× | 0 | 5.3k | 3.5k | 66 |
| 43 | Feb 2, '23 | .@RepRaskin working his way through chemo. A brave & decent man, the epitome of a public servant. | 3.3× | 398k | 12k | 517 | 9 |
| 44 | Nov 17, '19 | Bill Gates explaining "The Internet" to Letterman, 1995 | 3.2× | 0 | 5.7k | 2.1k | 481 |
| 45 | Feb 5, '23 | Now let’s shoot down TikTok. | 3.2× | 387k | 3.1k | 262 | 7 |
| 46 | Jul 31, '18 | LeBron James's school: —tuition is free —uniforms are free —transportation is free —kids get free bikes —breakfast, lunch & snacks —program for students' parents to complete th | 3.0× | 0 | 5.9k | 1.9k | 23 |
| 47 | Jun 7, '23 | Just appointed at CNN | 2.9× | 350k | 3.3k | 166 | 16 |
| 48 | Feb 1, '23 | • Real GDP is up 6.7% under Biden • we gained 4.5 million jobs in 2022 • inflation over the past 6mo was <2% at an annual rate The economy is doing better than most Americans th | 2.9× | 349k | 3.4k | 693 | 68 |
| 49 | Aug 29, '19 | Revenue generated each hour: Amazon $29.0 million per hour Apple $24.6 million per hour Google $17.8 million per hour MSFT $15.4 million per hour FB $7.7 million per hour Intel $7. | 2.8× | 0 | 6.1k | 1.6k | 113 |
| 50 | Oct 3, '19 | 90 days left of this decade | 2.8× | 0 | 5.8k | 1.8k | 30 |
| 51 | Apr 28, '21 | You constantly want to be upgrading your peer group. You want to hang out with smarter, more successful, more interesting, higher-character people because you will rise or fall to | 2.7× | 0 | 4k | 441 | 342 |
| 52 | Nov 6, '20 | 💯 @AndrewYang “The Democratic party unfortunately has taken on this role of the coastal urban elites who are more concerned about policing various cultural issues than improving [ | 2.7× | 0 | 6k | 799 | 273 |
| 53 | Jan 14, '20 | Love this — how the map of the United States has changed in 200 years | 2.6× | 0 | 5.1k | 1.4k | 510 |
| 54 | Mar 14, '20 | Teachers (and doctors) will save the world "Why is it important to wash your hands?" | 2.6× | 0 | 5.2k | 1.7k | 200 |
| 55 | Jul 24, '23 | “I’d use a payment app built by someone who doesn’t honor their financial obligations.” —Nobody | 2.4× | 299k | 4.3k | 593 | 19 |
| 56 | Oct 12, '18 | Justin Gallegos, a runner in Oregon with cerebral palsy, thought he was just finishing another cross country race. Little did he know, Nike was waiting at the finish line to offer | 2.4× | 0 | 4.4k | 1.5k | 63 |
| 57 | Dec 5, '22 | View post on X | 2.3× | 0 | 6.7k | 314 | 159 |
| 58 | Nov 7, '18 | The number of people who just got their voting rights restored in Florida is greater than the populations of Wyoming Vermont Alaska North Dakota South Dakota Delaware Rhode Island | 2.2× | 0 | 5.1k | 1.4k | 11 |
| 59 | Mar 19, '23 | Retirement age: Germany — 65.6 Italy — 67 US — 67 most of EU — 65+ France — 62 | ⚡ 2.1× | 5.6M | 3.4k | 332 | 183 |
| 60 | Nov 19, '22 | More than 100 firms affiliated w/FTX are filing for bankruptcy. | 2.1× | 0 | 5.3k | 780 | 110 |
| 61 | Feb 26, '22 | The Henichesky Bridge was blown up by Ukrainian marine engineer Vitaly Skakun. A Russian column was nearing Kyiv & there was no time to detonate the bridge remotely. Skakun rad | 2.1× | 0 | 5.7k | 768 | 67 |
| 62 | Sep 4, '20 | Cognitive biases that keep us from being rational. via @ValaAfshar | 2.0× | 0 | 3.2k | 1.1k | 902 |
| 63 | Jan 20, '21 | Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, who defended the Capitol at great personal risk, escorting VP-elect Kamala Harris -- appointed Acting Deputy House Sergeant-at-Arms | 2.0× | 0 | 5.2k | 744 | 42 |
| 64 | Oct 4, '22 | Peace plan: Ukraine recaptures more territory in last month than Russia gained in previous 5. Stick to plan. 🇺🇦 | 2.0× | 0 | 6.2k | 389 | 18 |
| 65 | Aug 17, '20 | Origin of the term "hangover" — the Victorian "penny hang," cheapest overnight stay, if too wasted to be accepted elsewhere. For a penny you'd be allowed to hang over a rope (usual | 1.9× | 0 | 3.9k | 1k | 244 |
| 66 | Feb 2, '21 | End of an era: --0 to $1.5t (nobody in history); --Turned biggest cost centers into profit centers (nobody in history); --Established recurring revenue relationship w/82% of US hou | 1.9× | 0 | 4.7k | 765 | 113 |
| 67 | Nov 12, '22 | Breaking: Sink resigns. | 1.8× | 0 | 5.9k | 233 | 24 |
| 68 | Jun 19, '20 | The North Face becomes the first major company to boycott Facebook as the calls for advertisers to walk out of the platform in July intensify via @businessinsider | 1.8× | 0 | 4.3k | 966 | 38 |
| 69 | Apr 12, '20 | Who is this genius | 1.8× | 0 | 4.1k | 834 | 129 |
| 70 | Mar 3, '20 | We’ve tested 500 people in 6 weeks. South Korea is testing 10,000/day. We charge patients $3,000 to be tested. Italy, China, South Korea test for free. What could go wrong? | 1.8× | 0 | 3.1k | 1.4k | 49 |
| 71 | Nov 17, '22 | Nancy Pelosi meeting JFK, January 20, 1961. She was 20. A life dedicated to public service — thank you, Madam Speaker 🇺🇸 | 1.6× | 0 | 5k | 404 | 55 |
| 72 | Jan 6, '21 | Deplatform Trump NOW @jack | 1.6× | 0 | 4.3k | 631 | 3 |
| 73 | Dec 23, '20 | Give stimulus to people, not corporations | 1.6× | 0 | 4.1k | 627 | 36 |
| 74 | Oct 29, '22 | The use of a racial slur on Twitter increased 500% in the 12 hours after Musk’s deal was finalized (The Network Contagion Research Institute, NYT) | 1.5× | 0 | 3.1k | 906 | 57 |
| 75 | Oct 13, '19 | Facebook has repeatedly given incorrect data on viewership and shares. They called the issue “miscalculated metrics.” If your mistakes are consistently in your favor, then they are | 1.5× | 0 | 4.1k | 684 | 46 |
| 76 | Apr 14, '21 | First toe/investment into Crypto today. I bought Coinbase at 383 (open),,,and sold at 330. Think that makes me the first person (to-date) to lose money in Crypto. That's something. | 1.5× | 0 | 4.3k | 148 | 40 |
| 77 | Nov 19, '22 | It would be impossible for the GRU or any other bot farm to influence this poll. Impossible. | 1.5× | 0 | 4.4k | 301 | 32 |
| 78 | Apr 18, '20 | Trapped | 1.5× | 0 | 4.7k | 373 | 23 |
| 79 | Jan 25, '22 | This was me until about age 28 (artist unknown) #ikigai | 1.4× | 0 | 3.7k | 386 | 241 |
| 80 | Jul 10, '22 | He’s pulled out. | 1.4× | 0 | 4.2k | 130 | 18 |
| 81 | May 14, '21 | Taxi driver changing a tire on a Manhattan street, 1947, taken by 19yo Stanley Kubrick (colorized) | 1.3× | 0 | 4.1k | 249 | 53 |
| 82 | Jul 8, '22 | Japan — 10 gun deaths a year US — 110 gun deaths per DAY | 1.3× | 0 | 3.1k | 668 | 27 |
| 83 | Apr 25, '22 | Wrong,,,again. | 1.3× | 0 | 3.6k | 83 | 35 |
| 84 | Mar 13, '22 | I’m doubling down on the most innovative payment technology and store of value: USD 🦅 | 1.2× | 0 | 3k | 126 | 43 |
| 85 | Oct 10, '21 | Ok, I’ll watch Squid Game | 1.2× | 0 | 3.3k | 263 | 110 |
| 86 | Oct 30, '22 | Explosion in racial slurs, refusing to pay management what they’re owed. Day. 2. | 1.2× | 0 | 3.5k | 289 | 15 |
| 87 | Oct 5, '22 | "What did you get done this week? "I paid $44b for a firm worth $15b and became Putin's UI." | 1.2× | 0 | 3.5k | 284 | 39 |
| 88 | Jul 16, '21 | via @NewYorker | 1.2× | 0 | 2.9k | 577 | 43 |
| 89 | Jun 28, '20 | Wearing a mask. Feel no lack of liberty or masculinity, just citizenship. Wear. A. Mask. | 1.1× | 0 | 3.5k | 215 | 8 |
| 90 | Nov 4, '22 | Quick Update: Sold my Tesla Took a dump, I mean a real growler, in the passenger seat. Unsure of effect on resale value. #sellyourtesla | 1.1× | 0 | 3k | 147 | 28 |
| 91 | Sep 28, '21 | Personal news: Joining @cnnplus, doing show on tech/biz/society. Think Queen’s Gambit, minus the talent and production values. Life is so rich. | 1.1× | 0 | 3.1k | 115 | 17 |
| 92 | Jan 11, '21 | Lives with his mother. | 1.1× | 0 | 3.1k | 204 | 14 |
| 93 | Dec 23, '20 | Let’s go 👊🏻 @AndrewYang | 1.0× | 0 | 3.3k | 169 | 5 |
| 94 | Feb 4, '21 | I've joined forces w/@PaneraBread to donate $100,000 in gift cards to vaccination healthcare workers. We get through this together, & through science. Thx Panera for matching m | 1.0× | 0 | 3.1k | 276 | 4 |
| 95 | Jul 1, '22 | Judges on Germany’s federal constitutional court serve for 12 years or until age 68, whichever is sooner | 1.0× | 0 | 2.9k | 304 | 9 |
| 96 | Oct 28, '21 | I've changed my name to Facebook | 1.0× | 0 | 3.2k | 159 | 6 |
| 97 | Oct 6, '22 | #AdriftBook debuted on the @nytimes bestseller list...thanks to all of you. We process images 6-60x faster than words. 100 charts, w/a few thoughts about each one. Thesis: America | 1.0× | 0 | 2.3k | 274 | 252 |
| 98 | Aug 30, '21 | 🐍 | 1.0× | 0 | 3.5k | 66 | 5 |
| 99 | Nov 2, '22 | 11-3-64 🎂 —Healthy —Happy —Have people who love me, and let me love them. #blessed | 0.9× | 0 | 2.9k | 31 | 12 |
| 100 | Mar 27, '21 | It's the best time to start a business in over a decade. #nomercynomalice #entrepreneurship | 0.4× | 0 | 1.2k | 40 | 11 |
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