Thursday, December 8, 2022

Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott Have the Most Fake Twitter Followers

Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott Have the Most Fake Twitter Followers

The most popular Cup Series drivers went through SparkToro's fake follower audit, creating a ranking of the worst hit drivers.

 

Which NASCAR Drivers Have the Most Fake Followers?

  • In ongoing news, Elon Musk continues to set his sights on clearing fake/spam accounts off Twitter, but how could this affect some of the biggest drivers in NASCAR (Cup Series)?
  • By running a fake follower audit, Gambling.com reveals who has the highest number of fake followers, revealing the driver most likely to lose out.
  • Kevin Harvick is at risk of losing the most followers, with an estimated 504k followers identified as fake/spam.

 

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 some of NASCAR’s biggest social media profiles?

 

Using SparkToro’s fake follower audit, the guys at Gambling.com have ranked which drivers could be worst hit:

 

Kevin Harvick Set to Take the Biggest Hit on Twitter                                              

 

Champion of the 2014 Cup Series, it’s Kevin Harvick who’s set to be the most affected by Musk’s crack down on fake accounts, with 504k of his 1.03 million followers estimated to be fake/spam.

 

Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch could also be massively affected by Musk’s plans, with the two drivers each having an estimated 453k and 448k fake followers on Twitter, respectively.

 

The table below shows the top 10 most affected Cup Series NASCAR drivers in order of the number of followers potentially lost: 

 

Rank

Name

# Followers

% Fake

# Fake

1

Kevin Harvick

1,036,000

48.7%

504,500

2

Chase Elliott

925,900

48.9%

452,800

3

Kyle Busch

970,600

46.2%

448,400

4

Brad Keselowski

774,700

50.9%

394,300

5

Denny Hamlin

788,600

42.1%

332,000

6

Martin Truex Jr.

509,000

49.6%

252,500

7

Kyle Larson

484,000

46.0%

222,700

8

Joey Logano

543,500

40.8%

221,800

9

Kurt Busch

460,000

47.7%

219,400

10

Ryan Blaney

322,400

45.3%

146,100

 

Whilst it makes sense that those with a higher following are likely to lose more followers from Musk’s plans, where does each driver rank in order of their percentage of fake followers?

 

Coming in top is Brad Keselowski with 50.9% of his followers estimated to be fake, closely followed by Martin Truex Jr. with an estimated 49.6%, and Chase Elliott with 48.9%.

 

The table below shows the top 5 Cup Series NASCAR drivers in order of the percentage of fake followers: 

 

Rank

Name

# Followers

% Fake

# Fake

1

Brad Keselowski

774,700

50.9%

394,300

2

Martin Truex Jr.

509,000

49.6%

252,500

3

Chase Elliott

925,900

48.9%

452,800

4

Kevin Harvick

1,036,000

48.7%

504,500

5

Kurt Busch

460,000

47.7%

219,400

 

Source: Gambling.com

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