In an exercise to collate data for research and better understand the metrics used by Twitter scoring tools, I’ve created a table of the top 25 Twitter users with the word [bristol uk] within their bio.

Top 25 Bristol Twitter Users
FollowerwonkKloutPeerIndexTweetLevelTwitalyzerKred
BusinessZone84.42646181.86.5816
ukbizforums82.084844691.9717
josiefraser81.08616077.62.3781
jontangerine81.01604474.41.7777
DJNickWarren80.93613370.14.8773
thisisbristol80.11616278.55.3771
HistoryExtra78.23636174.46.7789
MellieMDY77.325257696.8777
eats_everything77.24738572.35.4841
lilollieg76.98633071.29.5969
bennicky76.54648580.84.1844
Dan_Martin76.43576379.72.3788
PhysicsWorld75.85826774.46.9782
tindle75.72395463.30.7687
WaterlooRoadTV75.73578580.86.5886
Z30375475165.60.3766
verygrey73.73544763.30.2723
hayley73.53584266.72.5779
DezFutak73.04445667.86.5733
UppyJC71.78485256.40.7776
jakepjohnson71.73515973.40.5778
matthewogborne71.59514464.52.6730
Sirius7dk71.345339691.3810
iambags71.24483762.20.4777
lialeendertz70.84543572.30.9779

The services used to compile this data are:

Defining a suitable metric for twitter users shall always be open to debate.

Analysing the top 25 accounts in detail, I’m fairly confident in the ability of Followerwonk and Klout. After testing my own accounts and analysing a large dataset belonging to non-affiliated accounts, it is noticeably simpler to inflate your score with Kred and Twitalyzer.

Top 25 Bristol Twitter Accounts

Top Top 25 Bristol Twitter Users - Details
Screen nameFull nameLocation# followers# friendsCreated# of tweets
BusinessZoneBusinessZone.co.ukBristol, UK20983367717 May 2008 22:23:5518844
ukbizforumsUK Business ForumsBristol, UK956744517 Oct 2008 13:21:0143586
josiefraserJosie FraserLeicester, London, Bristol, UK10882136702 Feb 2007 08:58:4621161
jontangerine_ Jon TanBristol, UK81759921 Jul 2007 21:19:5211577
DJNickWarrenNick WarrenBristol, UK2163217023 Jan 2009 06:40:412621
thisisbristolThis is BristolBristol, UK1328730326 Feb 2009 14:55:258291
HistoryExtraBBC History MagazineBristol, UK29832201903 Mar 2009 08:45:463987
MellieMDYMellie DBristol, UK32965107817 Jun 2011 10:08:485034
eats_everythingTwEats EverythingBristol, UK1764648703 Jul 2010 13:08:569214
lilollieg_Oliver Garland _bristol,UK4269565825 Apr 2010 02:29:2439230
bennickyBen NickyBristol, UK1776336607 Apr 2009 17:51:0724874
Dan_MartinDan MartinBristol, UK8470277527 Apr 2008 22:12:2832017
PhysicsWorldPhysics WorldBristol, UK28408128903 Apr 2009 11:27:292867
tindleGeorge BolamBristol UK1662125427 May 2007 21:26:0331478
WaterlooRoadTVWaterlooRoadTV.comBristol, UK29196176619 May 2009 18:24:4422777
Z303ZoeBristol, UK48322212 Feb 2007 12:42:3025391
verygreyGreyBristol, UK56431324 Jul 2007 09:49:1020904
hayleyHayleyBristol,UK50420827 Dec 2006 09:37:0911477
DezFutakDez FutakBristol, UK325161860507 Aug 2008 23:17:5813126
UppyJCSlushpuppie JamesBristol, UK1591169912 Jul 2007 17:10:0727968
jakepjohnsonJake JohnsonBristol, UK107846918 Sep 2008 10:35:4332918
matthewogborneMatthew OgborneBristol, UK1289211525 Sep 2009 16:23:583969
Sirius7dkSarah MelissaBristol, UK2019189324 Mar 2007 00:13:1931077
iambagsJonathan BygravesBristol, UK132124617 Jan 2009 00:06:5223890
lialeendertzLia LeendertzBristol, UK289278414 May 2009 14:46:2218273