If you see a blue verified seal on any Twitter page, it is sort of a confirmation from the Twitter staff that the account is real and doesn’t belong to any impersonator.
Though any Twitter user can put a request to get their account verified, Twitter has so-far only verified accounts of celebrities and other well-known users. For instance, this screenshot has a list of all technology related people whose Twitter accounts have been “verified.”
List of Twitter Verified Accounts
If you like to see a complete list of verified accounts on Twitter, check the friends list of @verified. When they verify a new account, the @verified bot starts following that person (or brand) and thus we know that only 0.002% of Twitters users* enjoy the “verified” status.
[*] The total number of Twitter users is estimated at 60 million while only 1,224 accounts are verified.
These verified accounts are organized in Twitter lists making it easier for you to follow them all with a click. Surprising, the accounts of both Twitter founders – @ev and @biz – aren’t verified yet.
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Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/internet/twitter-verified-accounts-list/12414/
Reader Comments
Wow nice article..I didn’t know only 1,224 users are verified. Btw twitter.com/priyankachopra is one of them.
Written by Sachin on 01.12.10
Oh yeah, the founders @ev and @biz are not verified, lol .
My and you we are not verified .
Written by Achraf52 on 01.12.10
This is interesting. The number of verified accounts is shocking. Just wondering on what criteria are they verifying the accounts. :)
Written by Kunjal Kamdar on 01.12.10
That is interesting. The issue I have is with 3rd party sites claiming to validate people on twitter. They should ban them.
Written by Darren Scott Monroe on 01.13.10
interesting that the founders have yet to verify – wonder if that will change
Written by Sency on 01.13.10
I’m still wondering if this is legit. @verified is not following me, and I’m verified, but it’s following @Gator4God, @NBCF, @JLEWFifty, and @TheGarfoose (and probably others, but I only checked a few pages), and none of those guys are verified.
Legit or not, it’s a bit misleading – this isn’t a complete list (or an accurate one) of verified Twitter users.
Written by Tamar Weinberg on 01.16.10