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This TikToker is actually the most influential person in crypto

New research from crypto education platform Crypto Head has discovered the world’s most influential ‘cryptofluencers’ by accumulating total social media follower counts to discover who dominates the field.
Elon Musk was omitted as he is primarily the CEO of Tesla whereas this research explores people exclusively in the crypto space.
The top 10 most influential cryptofluencers

Rank

Name

Twitter Followers

Instagram Followers

YouTube Subscribers

TikTok Followers

Total Followers

1

BitBoy Crypto/Ben Armstrong

292,000

149,000

877,000

2,600,000

3,918,000

2

Justin Sun

2,500,000

163,000

19,200

2,368

2,684,568

3

Vitalik Buterin

1,300,000

0

0

0

1,300,000

4

John McAfee

1,000,000

54,200

100,000

0

1,154,200

5

Anthony Pompliano

759,900

55,600

175,000

0

990,500

6

Charlie Lee

935,300

0

0

0

935,300

7

Chris Dixon

582,500

0

344,000

0

926,500

8

Roger Ver

675,800

21,100

17,900

0

714,800

9

Joel Comm

680,400

15,300

10,900

582

707,182

10

Fred Wilson

680,900

6,685

0

0

687,585

1. Ben Armstrong (BitBoy Crypto), 3,918,000 followers
  • BitBoy Crypto was only set up three years ago as an informative YouTube channel teaching people about all things Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

  • He achieved the number one spot in the rankings thanks to a presence across all social media platforms, particularly TikTok, and Youtube.

2. Justin Sun, 2,684,568 followers
  • While controversial for his outspoken, brash style, Justin Sun, the founder of the crypto platform TRON, has a huge 2.5 million followers on Twitter alone, placing him as the second most influential person.

3. Vitalik Buterin, 1,313,500 followers
  • Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin began influencing others on the subject back in 2011 while only a teenager through his ‘Bitcoin Magazine’. He founded Ethereum in 2014 with Gavin Woods which is the second largest currency in the market.

TikTok is revealed the most popular platform
TikTok is where the most people are going for crypto advice as BitBoy Crypto/Ben Armstrong has 2.6 million followers on the app – the most of any single account on any platform. Yet, only three of the top 10 cryptofluencers use this platform as Twitter emerges as generally the most used platform for the subject.