GrowthHackers runs the largest online community for growth professionals where users share articles on all things SAAS, Growth and Product Marketing.
We analyzed 76,970 articles published between 2016 and 2018 on the GrowthHackers community. We then used that data to identify which influencers were mentioned the most during that period.
Below you will find an infographic featuring the top 40 most mentioned people (influencers) across the dataset. Enjoy!
The Top 40 Marketing Influencers
1. Neil Patel
Co-founder at Neil Patel Digital
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neilpatel
2. Brian Dean
Founder of Backlinko
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Backlinko
3. Rand Fishkin
Founder at SparkToro
Twitter: https://twitter.com/randfish
4. Mark Zuckerberg
Co-founder & CEO at Facebook
5. Seth Godin
Author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ThisIsSethsBlog
6. Sean Ellis
CEO at Growthhackers
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeanEllis
7. Noah Kagan
Chief Sumo at Sumo.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/noahkagan
8. Gary Vaynerchuk
CEO of VaynerMedia
Twitter: https://twitter.com/garyvee
9. Steve Jobs
Co-founder at Apple
10. Matt Cutts
ex-Google
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattcutts
11. Andrew Chen
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewchen
12. Hiten Shah
Co-Founder at Crazy Egg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hnshah
13. Tim Ferriss
Author and Angel Investor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss
14. Elon Musk
CEO at Tesla
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elonmusk
15. Brian Balfour
Former VP Growth at Hubspot
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bbalfour
16. Lincoln Murphy
Sixteen Ventures
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lincolnmurphy
17. Jay Baer
Founder at Convince and Convert
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaybaer
18. Paul Graham
Founder at YCombinator
Twitter: https://twitter.com/paulg
19. Shane Barker
Shane Barker Consulting
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shane_barker
20. Larry Kim
CEO at MobileMonkey, Founder of Wordstream
Twitter: https://twitter.com/larrykim
21. Sujan Patel
Co-founder at Web Profits
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanpatel
22. Richard Branson
Founder at Virgin Group
Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardbranson
23. Jeff Bezos
CEO at Amazon
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeffBezos
24. Bill Gates
CEO at Microsoft
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillGates
25. Nir Eyal
Author and Consultant
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nireyal
26. Ramit Sethi
Author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ramit
27. Brian Clark
Rainmaker Digital
Twitter: https://twitter.com/brianclark
28. Ann Handley
Chief Content Officer at MarketingProfs
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarketingProfs
29. Jeff Bullas
CEO at JeffBullas.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffbullas
30. Joanna Wiebe
Co-Founder at Airstory
Twitter: https://twitter.com/copyhackers
31. Mark Schaefer
Schaefer Marketing Solutions
Twitter: https://twitter.com/markwschaefer
32. Bryan Harris
Founder at Videofruit
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bryanhimself
33. Eric Ries
Author of the Lean Startup
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericries
34. Guy Kawasaki
Chief Evangelist at Canva
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GuyKawasaki
35. Michael Hyatt
Author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MichaelHyatt
36. Oli Gardner
Co-founder at Unbounce
Twitter: https://twitter.com/oligardner
37. Jonah Berger
Professor at Wharton
Twitter: https://twitter.com/j1berger
38. Ryan Hoover
Founder at Product Hunt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rrhoover
39. Avinash Kaushik
Digital Market Evangelist at Google
Twitter: https://twitter.com/avinash
40. Steve Blank
Professor at Stanford University
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sgblank
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