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May 12, 2025
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Authors, by Techmeme Leadership (citations of Techmeme-featured pubs)

RankAuthorTwitterLeadershipSources
1Mark Gurman@markgurman8.684%Bloomberg (#1)
2Kyle Wiggers@kyle_l_wiggers2.359%TechCrunch (#2)
3Jason Koebler@jason_koebler1.689%404 Media (#9)
4Sarah Perez@sarahpereztc1.470%TechCrunch (#2)
5Makena Kelly@kellymakena1.224%Wired (#3)
6Andy Greenberg@a_greenberg0.929%Wired (#3)
7Maxwell Zeff@zeffmax0.858%TechCrunch (#2)
8Matt Burgess@mattburgess10.831%Wired (#3)
9Joseph Cox@josephfcox0.810%0.521%: 404 Media (#9), 0.288%: Wired (#3)
10Tom Warren@tomwarren0.806%The Verge (#4)
11Bill Toulas@billtoulas0.780%BleepingComputer (#14)
12Emma Roth@emroth080.729%The Verge (#4)
13Emanuel Maiberg@emanuelmaiberg0.710%404 Media (#9)
14Abner Li@technacity0.676%9to5Google (#20)
15Jay Peters@jaypeters0.673%The Verge (#4)
16Dan Goodin@dangoodin0010.671%Ars Technica (#13)
17Brian Krebs@briankrebs0.668%Krebs on Security (#23)
18Chris Welch@chriswelch0.644%The Verge (#4)
19Scharon Harding@scharhar0.638%Ars Technica (#13)
20Wayne Ma@waynema0.621%The Information (#10)
21Mishaal Rahman@mishaalrahman0.587%Android Authority (#17), 0.000%: Android Faithful, 0.000%: Android Police
22Jess Weatherbed@zombie_wretch0.557%The Verge (#4)
23Lily Hay Newman@lilyhnewman0.542%Wired (#3)
24Casey Newton@caseynewton0.525%Platformer (#25)
25John Gruber@gruber0.524%Daring Fireball (#26)
26Jason Schreier@jasonschreier0.510%Bloomberg (#1)
27Leah Nylen@leah_nylen0.508%Bloomberg (#1)
28Hayden Field@haydenfield0.499%CNBC (#11)
29Vittoria Elliott@telliotter0.489%Wired (#3)
30Joseph Menn@josephmenn0.456%Washington Post (#12)
31Kate Knibbs@knibbs0.447%Wired (#3)
32Sergiu Gatlan@serghei0.447%BleepingComputer (#14)
33Tripp Mickle@trippmickle0.444%New York Times (#7)
34Paul Sawers@psawers0.442%TechCrunch (#2)
35Sara Fischer@sarafischer0.422%Axios (#18)
36Qianer Liu@qianerliu0.421%The Information (#10)
37Wes Davis@blunderchief0.418%The Verge (#4)
38Lawrence Abrams@lawrenceabrams0.393%BleepingComputer (#14)
39Stephanie Kirchgaessner@skirchy0.392%The Guardian (#16)
40Dustin Volz@dnvolz0.390%Wall Street Journal (#5)
41Alex Heath@alexeheath0.385%The Verge (#4)
42Brody Ford@brodyford_0.374%Bloomberg (#1)
43Cristina Criddle@cristinacriddle0.372%Financial Times (#8)
44Berber Jin@berber_jin10.369%Wall Street Journal (#5)
45Natasha Lomas@riptari0.365%TechCrunch (#2)
46Bobby Allyn@bobbyallyn0.363%NPR (#19)
47Ivan Mehta@indianidle0.361%TechCrunch (#2)
48Rebecca Ballhaus@rebeccaballhaus0.356%Wall Street Journal (#5)
49Kif Leswing@kifleswing0.355%CNBC (#11)
50Benj Edwards@benjedwards0.352%Ars Technica (#13)

Publications, by Techmeme Leadership (citations of Techmeme-featured pubs)

RankSource LeadershipURL
1BloombergRSS17.279%bloomberg.com
2TechCrunchRSS8.106%techcrunch.com
3WiredRSS7.445%wired.com
4The VergeRSS7.327%theverge.com
5Wall Street Journal 5.432%wsj.com
6Reuters 5.141%reuters.com
7New York TimesRSS4.931%nytimes.com
8Financial TimesRSS3.789%ft.com
9404 MediaRSS3.469%404media.co
10The InformationRSS3.336%theinformation.com
11CNBCRSS2.283%cnbc.com
12Washington Post 2.246%washingtonpost.com
13Ars TechnicaRSS2.174%arstechnica.com
14BleepingComputerRSS1.624%bleepingcomputer.com
159to5MacRSS0.947%9to5mac.com
16The GuardianRSS0.931%theguardian.com
17Android AuthorityRSS0.835%androidauthority.com
18Axios 0.807%axios.com
19NPRRSS0.755%npr.org
209to5GoogleRSS0.737%9to5google.com
21NBC News 0.705%nbcnews.com
22BBCRSS0.671%bbc.com/news
23Krebs on SecurityRSS0.668%krebsonsecurity.com
24The AtlanticRSS0.620%theatlantic.com
25PlatformerRSS0.525%platformer.news
26Daring FireballRSS0.524%daringfireball.net
27PoliticoRSS0.510%politico.com
28SemaforRSS0.493%semafor.com
29MIT Technology ReviewRSS0.419%technologyreview.com
30Windows CentralRSS0.368%windowscentral.com
31CBS NewsRSS0.364%cbsnews.com
32VarietyRSS0.355%variety.com
33TechdirtRSS0.334%techdirt.com
34EngadgetRSS0.325%engadget.com
35Pew Research CenterRSS0.315%pewresearch.org
36micahfleeRSS0.313%micahflee.com
37MacRumorsRSS0.289%macrumors.com
38Citation NeededRSS0.286%citationneeded.news
39Simon Willison's WeblogRSS0.276%simonwillison.net
40Ming-Chi KuoRSS0.267%medium.com/@mingchikuo
41The RecordRSS0.252%therecord.media
42ProPublicaRSS0.251%propublica.org
43Nextgov/FCWRSS0.246%nextgov.com
44The Free PressRSS0.242%thefp.com
45disruptionistRSS0.241%disruptionist.com
46FortuneRSS0.240%fortune.com
47Associated PressRSS0.224%apnews.com
48ForbesRSS0.223%forbes.com
49Rolling StoneRSS0.220%rollingstone.com
50CoinDesk 0.215%coindesk.com