Vancouver is Canada’s third largest city and the home base of many of the top Canadians on Twitter.
Vancouver features Canada’s most followed airport (@yvrairport), its 5th most followed professional sports team (@Canucks) and top names from the worlds of politics, entertainment and more.
Many of the top Twitter users from Canada have roots in British Columbia.
- Steve Nash (@SteveNash): The all-time most followed Canadian athlete on Twitter
- Carly Rae Jepsen (@carlyraejepsen) and Michael Buble (@michaelbuble): Both in the Top 10 most followed Canadian musicians on Twitter
- Ryan Reynolds (@VanCityReynolds) and Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen): Both in the Top 5 most followed Canadian actors on Twitter
Here are 20 top Vancouver Twitter accounts to follow to get a true sense of #WhatsHappening in Vancouver:
- Andrea Reimer, Vision Vancouver city councillor - @andreareimer
- Avan Jogia, model - @AvanJogia
- Douglas Coupland, artist - @DougCoupland
- Emmanuel Arceneaux, BC Lions - @mannyshow84
- Erin Ireland, food blogger, @erinireland
- Frank Giustra, business leader + philanthropist - @Frank_Giustra
- Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver - @MayorGregor
- Hon. Dr. Hedy Fry, MP - @HedyFry
- Irene Lanzinger, president of the BC Federation of Labour - @ilanzinger
- Jay DeMerit, former Whitecaps Captain - @D6MERIT
- Jillian Harris, lifestyle expert - @jillianharris
- Jody Wilson-Raybould, MP Vancouver-Granville - @Puglaas
- Keith Henry, Aboriginal advocate - @KeithHenryMetis
- Khelsilem, Founder of the Indigenous Language Workers Project - @Khelsilem
- Kristin Cheung, community arts leader - @cheung_kristin
- Liz Gleadle, Olympic athlete - @Javelizz
- Rebecca Bollwitt, blogger - @Miss604
- Ryan Holmes, Hootsuite CEO - @invoker
- Santa J Ono, UBC President - @ubcprez
- Sunny Lenarduzzi, entrepreneur - @sunnylenarduzzi
