Who are the 41 lucky people Trump follows on Twitter?

Here's what it takes for a Trump follow.
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We know Donald Trump tweets a lot. Pretty much constantly (he's at 34,000 tweets and counting). About everything. But what does Twitter look like from within the @realDonaldTrump account?

Trump should be too busy picking his future Cabinet members to have time to be mindlessly scrolling through his Twitter feed. But if he were, he wouldn't be pulling from too many sources since Trump's official account only follows 41 people.

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Looking at presidents before Trump, Barack Obama follows hundreds of thousands after eight years in office. Bill Clinton only follows 26. George W. Bush hasn't been on Twitter since 2010. But his dad George H.W. Bush is more active, however he only has a selective 19 follows.


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We broke down Trump's list to see who are the select few followed by our soon-to-be president.

Family

If someone is related to Trump (or their last name is Trump), President-elect Trump is going to be following. He follows seven members of his brood, including his third and current wife, Melania, and his adult children Ivanka, Trump Jr., Tiffany and Eric and some of their spouses. Interestingly, Jared Kushner, Ivanka's husband, isn't on this list. Kushner also has never tweeted, but he does have an account.

Anything with 'Trump' in the title

If you can stay in it or give money to it, Trump's all over it.

Trump Organization, Trump Golf, Trump Waikiki, Trump National Doral, Trump Charlotte, Trump Vegas Hotel, Trump Hotel Chicago, Trump Washington, D.C., and Trump Los Angeles make up a large chunk of his following list.

The media

Trump is no fan of the mainstream media and makes that clear. But if his follows are any indication, he has a soft spot for certain TV hosts and media outlets, namely Fox News. Members of the media make up the biggest chunk of his follows. But Trump has plenty of inconsistencies with his selection of media personalities. The lengthy list includes MSNBC TV hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, Fox hosts Bill O'Reilly, Greta Van Susteren and, of course Trump's favorite from Fox, host Sean Hannity.

Mark Burnett makes the list, presumably from Trump's "The Apprentice" days. And don't forget about pro wrestler Vince McMahon, CEO of the WWE.

Politicians (but only those connected to the Trump campaign)

You won't find Trump following any policy groups, political organizations or anything remotely related to the White House, or even the Republican National Committee.

But don't worry, Trump didn't forget about his running mate Mike Pence.

Here's the full list of Trump's follows:

1. Trump Organization 2. Trump Golf 3. MELANIA TRUMP 4. Tiffany Trump 5. Laura Ingraham 6. Mike Pence 7. Official Team Trump 8. DRUDGE REPORT 9. Vanessa Trump 10. Lara Trump 11. Sean Hannity 12. Fox Nation 13. Corey R. Lewandowski 14. Ann Coulter 15. Diamond and Silk 16. KATRINA CAMPINS 17. Katrina Pierson 18. Michael Cohen 19. FOX & Friends 20. Geraldo Rivera 21. Eric Bolling 22. Roma Downey 23. Mark Burnett 24. Gary Player 25. Vince McMahon 26. Dan Scavino Jr. 27. Trump Waikiki 28. Trump National Doral 29. Trump Charlotte 30. Trump Vegas Hotel 31. Trump Hotel Chicago 32. Trump Washington DC 33. Trump Los Angeles 34. Eric Trump 35. Mika Brzezinski 36. Joe Scarborough 37. Bill O'Reilly 38. Greta Van Susteren 39. Piers Morgan 40. Donald Trump Jr. 41. Ivanka Trump

UPDATE Feb. 14, 2017, 5:30 p.m. PT: The Trump Twitter universe shifted slightly when the president followed a new person, although she isn't new to his inner circle. Now his adviser Kellyanne Conway has an even more direct line to the commander-in-chief on his favorite platform. The follow comes after a social media campaign to give her the honor. Trump's chief of staff Reince Preibus, was also added to the exclusive follow list some point after the end of last year. That makes for a lucky 43 follows.

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Sasha Lekach

Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.

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