Top 45 SEO Influencers in 2026

1. Danny Sullivan

Bio https://t.co/vxFY4ou2MN https://t.co/tZLei6m6yZ https://t.co/WO7Mqdgk3e Twitter Handle @dannysullivan + Follow Twitter Followers 481.4K Type Macro Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 SEO X Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at anuj@feedspot.com Copy emailEmail us

2. Neil Patel

Bio Founder of @NPDigital. New York Times bestselling author, Forbes top 10 marketer, and creator of 1 of the 100 most brilliant companies by Entrepreneur Magazine. *****@neilpatel.com Twitter Handle @neilpatel + Follow Twitter Followers 476K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Barry Schwartz

Bio Search Geek Twitter Handle @rustybrick + Follow Twitter Followers 251.6K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

4. Aleyda Solis

Bio SEO Consultant, Speaker & Author. @Orainti Founder @Remotersnet Co-Founder @CrawlingMondays Host #SEOFOMO + #MarketingFOMO + https://t.co/yvg9bT4orr Maker @mujeresEnSEO Twitter Handle @aleyda + Follow Twitter Followers 178.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. John Mu

Bio Make the web you want to find.He/Him/Cis ᐧ Google Search Advocate ᐧ Posts my own, not for resale ᐧ On LI ᐧ Official: @GoogleSearchC & https://t.co/FZQ90CoJkm Twitter Handle @johnmu + Follow Twitter Followers 163.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. AJ Ghergich

Bio AI & Marketing Technology Executive | 4x Founder, 3 Exits | Services Transformation | PE, Bootstrap & VC Twitter Handle @seo + Follow Twitter Followers 128.7K Type Macro Get Email Contact

7. Cyrus Shepard

Bio Founder @ZyppySEO Ξ Published at @Moz Ξ Follow for Tweets about SEO, AI, Brand Marketing, Google Ranking Signals, Higher Traffic/Conversions, + 10x Content Twitter Handle @cyrusshepard + Follow Twitter Followers 128K Type Macro Get Email Contact

8. Brian Dean

Bio Founder of Backlinko & Exploding Topics (both acq. by $SEMR). Twitter Handle @brianedean + Follow Twitter Followers 125K Type Macro Get Email Contact

9. Lily Ray

Bio SEO by day | DJ by night Twitter Handle @lilyraynyc + Follow Twitter Followers 121.2K Type Macro Get Email Contact

10. Marie Haynes

Bio Building agents & other cool things with AntiGravity, the Gemini CLI and Claude Code. SEO & AI Consultant 🦾🤖🚀 Twitter Handle @marie_haynes + Follow Twitter Followers 96.5K Type Micro Get Email Contact

11. Brodie Clark

Bio Independent SEO Consultant • Building SEO agents @serplens https://t.co/Tu2m6CatR3 • Subscribe to my newsletter @serpalerts https://t.co/C30wqLEwWR Twitter Handle @brodieseo + Follow Twitter Followers 67.4K Type Micro Get Email Contact

12. Glenn Gabe

Bio SEO Consultant at G-Squared Interactive focused on Google algorithm update recovery, technical SEO audits, and SEO training. Columnist at Search Engine Land. Twitter Handle @glenngabe + Follow Twitter Followers 65.8K Type Micro Get Email Contact

13. Ann Smarty

Bio Co-founder of @smartyMktg | Founder https://t.co/PARjbiisXF | eternal ninja @NinjasMarketing Twitter Handle @seosmarty + Follow Twitter Followers 64.8K Type Micro Get Email Contact

14. Bill Slawski

Bio #Seobythesea @Gofishdigital, Director of SEO Research (SEO - 1996) Carlsbad Jurisdoctor him/his/he - Pacific time patents/papers/information retrieval/entities Twitter Handle @bill_slawski + Follow Twitter Followers 57.8K Type Micro Get Email Contact

15. Wil Reynolds

Bio I start things.I help people find stuff on the internetSerial Underdog @seerinteractiveI am whatever you say I am❤️ #bigdata #positivity #gratitude #hiphop Twitter Handle @wilreynolds + Follow Twitter Followers 52.2K Type Micro Get Email Contact

16. Tim Soulo

Bio CMO @Ahrefs // I tweet about our (fairly unconventional) approach to marketing... and a little bit about SEO. 🙂 // Born & raised in Ukraine 🇺🇦. Twitter Handle @timsoulo + Follow Twitter Followers 50.9K Type Micro Get Email Contact

17. Lukasz Zelezny

Bio Keynote Speaker, SEO Consultant and Author.Helping to increase organic traffic, conversion rate & return on investment.SEO PPC Social Media Twitter Handle @lukaszzelezny + Follow Twitter Followers 43K Type Micro Get Email Contact

18. Kevin Indig

Bio Advisor | Growth Memo author | mostly active on Linkedin Twitter Handle @kevin_indig + Follow Twitter Followers 40.7K Type Micro Get Email Contact

19. Areej Abuali

Bio Bye Twitter 👋🏽 Twitter Handle @areej_abuali + Follow Twitter Followers 37.9K Type Micro Get Email Contact

20. Eric Enge

Bio Digital Marketing Excellence Practitioner. Author: https://t.co/9eGw7HAKSx Twitter Handle @stonetemple + Follow Twitter Followers 37K Type Micro Get Email Contact

21. Gael Breton

Bio Love: AI and automation. Hate: Hype Twitter Handle @gaelbreton + Follow Twitter Followers 36K Type Micro Get Email Contact

22. Koray Tuğberk GÜBÜR

Bio CEO of Holistic #SEO & Digital. Join https://t.co/pbnF18gPmh Growing 18.000+@seo_holistic Twitter Handle @koraygubur + Follow Twitter Followers 35.8K Type Micro Get Email Contact

23. Kristina Azarenko

Bio I help experts get paid to create their course or group program before building a single lesson | Pre-selling strategist | Built $1M+ from my SEO courses Twitter Handle @azarchick + Follow Twitter Followers 33.9K Type Micro Get Email Contact

24. Ian Lurie

Bio Digital marketer. Speaker. I tweet marketing & random nerdiness. Consultant at https://t.co/ja7xuWDaum. Dungeons & Dragons player in my spare time. he/him Twitter Handle @ianlurie + Follow Twitter Followers 31.5K Type Micro Get Email Contact

25. Patrick Stox

Bio SEO Consultant, Product Advisor, Speaker, Author, Community Builder | Ex Ahrefs & IBM. “The Technical SEO’s technical SEO” Tech SEO Connect, Triangle SEO Meetup Twitter Handle @patrickstox + Follow Twitter Followers 28.5K Type Micro Get Email Contact

26. Shane Barker

Bio Founder @TraceFuse.ai | The Amazon Review Expert | E-commerce Strategist | Influencer Marketing Specialist | Keynote Speaker → https://t.co/HlgpM4iNti Twitter Handle @shane_barker + Follow Twitter Followers 28.4K Type Micro Get Email Contact

27. Matt Diggity

Bio SEO, Founder, Angel | https://t.co/K0F8CdNQvCLooking for angel investment for your digital startup? *****@diggitymarketing.com Twitter Handle @mattdiggityseo + Follow Twitter Followers 25.6K Type Micro Get Email Contact

28. Mark Traphagen

Bio VP of Product Marketing & Training @seoClarity. #seo #contentmarketing - #mandolin #blm #lgbtq 🏳️‍🌈 they/them Threads: @marktraphagen Twitter Handle @marktraphagen + Follow Twitter Followers 24K Type Micro Get Email Contact

29. Kristine

Bio Digital Strategist & SEO Consultant, Speaker & Writer ABD on a PhD. Reports fake accounts/bots. https://t.co/95OjTem3fP Twitter Handle @schachin + Follow Twitter Followers 22.7K Type Micro Get Email Contact

30. Dejan

Bio Australian AI SEO agency boss. Twitter Handle @dejanseo + Follow Twitter Followers 18.8K Type Micro Get Email Contact

31. Angie Schottmuller

Bio Growth Marketing Advisor & Keynote Speaker ★ Forbes Top-Rated Online Marketer ★ Organic #LandingPage Expert 💥 Conversion Optimist 🎯 #CRO #SEO #CONTENT #UX Twitter Handle @aschottmuller + Follow Twitter Followers 17.6K Type Micro Get Email Contact

32. Andy Drinkwater

Bio UK based Freelance #SEO consultant, Online #Reputation Management expert. 25 year SEO vet https://t.co/TCM61tL8EU Twitter Handle @iqseo + Follow Twitter Followers 17.2K Type Micro Get Email Contact

33. Lidia Infante

Bio SEO at @surveymonkey | Contributor at @SEJournal, @wix, @moz | Ex @sanity_io, ex @bigcommerce | MSc in Digital Business & BSc in Psychology | ♀ Twitter Handle @lidiainfantem + Follow Twitter Followers 16.8K Type Micro Get Email Contact

34. Adam Crookes

Bio SEO full-time since 2019. Watch my latest video on the best and worst SEO strategies for B2B and SaaS companies in March 2026: Twitter Handle @adcrookes + Follow Twitter Followers 16.5K Type Micro Get Email Contact

35. Andrew Shotland

Bio Check out our amazing new FREE SEO tool for Slack users at https://t.co/msaDdFUQZc. GSC URL Inspector API, GBP API, and more. Twitter Handle @localseoguide + Follow Twitter Followers 15K Type Micro Get Email Contact

36. Orit Mutznik

Bio Head of SEO & AI Search (AEO/GEO)|ex-Forbes Sr. SEO Director |ex-Farfetch,eToro| Mum👧🏻👦🏻🐶😼Organic Growth speaker & author. Top 100 SEOs by SEJ🇦🇷🇮🇱🇬🇧 Twitter Handle @oritsimu + Follow Twitter Followers 12.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Alex Moss

Bio Principal SEO @yoast / Director @FireCask. Online Marketer, SEO, product designer. All views are my own. Twitter Handle @alexmoss + Follow Twitter Followers 10.7K Type Micro Get Email Contact

38. Jason Barnard

Bio Jason Barnard is a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, acclaimed keynote speaker, and award-winning innovator. Twitter Handle @jasonmbarnard + Follow Twitter Followers 9.5K Type Nano Get Email Contact

39. Ahmed

Bio Growing a niche site from $0 to $10K per month and sharing what I learn here. Going off-the-grid in 24 months. Twitter Handle @ahmed_seo_ + Follow Twitter Followers 8.8K Type Nano Get Email Contact

40. Shaun Anderson

Bio SEO at https://t.co/1x54ymZdIo - 20+ years in SEO. I only tweet about SEO. Author of Premium SEO Checklist: https://t.co/zr0eaY67w1Also at @shaun_anderson Twitter Handle @hobo_web + Follow Twitter Followers 7.9K Type Nano Get Email Contact

41. Roxana Stingu

Bio Head of Search & SEO @Alamy. Adept of constructive laziness. Loves Scrabble and Minecraft. All views and opinions are my own. Twitter Handle @roxanastingu + Follow Twitter Followers 5.8K Type Nano Get Email Contact

42. Tristam Jarman

Bio Co-Founder @purplesmudged Digital Marketing Agency 🧔 Webinar host/presenter @semrush & @buildwithdud Next webinar https://t.co/ktm0HvOVsd 👈 Van Life & Hip Hop Twitter Handle @tristamjarman + Follow Twitter Followers 865 Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

43. Julie Joyce

Twitter Handle @juliejoyce + Follow Twitter Followers 4 Type Nano Get Email Contact