Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl – I’m really not surprised at number 1.  He is a funny funny man…and yes I am following him.  Check the list after the jump…

NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has the most followers of any athlete on the social media site, with over 3.5 million users reading his tweets. Brazilian soccer star Kaka is second on the list, more than 500,000 followers behind.

Here’s the list of the top-10 athletes on Twitter, along with a sample tweet and a summary of their favorite subjects:

1. Shaquille O’Neal – @THE_REAL_SHAQ — 3,564,335 followers — 51 tweets (in the month of February)

Follow if you like: words with syllables replaced with “shaq,” breezy NBA talk, Sprite.

2. Kaka – @kaka — 2,934,112 followers — 57 tweets

Follow if you like: Real Madrid, speaking multiple languages.

3. Serena Williams – @serenawilliams — 1,931,286 followers — 412 tweets

WRITTEN BY  Chris Chase & FULL/COMPLETE LIST HERE