by Scott Ayres
Enter Facebook Interest Lists
Facebook quietly launched “Interest Lists” about a year ago — around the same time Timeline launched.
Before that, lists were mostly used for organizing friends. The new Lists let users include people (including non-friends) and pages.
Below you’ll find 100 Interest Lists to follow — arranged in categories like:
- social media
- business
- sports
- politics
- music, art, food, etc.
Keep in mind that once you follow a List, you only see a summary of the List’s recent posts in your main News Feed. To get the most out of the List, you need to visit it directly — by clicking the List’s bookmark in your left Facebook navigation.
Edgerank bypassed!
But here’s the kicker… ready for it? There is NO Edgerank algorithm applied to Lists!!
Yes you read that correctly.
And the cool thing is the creator of the List gets to decide:
- which pages & people are included
- what types of posts are shown
For example, on the Lists I created, I set them up to show only status, links, photos and videos — normal posts, basically. I excluded all the other stuff — like milestones, birthdays, liked pages, etc.
I’ve done my best to show you a broad array of Lists from different people. But you’ll notice many names repeated — typically Facebook employees who’ve created Lists for users.
Enjoy this “Motherlode List of Lists”! — and make sure to follow them and share this post with your friends and followers!
Social Media Lists on Facebook
I start with the niche I talk about the most: Social Media. If you’re in this niche or want to learn how to use social media for your business, follow these Lists!
1. Social Media Resources
by Scott Ayres (me). This is my go-to resource for social media related news. You’ll find Mari Smith, Social Media Examiner, Jon Loomer and more. If you’re into Social Media, this List is a must.
2. Facebook Experts
by Mari Smith. Mari’s List is full of experts and pages focused mainly on Facebook. One of my favorites on the list is Amy Porterfield. Mari’s List has almost 30,000 followers to date!
3. Facebook Designers
by Chris Kalani. Created by a Facebook employee, this List includes people who work at Facebook in the design department.
4. Social Media Savvy (and fun!)
by Scott Kleinberg. Another great List of social media related people. But not your typical big names.
5. 100 People to Follow on Facebook
by Mari Smith. Mari created this great List of great people to follow on Facebook — folks like Rosh Khan and Casey Zeman to name a few.
6. Google+
by Matthew Rappaport. Great list of over 300 active Google+ members. Matthew has a cool site called “Hangout Conversations” you might find handy as well.
7. Facebook Fan Page Apps
by Mari Smith. Looking for an app for your Facebook page or business? Look no further than Mari’s List. You may notice a familiar page on this List ( *cough *cough… Post Planner!)
8. Mashable Staff
by Pete Cashmore. Follow this List to see what the Mashable staff is up to.
9. Phyllis Khare’s Go-to Social News List
Phyllis is the co-author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies and has shared her go-to List for social news. It’s a good one!
10. Social Media News
by Kate Buck. If you don’t know Kate Buck, Jr, you need to know her ASAP. She has created a great List to get some juicy social media news from.
11. Social Media Superheroes
by Jo Barnes. Jo Barnes is an amazing person who I’ve talked to many times. I’m honored to actually be on this List with other super heroes!
12. Facebook Marketing
by Jon Loomer. Jon is quickly becoming one of the top minds when it comes to Facebook tips, and his List does not disappoint. Check it out.
13. Facebook
by Vadim Lavrusik. Created by Facebook to list a ton of Facebook employees. Fun to follow.
Tech Lists on Facebook
I have a secret — I’m not the most tech savvy person. I’m an old school PC guy and I’ve never owned a Mac. And while I try to keep up with all the tech news, I couldn’t do it without these lists.
14. Tech Entrepreneurs
by Sachin Monga. If you’re in the tech world, this is a must follow list with over 15,000 followers to date.
15. Tech Heads
by Scott Ayres. Yes this listed was created by me — but it contains many tech related pages like Quora, PC World, etc that you need to be following.
16. 50 Women in Tech
by Rebecca Searles. Rebecca is an editor at Huffington Post and has a great List here. This one is all about women who are rocking the tech world.
17. 50 People in Tech
by Rebecca Searles. Great list including Robert Scoble, Kevin Rose and more.
18. Tech Innovators
by Hardik Patel. Created by another Facebook employee, this List has some great pages and people, like Techcrunch and Social Media Today.
19. Tech News
by Vadim Lavrusik. This List by Facebook employee Vadim has over 49,000 followers and has over 127 people/pages in it — like the Verge, LifeHacker and more. Go follow it!
20. Tech VIPs
by Robert Scoble. If anyone knows about the tech world, it’s Robert Scoble. Anyone in the startup world or tech industry needs to follow this List.
21. Big Tech Companies
by Robert Scoble. A List of the heavy hitters in the tech world: SAP, LinkedIn, Nokia, etc.
22. Tech Gadgets
by Evan Fogel. Over 69,000 follow this list, which includes the likes of Gizmodo, Engadget, ThinkGeek and more.
23. Tech Media
by Sumeet Sham Vaidya. Another great tech List with some familiar faces from the previous Lists. But this one also includes PcWorld, MG Siegler and more.
24. Personal Technology
by Vadim Lavrusik. Can we say Cali Lewis, Geek Tech and Wired? Yep… all in this List.
25. Tech Science
by Kaushik Iyer. Are you a science geek? Then go follow this list. Includes Science Friday, Popular Science, National Geographic and more.
Business & Marketing Lists on Facebook
Own a business? Are you an entrepreneur? Want to keep up on the latest and greatest trends in marketing — both online and offline? Then follow these lists.
26. Business News
by Vadim Lavrusik. This is a great List with tons of resources for every business.
27. Industry Updates
by Taher Sumon. This list tends to stay on the Marketing track including posts from Marketing Land… and I just realized I’m actually on this list! Woohoo!
28. Innovative Brands
by Pete Cashmore. This List, from the founder of Mashable, has over 64,000 followers but only contains 13 brands. These are the movers and shakers in business. Go look.
29. Media News
by Vadim Lavrusik. Another Facebook created list with about 50 news sites and people to follow. One of my favorites on the list is the relatively unknown LostRemote.
30. Motivational People
by Evan Fogel. Feeling a bit down and need a pick me up? This List could do the trick. With the likes of Jack Canfield, Tim Ferris, Jim Rohn and Dave Ramsey!
31. Social Entrepreneurs
by Arianna Huffington. Over 56,000 have followed this List containing Kickstarter and more.
32. Startup Investors
by Robert Scoble. This may be one of the largest lists I’ve seen with almost 600 people and pages feature. If you’re a startup looking for an investor, follow this List.
33. Business Authors
by Vadim Lavrusik. This is a power-packed list of 8 — including Seth Godin and more.
34. Business Leaders
by Evan Fogel. Huge following on this list including Bill Gates, Guy Kawasaki and Mark Cuban.
35. Media Brands
by Pete Cashmore. Another homerun by Cashmore focused on major news sites. I get my daily news from this List each morning!
36. Internet Marketing
by Selena Narayanasamy. Not a ton of people on this List or following it, but contains some great pages like SEOmoz, BlueGlass and Facebook Live.
37. Small Business Marketing
by John Jantsch. You can’t talk marketing without mentioning John Jantsch from Duct Tape Marketing. I’m surprised his great list only has 632 followers. You can find HubSpot, CopyBlogger and more in here.
38. Facebook Savvy Non Profits
by Randi Zuckerberg. If this list is good enough for Mark’s sister, it’s good enough for me!
Sports Lists on Facebook
This next group of lists is pretty self explanatory so I won’t include any summaries. I’m hoping you know what “NFL” means! 
39. NFL Teams
40. NBA Teams
by Evan Fogel
41. NBA Players
by Mark Pike
42. Athletes
by Vadim Lavrusik
43. NFL teams, players and analysts
by Nick Grudin
44. NFL Players Pages
by Troy Polamalu. I do want to point out that this List was created by an actual NFL player — which is pretty cool.
45. MLB Teams
by Dave Ugelow
46. College Football
by Vadim Lavrusik
47. Sports News
by Vadim Lavrusik
48. Olympics
by Kristin Thayer
49. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA- UFC)
by Brad Hettervik
50. Soccer Players
by Dave Goldblatt
51. Nascar
by Brad Hettervik
52. Boxing
by John Maier
53. NHL Teams
by John Maier
54. Ultimate Frisbee
by Manny Lopez
Television & Movies Lists on Facebook
I’m a bit of a TV junky — especially reality TV. These are some cool TV-related Lists that you may find interesting.
55. TV News Shows
by Vadim Lavrusik
56. TV Comedy Shows
by Charles Porch
57. Reality TV Shows
by Charles Porch (mainly all the housewife shows)
58. News
by Vadim Lavrusik
59. Hollywood on Facebook
by Charles Porch
60. TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy
by Al Baxter
61. TV Crime
by Al Baxter
Music Lists on Facebook
I couldn’t find a ton of music-related Lists, but did manage to find a few you might want to follow — most of them created by the same person.
The titles are pretty self explanatory. None of them are very large lists — and the creators really should add more to them.
62. Indie Music Blogs
by Ethan Tremaine Avey. I love indie music. And I love these Indie blogs. One of my favorite is Stereogum.
63. Music Technology
by Julian Muller
64. R&B Music
by Charles Porch
65. Christian Music
by Charles Porch
66. Rock Music
by Charles Porch (102k)
67. Pop Music
by Charles Porch
Food & Health Lists on Facebook
Most of us are trying to get healthier — I certainly am. Below you’ll find some really interesting Lists to help you on your journey.
68. Food Media
by Morin Oluwole. This List is very well followed with around 54,000 followers. You’ll find PBS Food, Top Chef and HealthyEats.com.
69. Food & Recipes
by Shawn Van Daele. Another great find with over 100 resources to help you find recipes! But hardly anyone following it yet. I’ve frequented AllRecipes.com a few times myself.
70. Health News
by Vadim Lavrusik. A Facebook created List with some news related to the health world.
71. Green News
by Hanna Welch. This List contains about 30 resources aiming to help you live green. They include HuffPost Green and more. Check it out.
72. Recipes
by Bailey McRae. Only 24 sources on this List but nearly 97,000 followers so far! If you need an idea for tonight’s dinner, follow this List. Btw, BakingBites.com is a great site, but might just make you fat(ter)!
73. People That Make You Hungry
by Trey Ratcliff. A great List of some of the world’s greatest chefs — people like Jamie Oliver, Martha Stewart and Wolfgang Puck, to name a few.
74. Exercise
by Bailey McRae. I couldn’t make it all about food so I included this great List of the top exercise-related pages such as Shape Magazine, 24 Hour Fitness, and P90X.
Art Lists on Facebook
I couldn’t find a ton of Lists that seem authoritative in the art category. But I did manage to find a few you may want to check out.
75. Photographers
by Thomas Hawk. This may be the List I’ve seen with the most followers. Over 157,000 and counting! Contains over 200 photographers that regularly show off their work. The cool thing about this List is its creator, Thomas Hawk, set it up to show only photos — which makes for a really nice feed.
76. Design
by Robyn Morris. This is another great List with a massive following that contains nothing but photo posts. Some great inspiration can be found on this list. Love this one!
77. Art Critics
by Nick Grudin
Video Gaming Lists on Facebook
To my shock, Lists on Facebook related to video games are very scarce. I did manage to find a few though. You can check out below. I’m not a gamer by any means, so I really can’t add much commentary on these. But there are some familiar faces.
78. Console Games
by Sara Brooks
79. Popular Video Gaming
by Sumeet Vaidya
80. Role Playing Games
by Al Baxter
81. Arcade/Puzzle Games
by Sara Brooks
Travel Lists on Facebook
We all need a vacation, right? Here are some great Lists to help you on your way.
82. Disney Vacations
by Barrie Brewer
83. Travel
by Morin Oluwole
84. Travel Bloggers
by Scotty Perry
85. Travel and Culture
by Annemarie Dooling
86. US National Parks
by Zach Behrens
Politics Lists on Facebook
Ok… I’m not really into politics. Maybe on the local level, but not so much nationally. I also try to stay clear of talking politics on Facebook, as it causes too many problems and riffs.
But I do think it’s helpful to share these Lists with you below. All of them are created by Katie Harbath, the Manager of Public Policy at Facebook. She helps politicians use Facebook effectively, and has put together some helpful Lists.
87. World Leaders
by Katie Harbath
88. US Democrats
by Katie Harbath
89. US Republicans
by Katie Harbath
90. US Governors
by Katie Harbath
91. Political Journalists
by George Stephanopoulos
92. US Senate Members
by Katie Harbath
93. US House Members
by Katie Harbath
Random Lists on Facebook
Ok… So I called this category “Random”. What I should have called it was “I headlined my list as 100 and only ended up with 93 so I needed to find 7 more to finish this blog!!” 
Anyway, below are some random lists I found that you may find interesting.
94. My Little Pony
by Jessica Migatulski. I have 5 and 6 year old girls, so my house is full of My Little Pony!
95. World Birding & Conservation
by Gunnar Engblom
96. Fabulous Kids Activities Blogs
by Cathy James. I’m in love with this list now! With 3 kids, this one is awesome. Lots of great resources for parents. I especially dig QuirkyMomma.com .
97. Non-Fiction Authors
by Vadim Lavrusik. A Facebook created list containing some non-fiction authors like Mari Smith, Tim Ferriss, Zig Ziglar and Gary Vaynerchuk.
98. Child Causes
by Charles Porch. Great list created by Facebook to talk about child causes.
99. Robert Scoble
by Robert Scoble. Never miss a post by the Scobleizer!
100. The rome carl show
"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter."
via Postlanner
