DHH is a software entrepreneur and open-source framework creator who founded Ruby on Rails in 2003 and continues to lead its development. DHH's Twitter Score is 327 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of September 2026, ranking #898 (top 0.5%) among 491,503 tracked accounts.
DHH, whose full name is David Heinemeier Hansson, also founded Omarchy, a Linux distribution brought to users by 37signals, where he serves as co-owner. He chairs The Rails Foundation, the body supporting the long-running open-source framework he created. In November 2024, Shopify announced that he joined its board of directors. His work on Ruby on Rails carries indirect relevance to the crypto ecosystem, as Coinbase is among the major companies that have built on the framework.
DHH has also invested in Danish startups and is a New York Times best-selling author. His account has accumulated 890,737 followers as of September 2026 and 74,140 posts. He has been mentioned by 897 accounts, with 2,341 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow DHH include 1,749 founders, 425 angel investors, 368 influencers and 32 VCs, among them jesse.base.eth, Marc Andreessen, Toly, Ansem, Nikita Bier and Elon Musk.