PM Modi now crosses 8
million followers,
but SRK and Salman Khan are still the kings of Twitter
but SRK and Salman Khan are still the kings of Twitter
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi now has over 8 million followers on Twitter and is only
behind US President Barack Obama and the Pope in popularity on the micro
blogging site.
“Prime Minister
Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) today crossed the 8 million follower mark on
Twitter,” the popular social networking site said in a statement. However, the
numbers don’t surpass some of the popular Indian celebs.
Bollywood celebrities like Shahrukh Khan (iamsrk) and Salman Khan
(@beingsalmankhan) are still leading with over 9 million followers.
SRK has 9.9 million
followers on Twitter
US President Barack
Obama leads the popularity chart with over 43 million followers, followed by
the Pope Francis, who is followed by over 14 million people on social site
Twitter.
“Since his (Modi)
election win in May earlier this year, the Prime Minister’s Twitter account
(@narendramodi) has doubled in followers adding more than 4 million followers,”
the statement said.
“His election victory
Tweet remains the most retweeted Tweet of all time from India with 70,586
tweets,” it said.
The Prime Minister
continued innovating on social media as he became the first Prime Minister
across the world to take a Twitter Mirror on tour with him, Twitter added.
Twitter Mirror is a
backstage photo-booth for behind the scenes and exclusive moments involving
celebrities and influencers for live events.
During his visit to
Australia, Modi tweeted using the tool with Australian Prime Minister Tony
Abbott as well as students from Queensland University of Technology, Twitter
said.
With inputs from PTI