Narendra Modi overtakes White House on Twitter

Narendra Modi overtakes White House on Twitter

NEW DELHI: Prime minister Narendra Modi has overtaken the White House in number of followers on Twitter, according to data by Twitter-tracking website TwitterCounter.

The data shows that Modi currently has 4,981,574 followers, pulling in ahead of White House's 4,979,707 followers.

On Facebook, Modi's official page has over 18 million fans.

Modi is now the fourth most followed world leader on Twitter; in May this year, he was at the sixth position.
 

The list of most followed people on Twitter is headed by US president Barack Obama, who has 43 million followers. Pope Francis, who maintains nine Twitter accounts for each language, has a total of 14 million followers. Indonesia's president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, comes third with 5 million followers.



A study called Twiplomacy, conducted by PR firm Burson-Marsteller, shows French foreign minister Laurent Fabius and Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt are the best-connected diplomats.


Here are a few reactions of Twitterati on Modi overtaking the White House:

 

Sumit Bhattacharya @sumit_official

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Congrats to Narendra Modi Sir for overtaking The White House on Twitter http://bit.ly/TvBw2v  Bharatiya Janata... http://fb.me/1aMPLY9Lx 

5:16 PM - 25 Jun 2014

Narendra Modi overtakes White House on Twitter - The Times of India

TwitterCounter data shows that Modi currently has 4,981,574 followers, pulling in ahead of White House’s 4,979,707 followers.

Times of India @timesofindia

Modi has been quite active on Twitter and has been a big proponent on social media. According to media reports, he has asked ministries to open Facebook and Twitter accounts and ensure that these accounts are updated at least once every fortnight by joint secretary level officers.