India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the world’s most followed leader on the social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) with over 100 million followers.
Since joining the platform in 2009, PM Modi has used X to organically engage with his followers and public.
On his achievement on social media, PM Modi said: “Looking forward to an equally engaging time in the future as well.”
Compared to PM Modi, India’s Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi has 26.4 million followers. He is also way ahead of other key world leaders including US President Joe Biden (38.1 million followers), HH Sheikh Mohammed (11.2 million), and Pope Francis (18.5 million).
Further, Modi is ahead of influencers and sports personalities such as Taylor Swift (95.3 million), Lady Gaga (83.1 million), and Kim Kardashian (75.2 million), Virat Kohli (64.1 million), Neymar Jr (63.6 million), and LeBron James (52.9 million).
Last year, the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, said during an event in Sydney: “Prime Minister Modi is the Boss!”
Due to PM Modi’s popularity on social media, most world leaders are eager to engage with him and India to boost their own engagements and posts.
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