One hundred million. That is the number of individuals that follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media site X, placing him as the most followed global leader in office at the moment and the second most followed politician in the world, behind former US President Barack Obama.
His supporters number less than 100 million, which puts him well ahead of his political rivals in India: Rahul Gandhi (26.4 million), Arvind Kejriwal (27.5 million), Akhilesh Yadav (19.9 million), Mamata Banerjee (7.4 million), Lalu Yadav (6.3 million), Tejashwi Yadav (5.2 million), and Sharad Pawar (2.9 million).
The Prime Minister ranks above of celebrities like Taylor Swift (95.3 million), Lady Gaga (83.1 million), and Kim Kardashian (75.2 million) in terms of followers, and has more than Virat Kohli (64.1 million), Neymar Jr. (63.6 million), and LeBron James (52.9 million).
PM Modi’s X account has seen a mammoth growth of approximately 30 million users over the last three years. His influence extends to YouTube and Instagram, where he has nearly 25 million subscribers and over 91 million followers respectively.
Since joining the platform in 2009, PM Modi has been quite active on the platform, following party workers, supporters, cabinet colleagues, and common people.
A hundred million on @X!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 14, 2024
Happy to be on this vibrant medium and cherish the discussion, debate, insights, people’s blessings, constructive criticism and more.
Looking forward to an equally engaging time in the future as well. pic.twitter.com/Gcl16wsSM5
Reacting to the milestone achievement, PM Modi posted: A hundred million on X! Happy to be on this vibrant medium and cherish the discussion, debate, insights, people’s blessings, constructive criticism, and more. Looking forward to an equally engaging time in the future as well.”
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