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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has achieved a significant milestone by registering 100 million followers on X, and becoming one of the highest followed politicians in the world.
Modi also shared his thoughts after breaching the mark.
“A hundred million on. Happy to be on this vibrant medium and cherish the discussion, debate, insights, people’s blessings, constructive criticism and more,” he wrote on X. PM Modi said that he is looking forward to an equally engaging time in the future as well.
In the realm of social media followings among Indian politicians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearly leads the pack. For instance, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi boasts 26.4 million followers, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal commands 27.5 million, and Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav has amassed 19.9 million followers.
Meanwhile, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has a significant following of 7.4 million, followed by RJD’s Lalu Prasad Yadav with 6.3 million, Tejashwi Yadav with 5.2 million, and NCP Chief Sharad Pawar with 2.9 million followers. Simply put, PM Modi’s 100 million followers on X, outnumber the combined followers of all leaders within the INDIA bloc, which totals 95 million.
Another intriguing aspect of this achievement is that PM Modi’s total followers on X exceed the population of Canada by 2.5 times, the population of the UK by 1.4 times, the population of Germany by 1.2 times, the population of Italy by 2.5 times, the population of Australia by 3.7 times, and the population of New Zealand by 18 times.
PM Modi outpaces other global leaders in social media following, surpassing US President Joe Biden with 38.1 million followers, HH Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai, with 11.2 million, Pope Francis with 18.5 million, Giorgia Meloni with 2.4 million, Justin Trudeau with 6.5 million, Andres Manuel with 10.9 million and Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 21.5 million.
PM Modi’s immense popularity on social media has drawn the attention of world leaders eager to engage with him, knowing that such interactions significantly enhance their own follower counts, engagements, views, and reposts. This trend has been evident recently in Italy and Austria.
Notably, PM Modi’s follower count exceeded that of several prominent global athletes and sports figures, including cricket icon Virat Kohli (64.1 million), Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr (63.6 million), and American basketball legend LeBron James (52.9 million). He also surpassed celebrities like Taylor Swift (95.3 million), Lady Gaga (83.1 million), and Kim Kardashian (75.2 million).
Over the past three years alone, PM Modi’s presence on X has expanded remarkably by approximately 30 million users. His influence extends across other platforms like YouTube, where he boasts nearly 25 million subscribers, and Instagram, where his follower count is over 91 million.
