Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday (July 19) congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the most followed world leader on the microblogging site X. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Musk extended his congratulations to PM Modi for achieving this milestone.
He said, "Congratulations PM Narendra Modi on being the most followed world leader."
Significantly, Musk's statement came after PM Modi’s X handle surpassed 100 million followers earlier this week, making him the most followed personality on the social media platform. Not only has PM Modi's account surpassed other Indian politicians in terms of follower count, but has also outperformed some of the most powerful world leaders, including US President Joe Biden, the present ruler of Dubai, and Pope Francis, to be the most followed personality among them.
PM Modi's social media following compared with Indian leaders
When comparing the social media followings of various Indian politicians, PM Modi's handle stand out significantly. With a total of 100 million following, the PM's handle holds massive followers gain compared to Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi's handle (26.4 million followers), Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's handle (27.5 million), Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav's handle (19.9 million), and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee handle (7.4 million). RJD’s Lalu Prasad Yadav has 6.3 million, Tejashwi Yadav has 5.2 million followers, while NCP Chief Sharad Pawar has 2.9 million.
PM Modi's social media following compared to world leaders
Likewise, in the follower count with the Indian politicians and other prominent personalities, PM Modi is far ahead of other world leaders also like US President Joe Biden, who currently has 38.1 million followers, Sheikh Mohammed, the present ruler of Dubai (11.2 million), and Pope Francis (18.5 million).
Furthermore, PM Modi even has more followers compared to some active global athletes such as Virat Kohli (64.1 million), Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr. (63.6 million), and American basketball player LeBron James (52.9 million). He is ahead of even celebrities like Taylor Swift (95.3 million), Lady Gaga (83.1 million), and Kim Kardashian (75.2 million).
