PM Narendra Modi becomes the second most followed world leader on Twitter

Already the third most-followed celebritiy on popular micro-blogging site Twitter in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set another record as he moved past the 15 million follower mark and has become the second-most followed world leader on Twitter after US president Barack Obama who has 64.3 million follower. 

With 17 and 15.3 million followers respectively, Amitabh Bachhan and Shahrukh Khan are the only two ahead of Narendra Modi on Twitter in India. 

Very active on Twitter, PM Modi uses the platform to express his ideas and views on almost every subject. With an extra-ordinary increase in the last one year, PM Modi’s account has gathered 8.8 million followers. This is also the largest increase in terms of followers for any Indian account in a 12-month period. 

He already holds the world record for the most number of retweets for his tweet right after the 2014 Lok Sabha election victory.