Lady Gaga first celeb to reach 10 million followers on Twitter

It has emerged that Lady Gaga’s followers on social networking site Twitter has reached 10 million, making her the first celebrity to attained that number of followers.

The US singer has thanked her fans the support.

"10 Million Monsters! I'm speechless, we did it! It’s an illness how I love you. Leaving London smiling," The BBC quoted the singer as tweeting.

The 'Poker Face' star had become the first person to pass nine million followers on Twitter in March.

Gaga also has 24 million likes, or fans, on Facebook but is behind Eminem.