Modi becomes 3rd most followed world leader on Twitter

July 03, 2014 20:04

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the third most followed world leader on Twitter, next only to US President Barack Obama and the Pope.

Modi, who was at the fourth spot till last week, has overtaken Indonesian President S B Yudhoyono today on the popular microblogging site with 5.09 million followers.

Obama has 43.9 million followers, while the Pope and Yudhoyono have over 14 million and 5.08 million followers, respectively.

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