PM Modi still most followed Indian on Twitter, 52% jump in followers

December 05, 2017 18:46

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to be the most followed Indian on Twitter, increasing his follower base from 24.6 million in 2016 to 37.5 million this year, a report made public by the microblogging site revealed.

As per trends in 2017, PM Modi saw his follower base increasing by 52 per cent to 37.5 million (as of December 4). The growth in his follower base was however lower than that of cricketer Virat Kohli, who saw his followers grow by 61 per cent during the same period.

The Indian cricket captain made the cut in the list of 10 most followed Indians, ending the year with 20.8 million followers, as against 12.9 million last year.

Cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar, who ranked eight in the list, saw a growth of 56 per cent in his follower base on Twitter this year.

The list is otherwise dominated by Bollywood actors with Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan.

Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan saw their fan base on Twitter grow at 40 per cent each. However, Shah Rukh -- with 30.9 million followers -- was ahead of Salman Khan who had 28.5 million followers.

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