India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has crossed 10 crore followers on his X handle (formerly Twitter). Apparently, he is the first among all contemporary heads of state in this regard. American President Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, or Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—nnone come close to him in terms of followers.
After crossing the 10 crore mark on Sunday, Modi wrote on his X handle, “I’m happy to be a part of this sparkling connection. Where discussions, debates, original thinking, constructive criticism, and more can be found and enjoyed together. I look forward to more good experiences like this in the future.”
US presidential candidate Donald Trump has the closest number of followers to PM Modi. He has 8.7 million followers. President Biden has 3.8 million followers. Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed, has 1.12 crore followers. Pope Francis has 1.85 million followers. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has 65 lakh followers, and Italian Prime Minister Meloni has 24 lakh followers.
Virat Kohli is closest to Modi in terms of the number of followers in the country. He has 6.41 million followers. After that, Amitabh Bachchan. The number of followers is 4.89 crore. Shahrukh Khan has 4.41 crore followers, and Sachin Tendulkar has 4.02 crore followers. In 2021, Modi’s X followers crossed 7 crore. Before that, Modi lost one lakh followers in 2019.
