PM Narendra Modi tops the list of most followed Indians on Twitter

PM Narendra Modi tops the list of most followed Indians on Twitter

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media popularity hits a new level in 2017 as he emerged as the top followed personality in India on Twitter.

On the other hand, two hashtags – #GST, #MannKiBaat – related to PM Modi were in the list of top three trending hashtags in India under the news and politics category.

PM Modi’s twitter handle @narendramodi is followed by 37.5 million people, Twitter India said on Tuesday.

“Congrats to @narendramodi who tops the most followed list on Twitter in India with 37.5 million followers,” Twitter India said.

Congrats to @narendramodi who tops the most followed list on Twitter in India with 37.5 million followers. Here’s the ten most followed Indians on Twitter this year #ThisHappened pic.twitter.com/onP2uWxEvg

— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) December 5, 2017

Interestingly, no other political personality apart from PM Modi featured in the list of most followed Indians on Twitter in 2017.

The list mainly includes Bollywood biggies – Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan.

Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and current India captain Virat Kohli are the two sports personalities in the list.

Today, we’re taking a lookback at the hashtags, people and moments that got #India talking on Twitter in 2017

Here’s the most Tweeted about hashtags in India this year #ThisHappened pic.twitter.com/XCYsyZhjwd

— Twitter India (@TwitterIndia) December 5, 2017

This is the second year in a row that PM Modi has emerged as the most followed Indian on social media site Twitter. In 2016, Modi pipped Amitabh Bachchan to become the most followed Indian on the micro-blogging site.

Active on Twitter since 2009, Modi is also the second most followed politician in the world, right after former US President Barack Obama (@barackobama). Modi has used Twitter for campaigns like #MakeInIndia, #SwachBharat, #MannKiBaat and #SelfieWithDaughter to reach and connect with citizens.