New Delhi: Elon Musk congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming the most followed world leader on social media platform X. On July 14, PM Modi reached 100 million followers, surpassing leaders like Joe Biden and athletes like Virat Kohli. His organic presence is marked by active engagement and no paid promotions.
“Congratulations PM Narendra Modi on being the most followed world leader!,” the Tesla CEO said on Friday in a post on X.
Making the announcement on X, he posted: “A hundred million on X! I’m happy to be on this vibrant medium and cherish the discussion, debate, insights, people’s blessings, constructive criticism, and more. Looking forward to an equally engaging time in the future as well.
Prime Minister Modi clearly leads the pack. For instance, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi boasts 26.4 million followers, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal commands 27.5 million, and Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav has amassed 19.9 million followers.
Meanwhile, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has a significant following of 7.4 million, followed by RJD’s Lalu Prasad Yadav with 6.3 million, Tejashwi Yadav with 5.2 million, and NCP Chief Sharad Pawar with 2.9 million followers. Put simply, PM Modi’s 100 million followers on X outnumber the combined followers of all leaders within the INDIA bloc, which total 95 million.
Prime Minister Modi’s total followers on X exceed the population of Canada by 2.5 times, the population of the UK by 1.4 times, the population of Germany by 1.2 times, the population of Italy by 2.5 times, the population of Australia by 3.7 times, and the population of New Zealand by 18 times.
Prime Minister Modi outpaces other global leaders in social media following, surpassing US President Joe Biden with 38.1 million followers, Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai, with 11.2 million, Pope Francis with 18.5 million, Giorgia Meloni with 2.4 million, Justin Trudeau with 6.5 million, Andres Manuel with 10.9 million and Recep Tayyip Erdogan with 21.5 million.
Prime Minister Modi’s presence on X has expanded remarkably by approximately 30 million users. His influence extends across other platforms like YouTube, where he boasts nearly 25 million subscribers, and Instagram, where his follower count exceeds 91 million.
