PM Modi became the most followed leader in the world

After Barack Obama ended his presidential tenure, he made way for yet another powerful leader to take the centre stage.

No, we aren’t referring to Donald Trump. With Obama’s exit, India’s Prime Minister - Narendra Modi has now become the most followed political leader in the world.

With 26.5 million followers on Twitter, Narendra Modi has raced ahead of any global leader.

Other global leaders in close succession are

Donald Trump - 20.5 million followers

PMO account - 15.5 million followers

POTUS account - 13.6 million followers

White House - 13.4 million followers

Dalai Lama - 13.1 million followers

Pope - 12.5 million followers

Not just Twitter, PM Modi also has a massive following on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Google+

Numbers in review

Twitter - 26.5 million followers

Facebook - 39.2 million followers

Instagram - 5.8 million followers

Google Plus - 3.2 million followers

Linkedin - 1.99 million followers

YouTube - 5.9 lac followers

From using hashtag-driven campaigns to inviting suggestions through portals and apps, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India strategy has heightened the digital wave in the country. His phenomenal growth can be directly attributed to all his digital firsts and initiatives.

One of the first Indian Prime Ministers to promote digitalisation, 47 of his cabinet ministers already have a digital verified presence in an attempt to reach out to citizens. His ministers have also been using other digital tools like Live, Q & A, notes, etc. On completion of two years in power, Facebook has also issued an analysis on the use of social media as a platform to reach out to Indian masses by NDA.

Are you following your digitally-savvy Prime Minister yet?