More than half of the world’s foreign ministers and their institutions are active on the social networking site. In short, Twitter has become an indispensable diplomatic networking and communication tool.
According to Twiplomacy, a study conducted by global public relations and communications firm Burson-Marsteller, United States Barack Obama is the most followed leader on the microblogging site, followed by Pope Francis, Narendra Modi, and Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the White House.
“I am a firm believer in the power of technology and social media to communicate with people across the world,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote in his inaugural message on his new website. Since his election in May 2014 the @NarendraModi account has moved into the top three most followed Twitter accounts of world leaders, the study says.
Let’s take a look at them:
US President Barack Obama (@BarackObama)
Twitter followers: 6 crore
Pope Francis (@Pontifex)
Twitter followers: 2 crore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
Twitter followers: 1 crore
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (RT_Erdogan)
Twitter followers: 60 lakh
The White House (@whitehouse)
Twitter followers: 61 lakh
Prime Minister’s Office, India (@PMOIndia)
Twitter followers: 58 lakh
Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev (@MedvedevRussia)
Twitter followers: 45 lakh
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (@HHShkMohd)
Vice president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai
Twitter followers: 39 lakh
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto (@EPN)
Twitter followers: 38 lakh
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos (@JuanManSantos)
Twitter followers: 36 lakh
