Most Followed Politicians on Twitter (X): Narendra Modi, Trump, and More

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, recently completed 100 million followers on X (formerly Twitter). He became the first Indian politician to achieve this feat. It's interesting to see how social media has given politicians a chance to interact and express their thoughts with their followers. People can just follow their favourite politicians on X, Facebook, or Instagram to get the latest updates about them. 

In this article, we check out the most followed politicians on Twitter (X) around the world.  

Top Five Most-Followed Politicians on X

1) Barack Obama

Barack Obama is an American-based politician. He served as the 44th president of the USA from 2009 to 2017. Obama, a member of the Democratic Party, was the first African-American president in American history. On March 5, 2007, Barack Obama joined the X community using the username@barackobama. He also uses an official white account as president. Obama currently has more than 131.7 million followers on Twitter (X), which is the highest among all politicians. 

2) Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi, the current Indian Prime Minister, recently crossed 100 million followers on X. He has been serving India's 14th Prime Minister since May 26, 2014, before which, he served Gujarat as state's chief minister from 2001 to 2014. Narendra Modi uses the X account @narendramodi to keep the country updated with the latest public policies and manage global and domestic politics. He joined X (formerly Twitter) in January 2009.

3) Donald Trump

Former United States President, Donald J. Trump currently has 87.6 million followers on X. He joined Twitter in March 2009 with the username @realDonaldTrump. Donald Trump is famous for his brutal, controversial, and straightforward tweets, which mostly get media coverage, public attention, and political influence. Before becoming president, he was known as a businessman and a member of WWE Entertainment.

4) Joe Biden

Joe Biden is currently serving as US president and has 38.1 million followers on Twitter (X). His tweets focus on global politics, national affairs, welfare, and updates related to the growth of the USA and his visits. Mr. Biden joined X in March 2007, and his username is @JoeBiden.

5) Amit Shah

Amit Shah is an Indian politician and is currently serving as the 32nd Home Minister and the 2nd Minister of Co-operation since June 2024. Amit Shah joined X in March 2013, and he currently has 35.3 million followers on Twitter. He uses his X account with the username @AmitShah to share information about public welfare, national security, domestic affairs, and all other news for citizens.