New York: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on being the most followed leader in the world on social media platform
“Congratulations PM @NarendraModi on being the most followed world leader!” Musk, also the owner of
Congratulations PM @NarendraModi on being the most followed world leader!
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 19, 2024
Prime Minister Modi has 100.1 million followers on X.
Earlier this week, when this milestone was reached, Modi said on X: “A hundred million on @X! 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,” Modi said.
a hundred million on @X,
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. pic.twitter.com/Gcl16wsSM5— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 14, 2024
Among other heads of government with a large following are US President Joe Biden (38.1 million) and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan (21.5 million).
Prime Minister Modi is also an influential presence on YouTube and Instagram with nearly 25 million subscribers and more than 91 million followers respectively.