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PM Modi is the most followed leader on social media

BI India BureauJan 20, 2017, 18:15 IST

When US President Donald Trump will be formally inaugurated and take over from Barack Obama, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will automatically become world's most followed leader on social media.

At present, After Obama, Modi has the biggest following among all leaders of states on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google+.

He is the first Prime Minister of India that has promoted the modern and digitised way of communication and also has followed the use of technology in governance to reach out the citizens of India.

At present, he has 2.65 million followers on Twitter, 3.92 million on Facebook, 3.2 million on Google+,1,.99 million on LinkedIn, 5.8 million on Instagram and on YouTube he has 5,91,000 followers.

His Mobile App, which has close to 10 million downloads, is also the most widely used app for a political figure.