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Modi third most popular leader on Twitter after Obama, Pope Francis

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Last Updated : Dec 07 2014 | 3:00 PM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the third most popular leader on Twitter after U.S. President Barack Obama and Pope Francis, according to Twiplomacy, a Web site that tracks the use of Twitter.

According to the Washington Post, Obama ranks first with 4,91,66,434 number of followers on Twitter while his office account, the White House, is not too far behind either.

Pope Francis has 1,63,71,978 followers while Modi ranks third in the list of popularity with 76,02,690 followers.

The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdo?an, PMO India and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom are a few others among the top 20 in the list of most popular leaders on Twitter.

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First Published: Dec 07 2014 | 2:45 PM IST

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