President Muhammadu Buhari, is now the most followed Sub-Saharan African Leader on Twitter, with 3,121,169 followers, Burson Cohn and Wolfe, BCW, a global Communications Agency, revealed in its Twiplomacy findings.
The company made this known in its newly released 2020 Twiplomacy Study.
According to the Study, President Buhari is ahead of Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, with 1,910,159 followers.
It also disclosed that Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa, has seen the biggest growth over the past year, with his followers reaching 1,386,849.
The Twiplomacy Study noted that for the 4th year running, United States, US, President, Donald Trump, is the most followed World Leader on Twitter, with 81.1 million followers on his @realDonaldTrump account, which has grown by 33 percent year-over-year.
It also stated that the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has moved up into 2nd position, with 57.9 million followers, ahead of Pope Francis, who has 51 million followers on his 9 different language accounts.
According to the report, the French President, Emmanuel Macron, is the most followed European Union, EU, Leader, with 5,293,346 followers, ahead of his institutional account for the Elysée Palace, with 2,492,468 followers.
It further revealed that Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, is in 3rd position, with 1,405,481.
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