Close X
Thursday, November 28, 2024
ADVT 
India

PM Modi Was 'Most Tweeted About World Leader' After Donald Trump In 2017

IANS, 06 Dec, 2017 12:43 PM
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the "most tweeted about world leader" after US President Donald Trump in 2017, according to Twitter.
     
    Two posts by former US president Barack Obama were among the top three most-liked tweets of 2017.
     
    Mr Obama's tweet "No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin or his background or his religion..." was the second most retweeted post of the year.
     
    A tweet by Carter Wilkerson "Help me please... a man needs his nuggs" which was retweeted 3.6 million times was the most retweeted post of this year, according to a data compiled by Twitter.
     
    The figures were released on Tuesday.
     
    Twitter said Donald Trump with 44.1 million followers and PM Modi with 37.5 million followers are respectively the first and second "most tweeted about world leaders" for the year 2017.
     
    Other world leaders to figure in the top 10 list are Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Emmanuel Macron from France, Enrique Pena Nieto from Mexico, Mauricip Macri of Argentina, Britain's Theresa May, Columbia's Juan Manuel Santos and Akun resmi Joko Widodo of Indonesia.
     
     
     
    Mr Obama's two other tweets were among the 10 most popular tweets of the year.
     
    "This included thank you for everything. My last ask is the same as my first. I'm asking you to believe - not in my ability to create change, but in yours," which he tweeted on January 10.
     
    Mr Obama's tweet as president on January 2 - "It's been the honour of my life to serve you. You made me a better leader and a better man," was another most popular tweets of 2017.
     
    Mr Obama's twitter handle -- @BarackObama -- has 97.6 million followers.
     
    Indian-American Preet Bharara, this year, emerged as the top followed new US political account.
     
    The top 10 most tweeted-about news outlets of the year are Fox News, CNN, New York Times, MSNBC, Washington Post, The Hill, NBC news, ABC, Politico and AP.
     
    And the top tweeted elected officials this year were that of Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan. 

    MORE India ARTICLES

    PM Modi hard sells India at Global Entrepreneurship Summit

    PM Modi hard sells India at Global Entrepreneurship Summit
    Listing various steps taken by his government in the last over three years in improving the business climate, Modi said the jump in India's ranking in the World bank's Ease of Doing business Report from 142 to 100 in three years was a result of this.

    PM Modi hard sells India at Global Entrepreneurship Summit

    Ivanka Trump arrives in Hyderabad to attend GES

    Ivanka Trump arrives in Hyderabad to attend GES
    Ivanka Trump, who is leading the US delegation, will be attending the inaugural session in the evening along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    Ivanka Trump arrives in Hyderabad to attend GES

    WATCH: Bride And Groom Tie The Knot At Police Station After Major Scuffle

    WATCH: Bride And Groom Tie The Knot At Police Station After Major Scuffle
    A member of the bride's family was slapped by another individual, and it soon turned into a brawl. To report the issue, the couple went to the police station and eventually ended up getting married there.

    WATCH: Bride And Groom Tie The Knot At Police Station After Major Scuffle

    Rahul Dravid Standing In Queue With His Kids For Science Exhibition Proves What A Gentleman He Is

    Rahul Dravid Standing In Queue With His Kids For Science Exhibition Proves What A Gentleman He Is
    Picture of Rahul Dravid Standing in Queue With His Children Are Going Viral on Internet

    Rahul Dravid Standing In Queue With His Kids For Science Exhibition Proves What A Gentleman He Is

    School Principal Arrested For 'Trying To Kiss' Class IX Student

    School Principal Arrested For 'Trying To Kiss' Class IX  Student
    As per the complaint, K Mahapatra, the principal, was drunk when he called the girl to his cabin and tried to kiss her.

    School Principal Arrested For 'Trying To Kiss' Class IX Student

    To Take Revenge Over Argument, Woman Kills Neighbour's 2-Year-Old Son In Delhi

    To Take Revenge Over Argument, Woman Kills Neighbour's 2-Year-Old Son In Delhi
    The Police Said That The Accused Woman Lived On The Second Floor Of A Rented Accommodation

    To Take Revenge Over Argument, Woman Kills Neighbour's 2-Year-Old Son In Delhi