Elon Musk Surpasses Former US President On Twitter

Elon Musk Becomes Number One Influencer On His Platform

March 30, 2022 Story - Jai Pratap

With over 133 million followers on Twitter, Elon Musk has become the most followed personality on his recently acquired social media platform.

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Elon Musk took over the former US President Barack Obama in number of followers today.

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Musk is among the most active influencer on Twitter, who tweets frequently.

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Obama follows nearly half a million accounts on the platform, whereas Musk only follows 186 accounts.

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This is the first time that the owner of a social media platform is also its number one influencer.

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Since Musk acquired the social media platform, he has been tweeting significantly more often.

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The eccentric billionaire has often gotten in trouble for his tweets several times as well.

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