List of most - followed Twitter accounts - wikipedia List of most - followed Twitter accounts Katy Perry is currently the most followed account on Twitter with over 107 million followers. This list contains the top 50 accounts with the largest number of followers on the social media platform Twitter. As of October 11, 2018, the most followed person is American singer Katy Perry, with over 107 million followers. Her account was the first to exceed 100 million followers, in June 2017. On July 12, 2018, Twitter purged locked accounts -- those disabled due to suspicious activity -- from follower - count tallies. Consequently, Twitter 's own account took the fastest and greatest plunge out of all the top 50 accounts, from 63 million to 55 million followers, and in ranking, from 11th to 16th place. Contents 1 Top 50 accounts 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Top 50 accounts The following table lists the top 50 most followed accounts on Twitter, with each total rounded to the nearest million followers, as well as the profession or activity of each user, and their country of origin. It was last updated on October 26, 2018. Rank Change ( monthly ) Account name Owner Followers ( millions ) Activity Country 1. @ katyperry Katy Perry 108 Musician USA 2. @ justinbieber Justin Bieber 105 Musician CAN 3. @ BarackObama Barack Obama 103 Former U.S. President USA 4. @ rihanna Rihanna 89 Musician BAR 5. @ taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 84 Musician USA 6. @ ladygaga Lady Gaga 78 Musician and actress USA 7. @ TheEllenShow Ellen DeGeneres 77 Comedian USA 8. @ Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 76 Footballer POR 9. @ YouTube YouTube 72 Online video platform USA 10. @ jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 65 Musician and actor USA 11. @ KimKardashian Kim Kardashian West 59 Television personality USA 12. @ ArianaGrande Ariana Grande 58 Musician USA 13. @ twitter Twitter 58 Social media platform USA 14. @ ddlovato Demi Lovato 57 Musician USA 15. @ selenagomez Selena Gomez 57 Musician and actress USA 16. @ britneyspears Britney Spears 57 Musician USA 17. @ realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 55 Current U.S. President USA 18. @ cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 55 News channel USA 19. @ shakira Shakira 51 Musician COL 20. @ jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 51 Comedian USA 21. @ BillGates Bill Gates 46 Businessman and philanthropist USA 22. @ narendramodi Narendra Modi 44 Current Prime Minister of India IND 23. @ JLo Jennifer Lopez 44 Musician and actress USA 24. @ BrunoMars Bruno Mars 42 Musician USA 25. @ nytimes The New York Times 42 Newspaper USA 26. @ Oprah Oprah Winfrey 42 Television personality and businesswoman USA 27. @ KingJames LeBron James 42 Basketball player USA 28. @ neymarjr Neymar 41 Footballer BRA 29. @ CNN CNN 41 News channel USA 30. @ MileyCyrus Miley Cyrus 41 Musician and actress USA 31. @ NiallOfficial Niall Horan 40 Musician IRL 32. @ BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 39 News channel GBR 33. @ Drake Drake 38 Rapper CAN 34. @ instagram Instagram 37 Social media platform USA 35. @ iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 37 Actor and producer IND 36. @ SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 35 Actor IND 37. @ SportsCenter SportsCenter 35 Sports news USA 38. @ BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 35 Actor and producer IND 39. @ KevinHart4real Kevin Hart 35 Comedian and actor USA 40. @ LilTunechi Lil Wayne 34 Rapper USA 41. @ espn ESPN 34 Sports channel USA 42. @ wizkhalifa Wiz Khalifa 34 Rapper USA 43. @ Louis_Tomlinson Louis Tomlinson 33 Musician GBR 44. @ Harry_Styles Harry Styles 33 Musician GBR 45. @ LiamPayne Liam Payne 33 Musician GBR 46. @ Pink Pink 32 Musician USA 47. @ onedirection One Direction 31 Band GBR IRL 48. @ realmadrid Real Madrid C.F. 31 Football club ESP 49. @ aliciakeys Alicia Keys 30 Musician USA 50. @ KAKA Kaká 30 Footballer BRA See also List of most - retweeted tweets List of most - followed Instagram accounts List of most - liked Facebook pages List of most - subscribed YouTube channels List of most - viewed YouTube videos List of most streamed artists on Spotify List of most streamed songs on Spotify References ^ Jump up to : `` Twitter : Most Followers ''. Friend or Follow. Retrieved February 15, 2018. Jump up ^ Cirisano, Tatiana ( June 16, 2017 ). `` Katy Perry Becomes First to Hit 100 Million Twitter Followers ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Spangler, Todd ( July 11, 2018 ). `` Twitter to Purge Locked Accounts From Follower Counts, Warns of Potential ' Significant Drop ' in Followers ''. Variety. Retrieved August 27, 2018. Jump up ^ Simani, Ellis ; Schleuss, Jon ( July 13, 2018 ). `` Here are the biggest losers from Twitter 's purge ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 27, 2018. 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Question: who has the biggest twitter following in the world
Answer: American singer Katy Perry