List of most - followed Twitter accounts - wikipedia List of most - followed Twitter accounts Katy Perry is currently the most followed person on Twitter. This list contains the top 50 accounts with the largest number of followers on the social media platform Twitter. As of April 9, 2018, the most followed person is American singer Katy Perry, with over 108 million followers. Her account was the first to exceed 100 million followers, in June 2017. 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. Rank Account name Owner Followers ( millions ) Profession Country 1. @ katyperry Katy Perry 109 Musician United States 2. @ justinbieber Justin Bieber 106 Musician Canada 3. @ BarackObama Barack Obama 101 Former U.S. President United States 4. @ rihanna Rihanna 87 Musician Barbados 5. @ taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 86 Musician United States 6. @ ladygaga Lady Gaga 78 Musician United States 7. @ TheEllenShow Ellen DeGeneres 77 Comedian United States 8. @ Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 72 Footballer Portugal 9. @ YouTube YouTube 72 Social media platform United States 10. @ jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 66 Musician and actor United States 11. @ twitter Twitter 63 Social media platform United States 12. @ KimKardashian Kim Kardashian West 59 Reality TV personality United States 13. @ britneyspears Britney Spears 58 Musician United States 14. @ ArianaGrande Ariana Grande 57 Musician United States 15. @ selenagomez Selena Gomez 56 Musician and actress United States 16. @ ddlovato Demi Lovato 56 Musician and actress United States 17. @ cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 55 News United States 18. @ shakira Shakira 52 Musician Colombia 19. @ jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 51 Comedian United States 20. @ realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 50 U.S. President United States 21. @ BillGates Bill Gates 45 Businessman and philanthropist United States 22. @ JLo Jennifer Lopez 45 Musician and actress United States 23. @ Oprah Oprah Winfrey 42 Businesswoman United States 24. @ BrunoMars Bruno Mars 42 Musician United States 25. @ narendramodi Narendra Modi 42 Prime Minister of India India 26. @ nytimes The New York Times 42 Newspaper United States 27. @ KingJames LeBron James 41 Basketball player United States 28. @ MileyCyrus Miley Cyrus 41 Musician and actress United States 29. @ CNN CNN 40 Television channel United States 30. @ NiallOfficial Niall Horan 40 Musician Ireland 31. @ instagram Instagram 39 Social media platform United States 32. @ neymarjr Neymar 39 Footballer Brazil 33. @ BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 38 News United Kingdom 34. @ Drake Drake 37 Rapper Canada 35. @ SportsCenter SportsCenter 36 Television show United States 36. @ KevinHart4real Kevin Hart 35 Comedian United States 37. @ iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 35 Actor India 38. @ espn ESPN 34 Television channel United States 39. @ LilTunechi Lil Wayne 34 Rapper United States 40. @ SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 34 Actor India 41. @ wizkhalifa Wiz Khalifa 34 Rapper United States 42. @ Louis_Tomlinson Louis Tomlinson 33 Musician United Kingdom 43. @ Pink Pink 33 Musician United States 44. @ LiamPayne Liam Payne 33 Musician United Kingdom 45. @ BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 33 Actor India 46. @ Harry_Styles Harry Styles 32 Musician United Kingdom 47. @ onedirection One Direction 32 Band UK / Ireland 48. @ aliciakeys Alicia Keys 31 Musician United States 49. @ KAKA Kaká 30 Footballer Brazil 50. @ realmadrid Real Madrid C.F. 30 Football club Spain As of April 6, 2018 See also List of most - retweeted tweets List of most - liked tweets List of most - followed Instagram accounts 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. 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Question: first person to have 1 million followers on twitter
Answer: Katy Perry