List of most - followed Twitter accounts - wikipedia List of most - followed Twitter accounts Katy Perry is the most followed user on Twitter, with over 106 million followers as of November 7, 2017. This list contains the top 50 accounts with the most followers on the social media platform Twitter. As of November 7, 2017, the most followed account is Katy Perry, with over 106 million followers. Her account was also the first to exceed 100 million followers. Top 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 of each user and country of origin. Rank Account name Owner Followers ( millions ) Profession Country 1. @ katyperry Katy Perry 106 Musician United States 2. @ justinbieber Justin Bieber 103 Canada 3. @ BarackObama Barack Obama 97 Former U.S. President United States 4. @ taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 86 Musician 5. @ rihanna Rihanna 82 Barbados 6. @ TheEllenShow Ellen DeGeneres 75 Comedian United States 7. @ ladygaga Lady Gaga 73 Musician 8. @ YouTube YouTube 70 Social media platform 9. @ jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 63 Musician and actor 10. @ Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 63 Footballer Portugal 11. @ twitter Twitter 62 Social media platform United States 12. @ KimKardashian Kim Kardashian West 57 Reality TV personality 13. @ britneyspears Britney Spears 56 Musician 14. @ ArianaGrande Ariana Grande 55 15. @ selenagomez Selena Gomez 54 Musician and actress 16. @ cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 53 News 17. @ ddlovato Demi Lovato 51 Musician and actress 18. @ jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 50 Comedian 19. @ shakira Shakira 49 Musician Colombia 20. @ JLo Jennifer Lopez 44 Musician and actress United States 21. @ realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 42 U.S. President and Reality TV personality 22. @ BillGates Bill Gates 41 Businessman 23. @ nytimes The New York Times 40 Newspaper 24. @ Oprah Oprah Winfrey 40 Businesswoman 25. @ instagram Instagram 39 Social media platform 26. @ KingJames LeBron James 39 Basketball player 27. @ CNN CNN 38 Television channel 28. @ MileyCyrus Miley Cyrus 38 Musician and actress 29. @ BrunoMars Bruno Mars 37 Musician 30. @ narendramodi Narendra Modi 36 Prime Minister of India India 31. @ Drake Drake 36 Rapper Canada 32. @ NiallOfficial Niall Horan 36 Musician Ireland 33. @ BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 36 News United Kingdom 34. @ SportsCenter SportsCenter 35 Television channel United States 35. @ KevinHart4real Kevin Hart 35 Comedian 36. @ neymarjr Neymar 35 Footballer Brazil 37. @ espn ESPN 34 Television channel United States 38. @ wizkhalifa Wiz Khalifa 32 Rapper 39. @ LilTunechi Lil Wayne 32 Rapper 40. @ onedirection One Direction 32 Band United Kingdom / Ireland 41. @ Harry_Styles Harry Styles 31 Musician United Kingdom 42. @ Pink P ! nk 31 United States 43. @ SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 31 Actor India 44. @ iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 30 45. @ Louis_Tomlinson Louis Tomlinson 30 Musician United Kingdom 46. @ LiamPayne Liam Payne 29 47. @ aliciakeys Alicia Keys 29 United States 48. @ Adele Adele 29 United Kingdom 49. @ KAKA Kaká 29 Footballer Brazil 50. @ BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 28 Actor India As of November 7, 2017 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 songs on Spotify References Jump up ^ `` Twitter : Most Followers ''. Friend or Follow. Retrieved October 29, 2017. 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 ^ `` @ katyperry ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ justinbieber ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ BarackObama ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ taylorswift13 ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ rihanna ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ TheEllenShow ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ ladygaga ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ YouTube ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ jtimberlake ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ Cristiano ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ twitter ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ KimKardashian ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ britneyspears ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ ArianaGrande ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ selenagomez ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ cnnbrk ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ ddlovato ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ jimmyfallon ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ shakira ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ JLo ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ realDonaldTrump ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ BillGates ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ nytimes ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ Oprah ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ instagram ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ KingJames ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ CNN ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ MileyCyrus ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ BrunoMars ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ narendramodi ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ Drake ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ NiallOfficial ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ BBCBreaking ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ SportsCenter ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ KevinHart4real ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ neymarjr ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ ESPN ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ wizkhalifa ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ LilTunechi ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ onedirection ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ Harry_Styles ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ Pink ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ SrBachchan ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ iamsrk ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ Louis_Tomlinson ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ Louis_Tomlinson ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ aliciakeys ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ Adele ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ KAKA ''. Twitter. Retrieved October 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` @ BeingSalmanKhan ''. Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2017. 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Question: who is the most followed person on twitter in the world
Answer: Katy Perry