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 January 7, 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 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 108 Musician United States 2. @ justinbieber Justin Bieber 105 Canada 3. @ BarackObama Barack Obama 99 Former U.S. President United States 4. @ taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 86 Musician 5. @ rihanna Rihanna 86 Barbados 6. @ TheEllenShow Ellen DeGeneres 77 Comedian United States 7. @ ladygaga Lady Gaga 76 Musician 8. @ YouTube YouTube 71 Social media platform 9. @ Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 68 Footballer Portugal 10. @ jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 65 Musician and actor United States 11. @ twitter Twitter 62 Social media platform 12. @ KimKardashian Kim Kardashian West 58 Reality TV personality 13. @ ArianaGrande Ariana Grande 57 Musician 14. @ britneyspears Britney Spears 56 15. @ selenagomez Selena Gomez 56 Musician and actress 16. @ cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 54 News 17. @ ddlovato Demi Lovato 54 Musician and actress 18. @ shakira Shakira 50 Musician Colombia 19. @ jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 50 Comedian United States 20. @ realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 46 U.S. President 21. @ JLo Jennifer Lopez 45 Musician and actress 22. @ BillGates Bill Gates 43 Businessman and philanthropist 23. @ Oprah Oprah Winfrey 41 Businesswoman 24. @ nytimes The New York Times 41 Newspaper 25. @ KingJames LeBron James 40 Basketball player 26. @ BrunoMars Bruno Mars 40 Musician 27. @ instagram Instagram 39 Social media platform 28. @ narendramodi Narendra Modi 39 Prime Minister of India India 29. @ CNN CNN 39 Television channel United States 30. @ MileyCyrus Miley Cyrus 39 Musician and actress 31. @ NiallOfficial Niall Horan 38 Musician Ireland 32. @ neymarjr Neymar 37 Footballer Brazil 33. @ Drake Drake 37 Rapper Canada 34. @ BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 37 News United Kingdom 35. @ SportsCenter SportsCenter 35 Television channel United States 36. @ KevinHart4real Kevin Hart 35 Comedian 37. @ espn ESPN 34 Television channel 38. @ LilTunechi Lil Wayne 33 Rapper 39. @ wizkhalifa Wiz Khalifa 33 40. @ SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 33 Actor India 41. @ iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 32 42. @ Pink P ! nk 32 Musician United States 43. @ Louis_Tomlinson Louis Tomlinson 32 44. @ onedirection One Direction 32 Band UK / Ireland 45. @ Harry_Styles Harry Styles 32 Musician United Kingdom 46. @ LiamPayne Liam Payne 31 47. @ aliciakeys Alicia Keys 30 United States 48. @ BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 30 Actor India 49. @ KAKA Kaká 30 Footballer Brazil 50. @ Adele Adele 29 Musician United Kingdom Last updated on January 7, 2018 See also List of most - retweeted tweets List of most - liked tweets 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 December 15, 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. 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Question: who has the world's most followers on twitter
Answer: Katy Perry