List of most - followed Twitter accounts - wikipedia List of most - followed Twitter accounts Katy Perry is currently the most followed account on Twitter. This list contains the top 50 accounts with the largest number of followers on the social media platform Twitter. As of May 30, 2018, the most followed person is American singer Katy Perry, with over 109 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 Chg Account name Owner Followers ( millions ) Profession Country 1. @ katyperry Katy Perry 110 Musician USA 2. @ justinbieber Justin Bieber 106 Musician CAN 3. @ BarackObama Barack Obama 103 Former U.S. President USA 4. @ rihanna Rihanna 88 Musician BAR 5. @ taylorswift13 Taylor Swift 86 Musician USA 6. @ ladygaga Lady Gaga 79 Musician USA 7. @ TheEllenShow Ellen DeGeneres 78 Comedian USA 8. @ Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo 73 Footballer POR 9. @ YouTube YouTube 72 Social media platform USA 10. @ jtimberlake Justin Timberlake 66 Musician and actor USA 11. @ twitter Twitter 63 Social media platform USA 12. @ KimKardashian Kim Kardashian West 60 Reality TV personality USA 13. @ britneyspears Britney Spears 58 Musician USA 14. @ ArianaGrande Ariana Grande 57 Musician USA 15. @ ddlovato Demi Lovato 57 Musician USA 16. @ selenagomez Selena Gomez 56 Musician and actress USA 17. @ cnnbrk CNN Breaking News 55 News USA 18. @ realDonaldTrump Donald Trump 52 U.S. President USA 19. @ shakira Shakira 52 Musician COL 20. @ jimmyfallon Jimmy Fallon 51 Comedian USA 21. @ BillGates Bill Gates 46 Businessman and philanthropist USA 22. @ JLo Jennifer Lopez 45 Musician and actress USA 23. @ BrunoMars Bruno Mars 43 Musician USA 24. @ narendramodi Narendra Modi 43 Prime Minister of India IND 25. @ Oprah Oprah Winfrey 42 Businesswoman USA 26. @ nytimes The New York Times 42 Newspaper USA 27. @ KingJames LeBron James 41 Basketball player USA 28. @ MileyCyrus Miley Cyrus 41 Musician and actress USA 29. @ CNN CNN 40 Television channel USA 30. @ NiallOfficial Niall Horan 40 Musician IRL 31. @ neymarjr Neymar 39 Footballer BRA 32. @ instagram Instagram 39 Social media platform USA 33. @ BBCBreaking BBC Breaking News 38 News GBR 34. @ Drake Drake 37 Rapper CAN 35. @ SportsCenter SportsCenter 36 Television show USA 36. @ iamsrk Shah Rukh Khan 35 Actor IND 37. @ KevinHart4real Kevin Hart 35 Comedian USA 38. @ SrBachchan Amitabh Bachchan 34 Actor IND 39. @ LilTunechi Lil Wayne 34 Rapper USA 40. @ espn ESPN 34 Television channel USA 41. @ wizkhalifa Wiz Khalifa 34 Rapper USA 42. @ Louis_Tomlinson Louis Tomlinson 34 Musician GBR 43. @ BeingSalmanKhan Salman Khan 33 Actor IND 44. @ LiamPayne Liam Payne 33 Musician GBR 45. @ Pink Pink 33 Musician USA 46. @ Harry_Styles Harry Styles 32 Musician GBR 47. @ onedirection One Direction 32 Band GBR IRL 48. @ aliciakeys Alicia Keys 31 Musician USA 49. @ realmadrid Real Madrid C.F. 30 Football club ESP 50. @ KAKA Kaká 30 Footballer BRA As of May 18, 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: who has the most twitter followers in 2017
Answer: American singer Katy Perry