Modi is also the most followed head of state across the Asia-Pacific region by far, with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo coming in second with 9.1 million followers, according to a press release from Twitter.
What does it take to amass such a huge following?*
For one, the prime minister tweets almost every other day, and he's not afraid of sending out numerous tweets on the same day. On Dec. 1 for example, he sent out a grand total of eight tweets. Read more...