Nearly 32m people follow Lady Gaga on Twitter; just behind her is fellow popstar Justin
Bieber. Of the top 10 users, eight are celebrities, from Kim
Kardshian to Taylor Swift and Rihanna.
Only Barack Obama, with 24m followers and YouTube
(20m) break the mould.
Where, therefore will the Pope’s new account, @pontifex, get to in the rankings? His
closest religious rival on Twitter is the Dalai
Lama. His 5million followers put him below Ryan
Seacrest, FC Barcelona, Tyra
Banks, Paulo Coelho, Russell
Brand and a range of celebrities so famous you’ve almost certainly never
heard of them. Let's hope it's quality, not quantity of followers that count.
