Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now officially become the most followed leader on Facebook.
According to the report released by Burson-Marsteller, with over 40 million people following his personal account, Modi is winning the world over, virtually.
The third spot belongs to the PMO account on Facebook, which had over 13 million followers. Clearly, the world is watching PM Modi quite closely.
Right after Modi is US President Donald Trump with 20 million followers on his personal page.
Other Indian leaders are popular too. Besides Modi, there’s the President of India at rank number 9 and the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sushma Swaraj at number 16.
The study has analysed the activity of 590 Facebook pages of heads of state and government and foreign ministers throughout 2016 using aggregate data from Facebook’s Crowdtangle tool.
Among the world leaders, PM Modi also had the most interactions (likes, comments and shares) on Facebook page in the year 2016. His post of a set of three pictures of his mother visiting his Prime Ministerial residence was the second most popular post.
