Twitter is a social media platform which helps you to express your opinions on any topic and provides access to your favorite celebrities and other great personalities and their activities, works or shortly we can say life. And not only its beneficial to fans but also to celebrities as they can promote themselves and gain popularity. This is the reason why Twitter is gaining popularity among all. Celebrities tend to have a large number of Twitter followers because of their fans. So let’s check out a list of top celebrities with more than 40 million followers where the followers in total are rounded to the nearest hundred thousand followers.
- JUSTIN BIEBER
Followers: 114.0 million
The Canadian pop idol who is also the most followed musician on Twitter made his debut in 2010 with studio album My World 2.0 . Song Baby was included in it which made him the bona-fide sensation. His achievements includes including two Grammy Awards, 32 Guiness World Records, a record 21 MTV Europe Music Awards, 23 Teen Choice Awards, 21 Billboard Music Awards, 18 American Music Awards, two Brit Awards , six MTC Music Video awards and a Latin Grammy Award.
- KATY PERRY
Followers: 108.7 million
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson is an American singer songwriter and television judge of American idol. She started her career with Gospel music but rose to fame with her second album One of the Boys containing her controversial single ‘I kissed a girl’. Perry won four Guinness World Records, five Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Juno Award.
- RIHANNA
Followers: 103.3 million
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian singer, actress, fashion designer, and businesswoman having outstanding skills in everything she does. Music of the Sun and A girl like me were her first studio albums. She has won nine Grammy Awards, 13 American Music Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards, and six Guinness World Records.
- TAYLOR SWIFT
Followers: 88.9 million
The American singer, songwriter Taylor Allison Swift was the leading crossover artists after her country pop works ‘Love Story’ and ‘You belong with me’. She made her debut with the release of eponymous studio album in 2006. Her spectacular achievements include 11 Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, 12 Country Music Association Awards, 25 Billboard Music Awards (the most wins for a female artist), 32 American Music Awards (the most wins for an artist) and 49 Guinness World Records.
- ARIANA GRANDE
Followers: 84.6 million
The American pop icon has gained attention because of her music based on personal experiences. She began her musical career with Broadway Musical 13 in 2008 but rose to fame after her role as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious and Sam & Cat. Her career is full of awards including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and 27 Guinness World Records.
- LADY GAGA
Followers: 83.8 million
The American singer, actress and songwriter Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is famous for her versatility and image reinventions. Gaga rose to recognition with her debut studio album, “The Fame” which included her singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”. During her career she won 16 Grammy Awards, 18 MTV Video Music Awards, 16 Guinness World Records, awards from the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and recognition as Billboard’s Artist of the Year (2010) and Woman of the Year (2015).
- SELENA GOMEZ
Followers: 65.2 million
The ambassador of UNICEF since age 17 is an American singer, actress, and producer. Selena Marie Gomez first appeared in the children’s television series Barney & Friends and released various albums with her band Selena Gomez and the scene and also executive produced series 13 Reasons Why. She has received various accolades and was also named Billboard‘s Woman of the Year in 2017.
- JIMMY FALLON
Followers: 51.3 million
The Tonight Show star James Thomas Fallon is an American comedian, television host, and actor. He joined NBC’s Saturday Night Live as a cast member in 1998 which was his lifelong dream. He has worked in various movies like Taxi and Fever Pitch. Later he became the host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC and in 2014, the host of Ling running The Tonight Show. Along with this he also released two comedy albums and seven books.
- AMITABH BACHCHAN
Followers: 46.4 million
The most influential actor is the history is Indian Cinema, Amitabh Bachchan is also a film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He started his career as a voice narrator in Mriyal Sen’s movie Bhuvan Shome and soon became the Shahenshah of bollywood. He has achieved various accolades in his career, including four National Film Awards as Best Actor, Dadasaheb Phalke Award as lifetime achievement award, sixteen Filmfare Awards and many awards at international film festivals and award ceremonies. The “One Man Industry” washonoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his great contributions.
- SALMAN KHAN
Followers: 43.1 million
One of the most commercially successful actor of Indian Cinema, Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan is known for his versatility as acter singer, producer and also a printer. Starting his career with a side role in movie Biwi ho to Aisi, Salman Khan is now one of the most paid actor of bollywood.For his skills he has received numerous awards, including two National Film Awards as a film producer, and two Filmfare Awards for acting. He also promotes humanitarian causes with his charity Being Human Foundation.
Their followers direct us towards their huge fan following and their popularity all over the world. Their reach is not hampered by country or fields, they are the top names in Twitter followers rankings.
