2013-11-07

As Twitter makes its debut on the New York Stock Exchange, we look at its 140 most popular users and how many followers they have.

1. Katy Perry, singer, 46,561,179

2. Justin Bieber, singer, 46,526,319

3. Lady Gaga, singer, 40,383,118

4. Barack Obama, President of the United States, 39,214,102

5. Taylor Swift, singer, 36,167,890

6. YouTube, video sharing site, 35,643,583

7. Britney Spears, singer, 33,795,005

8. Rihanna, singer, 32,369,513

9. Instagram, social photo site, 28,756,616

10. Justin Timberlake, singer, 27,936,121

11. Twitter, the social media site's official account, 26,310,573

12. Jennifer Lopez, singer, 24,958,876

13. Ellen DeGeneres, talk show host, 23,324,423

14. Shakira, singer, 22,657,147

15. Cristiano Ronaldo, footballer, 22,388,208

16. Oprah Winfrey, TV presenter, 21,865,247

17. P!nk, singer, 20,595,888

18. Demetria Lovato, singer, 19,656,389

19. Kim Kardashian, reality TV star, 18,675,863

20. Adele, singer, 18,339,044

Now for the other 120

21. Alicia Keys, singer, 17,481,572

22. Harry Styles, One Direction, 17,444,992

23. Kaka, footballer, 17,200,089

24. Nicki Minaj, singer, 17,117,304

25. Bruno Mars, singer, 17,110,453

26. Selena Gomez, singer, 16,949,270

27. One Direction, boy band, 16,067,670

28. Eminem, singer, 16,045,606

29. Niall Horan, One Direction, 15,377,692

30. Ashton Kutcher, actor, 15,193,573

31. Miley Cyrus, singer, 14,988,627

32. Pitbull, singer, 14,751,960

33. Lil Wayne Weezy, singer, 14,028,868

34. Liam Payne, One Direction, 13,999,249

35. Avril Lavigne, singer, 13,802,610

36. Mariah Carey, singer, 13,722,597

37. Louis Tomlinson, One Direction, 13,770,818

38. Bill Gates, inventor, 13,686,545

39. Twitter en espanol, Twitter's Spanish account, 13,303,221

40. Chris Brown, singer, 13,160,903

41. CNN Breaking News, news site, 13,154,498

42. Drake, rapper, 13,022,993

43. Beyonce, singer, 12,869,336

44. Facebook, social network, 12,508,247

45. Paris Hilton, socialite, 12,143,891

46. Ryan Seacrest, TV presenter, 11,975,948

47. David Guetta, DJ, 11,753,145

48. Jim Carrey, actor, 11,585,500

49. Wiz Khalifa, singer, 11,015,844

50. Zayn Malik, One Direction, 10,967,944

51. Snoop Dogg, singer, 10,951,083

52. UberSocial, social site, 10,936,742

53. Ariana Grande, singer, 10,827,578

54. Ashley Tisdale, actress, 10,770,145

55. Emma Watson, actress, 10,730,063

56. Coldplay, band, 10,682,928

57. CNN, news site, 10,599,017

58. Tyra Banks, model, 10,534,196

59. Jimmy Fallon, comedian, 10,511,126

60. Christina Aguilera, singer, 10,177,752

61. will.i.am, singer, 10,028,594

62. Alejandro Sanz, singer, 10,021,272

63. FC Barcelona, football club, 10,019,077

64. Charlie Sheen, actor, 9,968,502

65. LeBron James, basketball player, 9,934,192

66. The New York Times, newspaper, 9,785,818

67. Kanye West, singer, 9,762,529

68. MTV, music channel, 9,741,616

69. Kourtney Kardashian, reality TV star, 9.456,552

70. Ricky Martin, singer, 9,417,930

71. Diddy, singer, 9,361,319

72. Agnez Mo, singer, 9,277,826

73. Conan O'Brien, TV presenter, 9,247,258

74. Real Madrid FC, football club, 9,236,237

75. TwitPic, photo sharing, 9,043,805

76. Carly Rae Jepsen, singer, 8,972,029

77. Ivete Sangalo, singer, 8,892,892

78. Neymar Junior, footballer, 8,865,730

79. Daniel Tosh, comedian, 8,831,831

80. Kevin Hart, actor, 8,800,470

81. Paulo Coelho, writer, 8,589,073

82. Kelly Clarkson, singer, 8,541,415

83. Usher, singer, 8,532,702

84. Simon Cowell, music producer, 8,489,047

85. Juanes, singer, 8,460,856

86. Khloe Kardashian, reality TV star, 8,455,363

87. Ludacris, singer, 8,43,687

88. NBA, National Basketball Association, 8,389,796

89. Ed Sheeran, singer, 8,132,288

90. Leonardo DiCaprio, actor, 8,046,480

91. Paulina Rubio, singer, 7,966,280

92. Dalai Lama, spiritual leader, 7,947,162

93. Programa Panico, Brazilian TV programme, 7,938,774

94. Ronaldinho Gaucho, footballer, 7,725,864

95. BBC Breaking News, news site, 7,694,941

96. LMFAO, band, 7,662,096

97. Shaquille O'Neal, ex-basketball player, 7,660,306

98. Claudia Leitte, singer, 7,591,538

99. Nick Jonas, singer, 7,543,107

100. Funny or Die, video site, 7,411,275

101. Google, multi-national corporation, 7,434,529

102. Lindsay Lohan, actress, 7,391,477

103. 50 Cent, singer, 7,377,611

104. Luciano Huck, TV presenter, 7,300,843

105. Ramalan Indonesia, astrology site, 7,258,854

106. Tom Hanks, actor, 7,239,228

107. ESPN, news site, 7,126,116

108. Russell Brand, comedian, 7,075,914

109. Mohamad Alarefe, Islamist theologian, 7,055,683

110. Neil Patrick Harris, actor, 7,029,987

111. Gerard Pique, footballer, 6,976,585

112. Andres Iniesta, footballer, 6,973,204

113. Sherina Munaf, actress, 6,959,297

114. Marcos Mion, TV presenter, 6,870,684

115. Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood actor, 6,866,117

116. Jessica Simpson, singer, 6,854,487

117. Maroon 5, band, 6,795,783

118. Anahi, actress, 6,786,064

119. Sabrina Sato Rahal, TV presenter, 6,634,548

120. Jessica Alba, actress, 6,621,361

121. Trey Songz, singer, 6,560,101

122. Jessie J, singer, 6,542,080

123. Victoria Beckham, fashion designer, 6,504,664

124. Eva Longoria, actress, 6,476,578

125. Nicole Polizzi, reality TV star, 6,411,887

126. Victoria Justice, actress, 6,345,437

127. Kendall Jenner, TV star, 6,331,016

128. Stephen Fry, comedian, 6,287,796

129. Breaking News, news site, 6,239,711

130. Perez Hilton, blogger, 6,141,028

131. Enrique Iglesias, singer, 6,101,599

132. Zac Efron, actor, 6,093,329

133. Sports Center, news site, 6,087,431

134. Joe Jonas, singer, 6,048,907

135. Rafinha Bastos, TV presenter, 5,902,070

136. Vine, video app, 5,890,162

137. Samsung mobile, mobile company, 5,867,348

138. David Bisbal, singer, 5,850,293

139. OMG facts, facts website, 5,822,921

140. Ne-Yo, singer, 5,807,825

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