Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk earlier this week bought a 9.2 percent stake in his favourite social media platform, Twitter. This makes Musk the biggest shareholder in Twitter, who also secured a seat on the micro-blogging site's board. Not only is he a stakeholder and a member of the board, Musk is also quite popular on Twitter. With that in mind, let us take a look at the most followed people on Twitter.
While many may think that Twitter shareholder Elon Musk may be the most popular person on Twitter, the Tesla CEO doesn't even fall in the top 5 most followed people on Twitter. Former US President Barack Obama, with his 131.4 million followers, is the most followed person on the micro-blogging platform. He is followed by Justin Bieber, who enjoys a 114.3 million followers on Twitter. Other people in the top 5 list include Katy Perry, Rihanna, and Cristiano Ronaldo.