Elon Musk has now become the most followed person on Twitter, five months after purchasing the platform for $44 billion (£38.1 billion).
With over 133 million followers, the 51-year-old tech tycoon overtakes former US president Barack Obama, who held the record since 2020.
Twitter has approximately 450 million monthly active users, meaning around 30% follow Musk.
Musk completed the purchase of Twitter on 27 October 2022, at which time he had 110 million followers, making him the platform’s third-most followed person, behind Justin Bieber and Obama.
He has gained over 23 million more followers since then, whereas Bieber and Obama have actually lost followers due to Musk fans unfollowing them.
Over the last 30 days, Obama has lost 267,585 followers and Bieber has lost 118,950, according to stats tracker Social Blade.
By comparison, Musk has gained over 3 million, averaging over 100,000 new followers per day.