According to social media statistics service Famecount.com, Gaga recorded 5,635,460 followers this week, while Spears had 5,646,028.
With current growth rates, the “Bad Romance” singer should pass Spears’ count within a week.
Spears’ brief run at the top of Twitter began less than three months ago, when she overtook actor Ashton Kutcher for the top spot.
Famecount.com confirmed that Gaga’s Twitter followers, 16 million Facebook friends and YouTube popularity currently make her the most popular entity online. However, the singer’s Twitter crown is far from secure.
With Justin Bieber adding 800,000 new Twitter followers a month to his existing 4.5 million, the teen star could pass Gaga within six months.
Around Bollywood, Imran Khan now feels Twitter isn’t a right platform for him.
“I signed up on Twitter because I saw it as a way to interact on a personal level with my audience,” he said.
“I love interacting with fans and I’ve always looked for ways to do that whether it’s through online chats or live events, but I have started to feel that this is not the best medium for me to do so,” said Khan.
The actor was quite regular with his tweets before the release of his film I Hate Luv Storys, but he now wants to move away.
“I don’t want to give the impression that I’m upset or angry about anything… far from it. As I said, I have truly enjoyed having the chance to reach out to so many people and I truly appreciate all the love and support I’ve received. What it boils down to, I think, is that I just don’t feel twitter is right for me. Thank you all for the good times. It’s been a lot of fun,” he concluded.
On the Twitter pages on Pakistani celebrities, flood remains one topic most talked about.
We present the top ten tweets of the week.
Jemima Khan
To those who’ve asked, yes, obviously I’ve donated myself. Otherwise I wouldn’t be asking others to.
Atika Odho
Have no words left to express her anger and pain at how her poor beloved Pakistan is suffering at the hands of both man and nature!
Ali Zafar
Great development on flood relief concert. Now it might be more than one. Need to request other artists from all over the globe now.
Shah Rukh Khan
Dropped kids to school... also found out that the daughter has stolen my make up trolley and the son (has taken) my gel. Time to stop giving them teddy bears.
John Mayer
Look, at the end of the day, I brush my teeth, wash my face, climb into bed and fall asleep.
Salman Ahmad
Positive thoughts echo in sync. Join us in our intention to help create a musical butterfly effect and ripples of unity on this planet.
Taylor Swift
Me: Hey Mom, I gotta go running. Talk to you later. Mom: Alright. Be careful. Me: I’m running on a treadmill. Mom: Still. Just be careful.
Aamir Khan
Just got a call from Salman to come to Almeda Park to donate blood. Come on all Bandraites. See you there.
Akshay Kumar
Off to Niagara Falls again today, rumour told me Sonam Kapoor is jumping in. I don’t know whether she wants to or [if it’s] Anees Bazme.
Conan O’Brien
The NASA robot doing chores on the space station has its own Twitter account. I’m glad to see NASA is still shooting for the stars.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 22nd, 2010.
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