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Mumbai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the most followed global leader on social media platform X as the number of PM's followers has crossed 10 crores. In the last 3 years, 3 crores new people followed Modi. Modi joined X (then Twitter) in 2009. He wrote, "I am happy to be on this vibrant medium and enjoy discussions, debates, insights and blessings of the people, creative criticism and much more. Looking forward to similar fascinating times in the future. Prime Minister Narendra Modi follows 2671 people on his X handle.
Global leader on other platforms too
His influence is not limited to one platform; he boasts nearly 25 million subscribers on YouTube and over 91 million followers on Instagram. PM Modi also has 9.12 crore followers on Meta's social media platform Instagram, where PM does not follow anyone. He has posted 806 posts on his Instagram so far. On the other hand, 13.83 million people have followed the Prime Minister's channel on the instant messaging app WhatsApp. Overall, in the past three years alone, PM Modi's X handle has grown by approximately 3 crore followers.
Modi got award very recently
Notably, Russia on Tuesday, July 9, awarded PM Narendra Modi the country's highest honor 'Order of St. Andrew the Apostle' in Moscow. President Vladimir Putin himself honored him. This honor is given to the best performing civilian or people associated with the army. Earlier, Modi also participated in the summit talks with President Putin on the second day of his two-day visit. He said, 'As a friend, I have always said that there is no way to peace from the battlefield. Peace is not possible amidst bombs, guns and bullets. Dialogue is necessary for a solution. In addition to this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remains at the top in the latest approval rating list of global leaders. He has received 76% approval rating for the third consecutive time. Earlier, PM Modi had received 76% rating in the data released in September and April. While in February, PM Modi was considered the world's most popular leader with 78% approval rating. In the latest list, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is in second place with 66% rating and Switzerland's President Alain Berset is in third place, he has received 58% rating.
