As per a Twitter report capturing trends in 2017, Modi saw his follower base increasing by 52% to 37.5 million (as of December 4), from 24.6 million in 2016. However, Kohli saw his followers grow by 61% during the same period although on a smaller base. Cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar also saw a growth of 56% in his follower base on Twitter this year. The list was dominated by Bollywood actors with Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan. Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan saw their fan base on Twitter grow at 40% each.

Source: The Hindu December 05, 2017 12:11 UTC