Top 10 Most Influential People on Twitter
With the increasing popularity of social networking websites, Twitter has become one of the most visited websites in the world, providing millions of internet users from different regions the opportunity to interact with each other at will. A Twitter user can express his/her opinions or share any kind of information in 140 characters or less per tweet. Influential politicians and celebrities, who found it difficult to communicate with their fans or the masses in the past, are now regularly using Twitter to air their opinions, provide interesting information and insights, and take feedback from common people. By using Twitter efficiently, you can not only raise your voice on different issues, but you can also follow and even contact the people you admire the most. While it would seem that nearly everyone is on Twitter, there are a few individuals on the website who are particularly famous and influential.
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama)
Enjoying his second term as the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama is one of the most influential people in the world today. The US President has a Twitter profile which is run by his campaign staff, and the tweets are signed by Obama himself. Anyone who has even the slightest interest in politics or current affairs keeps tabs on the American President's tweets. -
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Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah)
Oprah Winfrey is a world renowned media mogul, actress and producer. The undisputed queen of talk shows, Oprah is considered an icon in the media industry, and is without a doubt one of the most influential individuals on Twitter. -
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Pete Cashmore (@mashable)
Pete Cashmore is the CEO and founder of Mashable, a leading news website, giving more importance to the digital culture. Cashmore, who is just 26, was included in the list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 by Time magazine. -
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Stephen Fry (@stephenfry)
An extremely popular writer, actor and producer, Stephen Fry is quite popular on Twitter, and has more than four million followers. -
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Felicia Day (@feliciaday)
A beautiful actress, producer and writer, Felicia Day is known for her regular tweets about different issues, and has a massive fan following on Twitter. -
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Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest)
A popular television and radio host, Ryan Seacrest is a specialist when it comes to pop culture, which is the reason why more than six million people follow him on Twitter. -
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Conan O’Brien (@ConanO’Brien)
Conan O’Brien, a comedian and talk show host, is quite influential and has a massive following on Twitter. -
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Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow)
A popular television host and an author to boot, Rachel Maddow often provides interesting insight into the world of politics through her tweets. -
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Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago)
Film lovers follow Roger Ebert in great numbers as he is a renowned film critic. -
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Russel Brand (@rustyrockets)
An extremely famous British actor and a wildly funny individual, Russell Brand is a passionate Twitter user, and possesses the ability to influence millions of youngsters.
