Justin Bieber hits 100 million Twitter followers
BRAVO BIEBS! 👏 👏 👏
Last updated 1st Sep 2017
Hi ex Selena Gomez may be dominating Instagram, but Justin Bieber has just hit his own social media milestone.
The singer has just hit 100 million followers on Twitter, he joins fellow musician Katy Perry as the only other person to reach the landmark. Katy is the most followed person on the platform with 103 million followers, Biebs follows as the second most followed Twitter account.
The next most followed musicians on Twitter are Taylor Swift (85 million), Rihanna (76 million), Lady Gaga (68 million) and Justin Timberlake (62 million).
Twitter’s shared some other Biebs facts to celebrate the occasion! He’s been mentioned 2 billion times on the platform, the word Belieber has been tweeted 84 million times and his most retweeted messaged was shared close to 640,000 times.
But it’s not all good news for Biebs, this week streaming company Spotify revealed the top 20 songs streamed in the UK this Summer. Biebs’ collab with Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi collab was beaten to the top spot by DJ Khaled’s massive ‘Wild Thoughts’ featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, despite being released two months after ‘Despacito’.
In May Justin Bieber attempted to perform 'Despacito' but forgot the lyrics! In the New York club fans captured the moment as he sang, "I don't know the words" before asking the crowd for help!