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Pope Francis on Wednesday, July 15, surpassed 22 million Twitter
followers on his multiple accounts. He joins the ranks of tech-savvy
entertainers and world leaders who command tens of millions of followers
on social media.
According to the site Il Sismografo, the pope pulled in 29,000 new followers each day during his recent eight-day trip to South America, versus his already impressive average of 20,000.
CBN reports that of the nine accounts in languages such as French and German, his Spanish language account is the most popular - with just over nine million followers - while the English account comes in second with around 6.5 million followers.
A Vatican office writes the tweets -- usually quotes from his speeches and homilies -- with the pope's approval.
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According to the site Il Sismografo, the pope pulled in 29,000 new followers each day during his recent eight-day trip to South America, versus his already impressive average of 20,000.
CBN reports that of the nine accounts in languages such as French and German, his Spanish language account is the most popular - with just over nine million followers - while the English account comes in second with around 6.5 million followers.
A Vatican office writes the tweets -- usually quotes from his speeches and homilies -- with the pope's approval.
Despite recent increase in followers, Francis still has a long way to go
to catch up with other world leaders like USPresident Barack Obama, who
has over 60 million followers.
The Pope is also well behind American singer Katy Perry, who has the world's most Twitter followers, with about 72.5 million.
The Pope is also well behind American singer Katy Perry, who has the world's most Twitter followers, with about 72.5 million.
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