Twitter isn’t just for all those silly youths with their “rap music” and “irony” anymore. According to a recent study, it’s also now home to 80% of the world’s leaders.
The Digital Policy Council has just released World Leaders on Twitter, the organization’s fifth annual report measuring world leaders’ activity on the social media site. Their findings determined that a huge majority—80%—of world leaders are now tweeting, up 8% from 2012, and up nearly 93% from 2011.
The study also ranked the top ten most popular world leaders on Twitter, with President Obama clocking in in first place (#obvi). In second place is the President of Indonesia, which was really surprising until we learned that 6.5% of all Twitter users come from Indonesia. Who knew!
Here’s the full list:
1. President Obama
Merry Christmas. pic.twitter.com/XaN5kz5uiL
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 25, 2013
2. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia
Di Jombang, Presiden mampir datangi Ibu Suparmi, pembuat Ino, limbah triplek yg didaur ulang menjadi triplek lapis. pic.twitter.com/Hj5jgeEtKC
— S. B. Yudhoyono (@SBYudhoyono) January 3, 2014
3. President Abdullah Gul of Turkey
https://twitter.com/PresidGul_CIMUN/status/277074875628277761
4. Queen Rania, the Queen Consort of the King of Jordan
بدء استقبال أطفال العاملات @RHCJO في حضانة صغيرة خصصت لهن. إن شاء الله عقبال كل شركة ومدرسة ومكان عمل #الأردن pic.twitter.com/aZQmy35IZJ
— Rania Al Abdullah (@QueenRania) November 13, 2013
5. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (lol ok)
Autumn in the forest http://t.co/m1OYBTZbGE pic.twitter.com/sIpFEe9hes
— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) September 15, 2013
6. President Christina Fernandez De Kirchner of Argentina
Gracias por el aguante en la década que se perdió, vamos por esta década y otra más para la ciencia y la tecnología. pic.twitter.com/ALEwPc7OWH
— Cristina Kirchner (@CFKArgentina) September 28, 2013
7. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Al Maktoum, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
شاركوني شكر من أعطى الإمارات وما زال وقته وجهده وحياته وليله ونهاره #شكرا_خليفة ، شكرا من أسعد شعب لقائد الوطن pic.twitter.com/6TEJbq4KVm
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) December 30, 2013
8. Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto
Hoy inauguré la planta Nissan A2 en Aguascalientes, una muestra más de que México es un lugar confiable para invertir pic.twitter.com/d8ehDttgxw
— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) November 12, 2013
9. President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia
Felicito a Almirantes, Generales de la Infantería de Marina, Tenientes y Subtenientes por ascensos en @armadacolombia pic.twitter.com/FbHvAB2Q6O
— Juan Manuel Santos (@JuanManSantos) December 13, 2013
10. Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff
Com Cauã, no #NatalSolidário dos catadores e população de rua, hoje, em São Paulo. pic.twitter.com/Yd3ZCyG6YY
— Dilma Rousseff (@dilmabr) December 19, 2013
