Pope Francis is getting quite popular on Twitter. He now has over 20 million followers in his @Pontifex account. That includes all of his accounts in English, Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Latin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Pope first used the account on March 17, 2013. At that point, the account had 3.4 million followers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
'That\u00e2??s fantastic, really good news.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
'I'm not surprised by his popularity. I think it's unlike any other in history. He has reached this great level of popularity because of his revolutionary spirit.\u00e2?\u009d\u00a0<\/p>\n
'I think it\u00e2??s good that he has so much influence on the world, even though I\u00e2??m not into social media.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
The most popular account is the one in Spanish, which has over 8.5 million followers. It's followed by English, which has 5.8 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The account was launched under the pontificate of Benedict XVI back on December 12th, 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Other leaders and entertainers with over 20 million followers include U.S president Barack Obama, singer Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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