15 Most-Followed Politicians on Twitter

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When it comes to politicians, we don't always love what they have to tweet about — but it's a pretty direct way of obtaining information straight from their offices. Below, find 15 politicians with the highest follower counts (POTUS dominates the lead by almost 30 million).

1. Barack Obama

Position: President of the United States Followers: 33.6 million

2. Michelle Obama

Position: First Lady of the United States Followers: 4.6 million

3. Hugo Chávez

Position: Former President of Venezuela (deceased) Followers: 4.2 million

4. Henrique Capriles R.

Position: Governor of Miranda, Venezuela Followers: 3.5 million

5. Abdullah Gül

Position: President of Turkey Followers: 3.4 million

6. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Position: Former Governor of California Followers: 2.9 million

7. Rania Al Abdullah

Position: Queen of Jordan, as the wife of King Abdullah II Followers: 2.8 million

8. Al Gore

Position: Former Vice President of the United States Followers: 2.7 million

9. UK Prime Minister (David Cameron)

Position: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Followers: 2.4 million

10. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Position: President of Argentina Followers: 2.1 million

11. Enrique Peña Nieto

Position: President of Mexico Followers: 2.0 million

12. Juan Manuel Santos

Position: President of Columbia Followers: 2.0 million

13. Dilma Rousseff

Position: President of Brazil Followers: 1.9 million

14. HH Sheikh Mohammed (Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum)

Position: Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Followers: 1.8 million

15. Shashi Tharoor

Position: Indian Minister of State for Human Resource Development Followers: 1.8 million

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