Katy Perry Becomes First Twitter User to Hit 100 Million Followers

American singer Katy Perry, who just released her electronica-inflected album “Witness,” has made history by becoming the first user to have 100 million followers on Twitter.

In a official tweet recognising the fit, Twitter tweeted: Today, we #WITNESS  history. Congratulations @katyperry, the first to reach 100 million followers! #LoveKaty


Canadian singer Justin Bieber is trailing Perry on Twitter with just under 97 million followers, while Taylor Swift has 85 million. Barack Obama (90.8 million), Taylor Swift (85.1 million) and Rihanna (74.1 million) make the top five list of highest followers on the microblog.