Elon Musk overtakes Barack Obama as most followed Twitter account

Elon Musk on Thursday had 133,084,560 Twitter followers, a nose ahead of Barack Obama, who had 133,041,813. — AFP

Elon Musk has surpassed former US president Barack Obama as the most followed account on Twitter, five months after he bought the platform in a tumultuous takeover.

The founder of Tesla and SpaceX on Thursday had 133,084,560 Twitter followers, a nose ahead of Obama, who had 133,041,813.