{"id":1873,"date":"2013-01-09T13:19:38","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T18:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/blog\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2013-01-09T13:29:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T18:29:07","slug":"world-leaders-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indexmundi.com\/blog\/index.php\/2013\/01\/09\/world-leaders-on-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"World Leaders on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heads of state have realized the importance of being active in social media. The number of heads of state with Twitter accounts increased 78% in 2012 with respect to 2011, according to a report by the Digital Policy Council. Roughly 75% of them have Twitter accounts. According to a Washington Post article<\/a>, world leaders that tweet more come from countries that have a tradition of transparency. 63% of the them come from “politically stable\u201d countries.<\/p>\n

President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) has the largest number of followers on Twitter for a head of state, with more than 25 million followers. In second place comes Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez (@chavezcandanga) with 3.8 million followers. Turkish president Abdullah G\u00fcl (@cbabdullahgul) comes in third place with 2.6 million followers, and Queen Rania of Jordan (@QueenRania) is fourth with 2.5 million followers. Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) comes in fifth place, and Brazilian president Dilma Rouseff (@dilmabr) comes in sixth place.<\/p>\n

Other countries with leaders who have Twitter accounts include, Germany, India, Morocco, Tunisia, India, Argentina, Somalia among others. Even Pope Benedict XVI<\/a> (@Pontifex) has Twitter presence.<\/p>\n

For more information visit: Digital Daya: World Leaders on Twitter – Ranking Report, December 2012.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Heads of state have realized the importance of being active in social media. The number of heads of state with Twitter accounts increased 78% in 2012 with respect to 2011, according to a report by the Digital Policy Council. Roughly 75% of them have Twitter accounts. According to a Washington Post article, world leaders that […]<\/p>\n

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