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- Elon Musk now 1/5 to be the most followed user on Twitter by the end of the year
- Former US President Barack Obama has dropped below Musk in the follower count table now
- Musk also favourite to be the Time Person of the Year for 2023
Elon Musk now 1/5 to be the most followed user on Twitter by the end of the year
Elon Musk is as short as 1/5 to be the most followed user on Twitter by the end of 2023 as he moves above Barack Obama as most followed account.
Musk is the owner and current CEO of Twitter although he is due to be replaced in the upcoming weeks by NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino.
It's expected that this won't see much difference from the front-end for Musk with his Twitter antics due to continue with tweet after tweet.
Bookmakers also say there's an 83% chance that Musk remains top of the most followed list by the end of the year.
| Most Followed Twitter Account by end of 2023 | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| @elonmusk | 1/5 | 83.3% |
| @BarackObama | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| @Cristiano | 10/1 | 9.1% |
| @narendramodi | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| @realDonaldTrump | 16/1 | 5.9% |
Former US President Barack Obama has dropped below Musk in the follower count table now
Musk has been flying in the Twitter follower charts with his account sitting below Barack Obama as soon ago as February.
Fast forward just three months later though and Musk is now clear above Obama as the most followed account on the platform that he owns.
Cristiano Ronaldo has now entered the most followed top 5 with his followers eclipsing both Rihanna and Katy Perry in recent months.
| Account Name | Occupation | Number of followers (millions) |
|---|---|---|
| @BarackObama | 44th President of the United States | 140.0m |
| @elonmusk | Twitter Owner and CEO | 132.6m |
| @justinbieber | Musician | 112.8m |
| @Cristiano | Footballer | 108.5m |
| @rihanna | Musician | 108.3m |
Musk also favourite to be the Time Person of the Year for 2023
Further odds are also offered for 2023's Time Person of the Year award with Elon Musk remaining 6/4 favourite to win the award.
Musk won the Time Person of the Year award two years due to his 'disruptive impact on the automobile and aerospace industries' in the year.
Just a couple of years later his role as Twitter CEO and work on other businesses give him a 40% chance of winning the award according to the latest odds from Paddy Power.
