{"id":45400,"date":"2022-07-30T19:47:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=45400"},"modified":"2022-07-30T19:47:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T19:47:52","slug":"how-many-twitter-followers-did-trump-have-when-he-became-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-twitter-followers-did-trump-have-when-he-became-president","title":{"rendered":"How Many Twitter Followers Did Trump Have When He Became President?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e3151e64063\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e3151e64063\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e3151e64063\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-twitter-followers-did-trump-have-when-he-became-president\/#How_Many_Twitter_Followers_Did_Trump_Have_When_He_Became_President\" title=\"How Many Twitter Followers Did Trump Have When He Became President?\">How Many Twitter Followers Did Trump Have When He Became President?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-twitter-followers-did-trump-have-when-he-became-president\/#Obama_is_the_worlds_most_followed_politician_on_Twitter\" title=\"Obama is the world&#8217;s most followed politician on Twitter\">Obama is the world&#8217;s most followed politician on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-twitter-followers-did-trump-have-when-he-became-president\/#Biden_has_202_million_followers_on_Twitter\" title=\"Biden has 20.2 million followers on Twitter\">Biden has 20.2 million followers on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-twitter-followers-did-trump-have-when-he-became-president\/#Trump_has_888_million_followers_on_Twitter\" title=\"Trump has 88.8 million followers on Twitter\">Trump has 88.8 million followers on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-many-twitter-followers-did-trump-have-when-he-became-president\/#Hillary_Clintons_follower_count_has_declined_by_more_than_23000\" title=\"Hillary Clinton&#8217;s follower count has declined by more than 23,000\">Hillary Clinton&#8217;s follower count has declined by more than 23,000<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Many_Twitter_Followers_Did_Trump_Have_When_He_Became_President\"><\/span>How Many Twitter Followers Did Trump Have When He Became President?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>As of this writing, how many Twitter followers did Trump have? Trump&#8217;s account has grown tremendously since 2009. When he announced his candidacy in 2015, he had 2.98 million followers. One week later, he had surpassed 13 million followers, and his follower count reached fifteen million. In the last month alone, Trump has gained more than 55,500 followers a day. So, just how big was his following when he became president?<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Obama_is_the_worlds_most_followed_politician_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Obama is the world&#8217;s most followed politician on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to a survey conducted by the advertising firm Burson-Marsteller, US President Barack Obama is the most followed politician on Twitter. His account is followed by more than 17 million people, which puts him far ahead of the other leaders. In fact, his tweets are the most read, and he only replies to one percent of the messages. In the same study, Obama&#8217;s tweet &#8216;four more years&#8217; became the most retweeted tweet of all time, outpacing a tweet signed by Ellen DeGeneres.<\/p>\n<p>One notable Obama follower on Twitter is the First Lady of the United States, who is the number five follower on the official @FLOTUS account. Other notable Twitter users are Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence. Earlier this year, Michelle Obama tweeted advice on how to use Twitter, making fun of current president Donald Trump and the White House. Obama now has nearly 57 million followers on Twitter.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biden_has_202_million_followers_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Biden has 20.2 million followers on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While Donald Trump has 88.8 million followers, Joe Biden has only 20.2 million. As of the writing of this article, Biden has offered reconciliation to Trump on Twitter. But can he do so? Twitter&#8217;s algorithms favor the candidates with more followers, and they&#8217;ve become biased against Republicans. That&#8217;s why many observers are expecting Twitter to stop treating Trump with such favoritism once he leaves office.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that this new policy will duplicate the accounts that the Obama administration had. The move is intended to limit the amount of exposure the current president receives, especially given his current state. Even though it&#8217;s true that the accounts are frozen as is, the new name for these accounts will be &#8220;POTUS45,&#8221; a move that is likely to alienate many Twitter users. However, this policy has some benefits.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Trump_has_888_million_followers_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Trump has 88.8 million followers on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After a week of consistent declines, Donald Trump&#8217;s Twitter following has finally reached a low point. It&#8217;s been two days since the president lost a net number of followers. On Saturday, Trump had 88.74 million followers, a decrease of 220,422 since his zenith. He continues to make baseless claims of electoral fraud and conspiracy theories regarding his former rival, Biden. Some observers believe the decrease in Trump&#8217;s Twitter following may be a result of Twitter&#8217;s purging of bots.<\/p>\n<p>Since November 24, Trump has mentioned Biden on his Twitter account at least 15 times &#8211; either by name or through posts from other users. He has also continued to question the results of the 2020 election, accusing voters of voter fraud despite no evidence to support his claims. His claim that the voting machines were somehow manipulated is not backed by evidence and is merely a diversionary tactic. In response to the criticism, Twitter has deactivated a number of bots, and the number of alleged Trump followers has dropped.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hillary_Clintons_follower_count_has_declined_by_more_than_23000\"><\/span>Hillary Clinton&#8217;s follower count has declined by more than 23,000<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After a tough week of press coverage, the media has turned to a new source for coverage of Clinton. Not only has the political coverage turned negative, but one recent poll showed Clinton to be in trouble. Although Palmieri didn&#8217;t name any media outlets, she did link to several polls. 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