Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mr Musk is the first influencer to become chief executive of their favourite platformBy Joe TidyCyber reporter Tuesday, 17 January 2023 is the day analysts predict Elon Musk will become the number-one influencer on Twitter.With 120 million followers, his account, @ElonMusk, is already the second most followed, after @BarackObama, the former US president’s, which has 130 million.And following a meteoric rise in the month since he bought Twitter, Mr Musk’s will inevitably overtake, statisticians at Social Blade say. This will be an unprecedented moment.The social-media industry has never before seen a platform with a chief executive who is also its biggest personality.So if Mr Musk is to become both Twitter’s chief executive and its “chief influencer”, what are the implications – for the billionaire and for the website? BBC News has asked experts for their thoughts on three key statistics. Your device may not support this visualisation Musk is gaining 270,000 followers a day In spite of recent controversies, Mr Musk’s popularity on Twitter is undeniable and growing. Over the past 12 months, he has gained 268,303 followers a day, on average, according to Social Blade, and lost followers on only five days, which can
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Elon Musk set to become number-one influencer on Twitter – BBC News
