Pope Francis Hits 40m Twitter Followers
Pope Francis has made 40 million Twitter followers, the Vatican said on Wednesday, thus becoming one of the world’s biggest social media influencers.
According to the Vatican, nine million Twitter users have followed the various @pontifex accounts in the last year, a development which they belief underscores the increasing bridge of communication between the Pontiff and Catholic faithfuls
Francis, 80, has become a star of the platform despite the dry, religious nature of most of his tweets.