Justin Bieber overtakes Lady Gaga in Twitter follower race
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This Nov 7, 2012 file photo shows singer Justin Bieber performing during the 2012 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York. It took two days longer than expected, but Justin Bieber succeeded on Tuesday in overtaking fellow pop idol Lady Gaga as the most followed person on Twitter. -- PHOTO: AP
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - It took two days longer than expected, but Justin Bieber succeeded on Tuesday in overtaking fellow pop idol Lady Gaga as the most followed person on Twitter.
"After putting up a great fight (which took longer than we expected), Justin Bieber took Lady Gaga's crown this early morning," Twitter Counter, which tracks and monitors Twitter usage, reported on its blog.
By mid-day, the Biebs had 33,342,299 followers, against 33,333,682 for the Mother Monster, followed by Katy Perry, Rihanna and, a day after his public second-term inauguration, President Barack Obama with 26,183,711 followers.
Last week, Twitter Counter had forecasted that, according to its algorithms, Bieber would clinch first place last Sunday.
