June 6, 2017

Niall Horan Becomes the first Irish Person to gain 30 Million Followers on Twitter

Niall Horan officially ranks as the #1 Irish person to follow on Twitter and is the first Irish person to hit 30M Twitter followers.

Most followed Irish Based Accounts on Twitter*:

*Source: Social Bakers

Facts:

Niall has more followers than all other members of the top 10 Irish based Twitter accounts combined. He has 7.3M/ 24% more. (7,393,805)
Croke Park could be filled over 408 times with Niall’s Twitter followers.
The town of Mullingar could be filled over 1.4m times with Niall’s Twitter followers. (20,928)
Niall’s following is over six times the population of Ireland (4.7M)
Niall has 32 times the number of viewers who tuned into the 2016 GAA Football Final between Dublin & Mayo (928K).
Niall’s followers account for just over 6% of golf fans worldwide! (450M)
1.25M attended Pope John Paul’s sermon in Phoenix Park in 1979. Niall’s Twitter followers outnumber this crowd 24 times over.
Niall’s first Tweet & Retweet was a Retweet of a Justin Bieber status:

Niall’s most Retweeted Tweet received 752K Retweets and he posted it just after he applied for the X Factor

Other top Retweets: