2011: Most Popular People According To Twitter Follower Base

1. Lady Gaga

Profile: @ladygaga

Followers: 7,603,618

Following: 145,567

Tweets: 580

2. Justin Bieber

Profile: @justinbieber

Followers: 6,523,484

Following: 101,340

Tweets: 6,634

3. Britney Spears

Profile: @britneyspears

Followers: 6,507,697

Following: 415,648

Tweets: 1,020

4. Barack Obama

Profile: @BarackObama

Followers: 6,230,393

Following: 706,601

Tweets: 1,163

5. Ashton Kutcher

Profile: @aplusk

Followers: 6,168,053

Following: 616

Tweets: 6,401

6. Kim Kardashian

Profile: @KimKardashian

Followers: 5,746,533

Following: 104

Tweets: 6,196

7. Ellen DeGeneres

Profile: @TheEllenShow

Followers: 5,656,725

Following: 49,242

Tweets: 3,563

8. Katy Perry

Profile: @katyperry

Followers: 5,144,232

Following: 64

Tweets: 2,387

9. Taylor Swift

Profile: @taylorswift13

Followers: 4,944,522

Following: 48

Tweets: 824

10. Oprah Winfrey

Profile: @Oprah

Followers: 4,797,438

Following: 20

Tweets: 280

via: http://dejanseo.com.au/10-most-popular-people-in-2011/