As of October 2022, Boris Johnson's Twitter account was the most followed of all Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom with over 4.7 million followers. Islington North MP Jeremy Corbyn ranked second, with 2.5 million Twitter followers, and current Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer had over 1.3 million followers on Twitter. Caroline Lucas of the Green Party was followed by around 600 thousand Twitter users. New prime minister Rishi Sunak had around 842 thousand followed on the platform on the day in which he assumed office, up from 600 thousand in August 2022.
Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) with the most Twitter followers as of October 2022
(in millions)
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Politics Social. (October 25, 2022). Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) with the most Twitter followers as of October 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329448/uk-members-of-parliament-with-the-most-twitter-followers/
Politics Social. "Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) with the most Twitter followers as of October 2022 (in millions)." Chart. October 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329448/uk-members-of-parliament-with-the-most-twitter-followers/
Politics Social. (2022). Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) with the most Twitter followers as of October 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329448/uk-members-of-parliament-with-the-most-twitter-followers/
Politics Social. "Members of Parliament (Mps) in The United Kingdom (Uk) with The Most Twitter Followers as of October 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329448/uk-members-of-parliament-with-the-most-twitter-followers/
Politics Social, Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) with the most Twitter followers as of October 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329448/uk-members-of-parliament-with-the-most-twitter-followers/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Members of Parliament (MPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) with the most Twitter followers as of October 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Politics Social, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329448/uk-members-of-parliament-with-the-most-twitter-followers/
