New York, Mar 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named among the 30 most influential people on the internet by Time magazine in a list which also features American television personality and porn star Kim Kardashian and other celebrities.
The list, which analysed social-media followings, site traffic and overall ability to drive news, also includes British author of the Harry Potter series J K Rowling and singers Taylor Swift and Beyonce.
Time said the Indian Prime Minister has roughly 38 million followers on social networking sites Twitter and Facebook, putting him ahead of any other political leaders in the world except US President Barack Obama.
"And unlike many of his contemporaries, Modi recognises that social media can be invaluable when trying to reach India's 200 million-plus online population directly," the Time magazine said.
Modi, an ardent user of social media to communicate with people, announced in an unconventional way, Obama's strategic visit to India in January this year. He took to Twitter to make the announcement, "bypassing traditional media outlets," the magazine said.
Time said given the power of the social media, anyone with a web connection can start a global conversation.
"Yes, it helps to be famous in real life. But the rise of social networks has levelled the playing field, allowing unknowns to command audiences rivalling those of real-world leaders, even if by accident," it said.
On Obama's virtual influence, Time said the US President is the most-liked world leader on Facebook and the most-followed on Twitter.
"But more impressively, Obama is able to meme himself to push an agenda," Time said citing a video he featured in for American internet news media company Buzzfeed. In it Obama used a selfie stick among other props to remind millennials to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Within days, the video had been viewed more than 50 million times.
The list also includes, singer Justin Beiber, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Chinese actress Yao Chen, singer Shakira, photographer behind the hugely popular blog Humans of New York Brandon Stanton and TV personality Jimmy Fallon.
Here is the list of 30 most influential people on internet:
- Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg - Swedish gamer and vlogger
- Taylor Swift
- The Jester - anonymous hacktivist
- Nash Grier - prolific Vine user
- Barack Obama
- Kim Kardashian
- Joy Cho - blogger
- Janet Mock - transgender rights activist
- Justin Bieber
- Ta-Nehisi Coates - writer and journalist
- Grace Helbig
- Vani Hari - food blogger
- Beyoncé
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Tyler Oakley
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner - Argentinian president
- Matt Drudge
- Yao Chen - actress, blogger
- Bethany Mota - beauty blogger
- Alexei Navalny - Russian blogger and whistleblower
- Brittany Furlan
- Shakira
- Denny Januar Ali - Indonesian political analyst
- Anita Sarkeesian
- Josh Ostrovsky
- Brandon Stanton
- JK Rowling
- Narendra Modi - Indian PM
- Jimmy Fallon
- Caitlin McNeill - responsible for unleashing The Dress on the internet. SMDH.
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