Lady Gaga leads Twitter with 20 million followers

 　　BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Mother Monster Lady Gaga became the first person to attract more than 20 million followers¹ on Twitter, after joining the social networking site for only four years, according to media reports.

　　Gaga takes a comfortable lead in the Twitter with the next most followed account being Justin Bieber, who still only has 18 million followers.

　　The other three on top five are Katy Perry with 15.7 million followers, Shakira with 14.5 million and Rihanna with 14.5 million.

　　U.S. President Barack Obama ranks at the eighth place with 12.8 million followers.

　　Gaga just joined the social networking device on March 26, 2008, to promote her single "Just Dance". But she soon became the reigning² queen of Twitter in 2010 when she surpassed Britney Spears, the former record holder³, by having 5.6 million followers.

　　Like many celebrities, Gaga has used Twitter to make announcements about her career, share some private photos as well as respond to cirticism to maintain a closer relationship with her "little monsters", as she calls her fans

1 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

2 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。

3 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。