Lady Gaga fans are everywhere - and now it seems everyone is following the Twitter queen. Lady Gaga has officially surpassed fellow pop star Britney Spears to become the most-followed person on Twitter. The race, it should be said, remains close: Lady Gaga has about 5,754,000 followers, while Britney Spears has about 5,708,000.
Twitter has proved a magnet for public figures of all stripes. In fact, many news sources are now relying on Twitter updates for the latest news.
According to the Associated Press, Lady Gaga tops an exclusive group of Twitter users with more than 5 million followers. Even a list celebrities like actor Ashton Kutcher, talk show host and comedian Ellen DeGeneres and Organizing for America, a Democratic political organization.