Dubai - His followers on all the social media networks have so far reached 10.5 million.
Published: Fri 13 Nov 2015, 5:40 PM
Updated: Sat 14 Nov 2015, 3:16 AM
Followers of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Twitter have reached five million.
His followers on all the social media networks have so far reached 10.5 million, of whom 5 million followers are on the Twitter, constituting 47 per cent.
Shaikh Mohammed's Twitter handle draws followers from the Arab world, Europe, America and Asia, but many followers come from the GCC states, accounting for 62 per cent, followed by Egypt with 8 per cent, the US, the UK, India, Asia and other European countries.
He is deemed one of the five most influential global political leaders in terms of the number of followers on the network LinkedIn, the largest network for specialists in the world, with about 400 million dedicated professionals.
Shaikh Mohammed is also one of the most influential leaders with the most follow-up numbers in the Middle East, according to periodic statistics of LinkedIn.