In Pics | World leaders who govern by Tweet

Many world leaders generally like to govern by tweet and here we take a look at the most influential personalities who endorse themselves and their policies on Twitter.

Narendra Modi: @narendramodi/@PMOIndia - Prime Minister Narendra Modi tops the list and as of November 22, he had almost 118 million followers between his two accounts. Credit: PTI Photo

Pope Francis: @Pontifex and others - Pope Francis ranks second in the list. He has 52 million followers between nine different language accounts, the biggest being English (18.8 mn), Spanish (18.7 mn), Portuguese (5 mm) and Italian (5 mm). Credit: Reuters Photo

Joe Biden: @Potus/@JoeBiden - 46th US President Joe Biden has 47 million followers and ranks third in the list. Two-thirds of his followers come from his personal account, @JoeBiden. Credit: Reuters Photo

Recep Tayyip Erdogan: @RTErdogan/@tcbestepe and others - Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has secured fourth position with 27.3 million followers. Credit: Reuters Photo

Joko Widodo: @jokowi - Indonesian politician Joko Widodo sits on the fifth spot with 16.3 million followers on Twitter. Credit: Reuters Photo

Imran Khan: @ImranKhanPTI - Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has 14.7 million followers and features sixth on the list. Credit: Reuters Photo

Muhammad Bin Raschid Al Makhtum: @HHShkMohd - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has 10.7 million followers and is the seventh most influential leader on Twitter. Credit: Twitter/@HHShkMohd

Rania AL Abdullah: @QueenRania - Muslim leader Rania Al Abdullah has secured eighth spot with 10.4 million followers on Twitter. Credit: Twitter/@QueenRania