US President Barack Obama Broke Twitter World Record in Just 5 Hours

US President Barack Obama Broke Twitter World Record in Just 5 Hours

US President Barack Obama, who signed up for his Twitter account (@POTUS) two days ago, has broken a Guinness World Record, he gained 1 million followers in less than 5 hours. Previously, this record was formerly held by actor Robert Downey Jr., who hit 1 million in 23 hours and 22 minutes in back April 2014.

The US President already has the account @BarackObama, which has nearly 60 million followers. However, this new @POTUS account is associated with the presidential office. In his tweet Obama puts it as, “The handle comes with the house.”