Vatican: 15 million "followers" for Pope Francis on Twitter
The Twitter account of Pope Francis crossed the 15 million “followers” mark on August 17, 2014. According to the religious information it Sismografo site in a dispatch from CIPA on August 18, Hispanics are the most frequent contributors with 6.48 million following the papal "tweets”. The pontiff is also followed by 4.37 million English and 1.87 million Italian speakers.
The Twitter account “Pontifex" was opened by Pope Benedict XVI in December 2012. Since the election of Jorge Bergoglio, March 13, 2013, the account has gained nearly 12 million "followers".
(Source: Apic - DICI No. 300 of 09/12/14)
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