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As 2017 draws to a close, micro-blogging site Twitter, has once again, come up with a list of 10 most followed Indian accounts. What's surprising is that two cricket players have taken a lead over Prime Minister Narendra Modi in terms of growth rate in percentage. These two players have also surpassed many famous Bollywood stars. Yes, you read it right. Over a span of a year, these cricketers have been able to emerge on the top due to this particular statistics, even though in overall numbers, they are trailing badly. So, without much ado, stop guessing, and check the list that we have culled for you (Image: IE)
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Indian skipper Virat Kohli has taken a lead over PM Modi and his favorite cricketer Sachin Tendulkar by registering the highest growth rate of 61 per cent. However, Kohli's account has occupied the 10th position and his followers have swelled up from 12.9 million to 20.8 million. (Image: IE)
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Hrithik Roshan has occupied position No. 9 with a growth rate of 37 per cent. He has a follower base of 20.9 million. (Image: IE)
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Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar too surpassed PM Modi by recording second highest growth rate after Kohli. Tendulkar's account has recorded 56 per cent growth rate over last one year. However, he occupies the 8th position with a fan following of 21.7 million. (Image: Reuters)
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Deepika Padukone is the first Bollywood actress to make her way into the list. She has occupied position No. 7 with a following of 22.1 million and a growth rate of 34 per cent. (Image: IE)
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Even without a single post, Aamir, within a few hours, managed to rake in over 234k followers on the photo sharing app.
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This year, Akshay Kumar's Twitter handle has taken a leap over Aamir Khan's with followers of about 22.8 million and registering a growth rate of 52 per cent. (Image: IE)
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Salman Khan Twitter handle reigns at the 4th spot on the list. His account saw his audience swelling up from 20.3 million in 2016 to 28.5 million in 2017. However, both Khans, Salman and Shah Rukh have recorded the same growth rate of 40 per cent. (Image: IE)
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Most popular among women in India, Bollywood star, Shah Rukh Khan is in the third position, with a follower base of 30.9 million and growth rate of 40 per cent. (Image: IE)
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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter handle is the second most followed account with fan base swelling from previous years 23.4 million to 31.5 million. Bachchan's account registered growth of 34 per cent. (Image: IE)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has retained his top position with 37.5 million followers as recorded on December 4. Last year, PM maintained the lead with 24.6 million followers. Even after maintaining the top position, PM Modi's Twitter account saw slightly less follower growth of 52 per cent. (Image: Reuters)
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