Katy Perry just became the most-followed person on Twitter

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Katy Perry has roared to the top of Twitter.
The pop sensation is now the most-followed person on the social network, with her 46,550,000+ followers topping Justin Bieber and his 46,519,000+ beliebers this weekend.
Bieber sat atop the Twitter heap for about 9 months after taking the crown from Lady Gaga, whose 40,405,000+ followers put her third.
Perry, whose new album “Prism” dropped last month, recently spoke with USA Today about her social media strategy, telling the paper: “I’ve learned how to ride social media,” and that she has “learned how to tame that social media dragon.”
Here are the 5 most-followed accounts on Twitter, with their follower count (as of Monday):
Katy Perry: 46,550,000+
Justin Bieber: 46,519,000+
Lady Gaga: 40,405,000+
President Barack Obama: 39,308,000+
Taylor Swift: 36,280,000+
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