Bruce, now Caitlyn Jenner, is fastest to hit 1 mn followers on Twitter

FP Archives • June 2, 2015, 11:06:07 IST

In the race for Twitter glory, Caitlyn Jenner - who as Bruce set the Olympic world record in the decathlon - is now first to the million-follower finish line.

Bruce, now Caitlyn Jenner, is fastest to hit 1 mn followers on Twitter

San Francisco: In the race for Twitter glory, Caitlyn Jenner - who as Bruce set the Olympic world record in the decathlon - is now first to the million-follower finish line.

Vanity Fair cover of Caitlyn Jenner. Image source: Twitter @Caitlyn_Jenner

Jenner on Monday set a new record by hitting one million Twitter followers in four hours and three minutes, according to a post on the Guinness World Records website - besting the time recently set by US President Barack Obama.

It took Obama about four and a half hours to get a million followers at his official @POTUS account, which had 2.54 million followers as of Monday.

Jenner’s account at Twitter indicated that there were 1.28 million followers by mid-afternoon on Monday in California, where Twitter is based.

Jenner - who in April confirmed she was transitioning to life as a woman - unveiled her new name and look in a sexy Vanity Fair cover shoot - drawing widespread praise, including from the White House.

An official Caitlyn Jenner page at Instagram, where the single image posted was the Vanity Fair cover, had 384,000 followers.

pic.twitter.com/X7FvYrEH2D
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) June 1, 2015

Following her Vanity Fair interview, Caitlyn tweeted:

I'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. Welcome to the world Caitlyn. Can't wait for you to get to know her/me.
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) June 1, 2015

And after she gathered 1 million followers on her Twitter account:

Another Jenner world record, and at 65? Who'da thought! Humbled & honored to have reached 1M followers in 4 hrs. Thank you for your support.
— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) June 1, 2015

4 hrs and 3 mins! @Caitlyn_Jenner just set a new record for fastest time to reach 1 million followers on @Twitter http://t.co/mB8u4dEU5e
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) June 1, 2015

Twitter did not respond to an AFP request for comment.

“Caitlyn Jenner” and the hashtag #CallMeCaitlyn quickly rocketed to the top of the Twitterverse as the top trending topic in the United States and worldwide.

AFP

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