Imran Khan at 9th most followed world leader on Twitter along with Trump, Modi, Pope Francis & Queen Rania

Prime Minister Imran Khan has emerged as the ninth most popular world leader with over 9.4 million followers on micro-blogging website Twitter.

According to the Spectator Index, US President Donald Trump is the most popular with 59.5 million followers followed by Indian premier Narendra Modi and Pope Francis.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan is on fourth position with 13.6 followers followed by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Jordan's Queen Rania.

The Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, precedes Imran Khan on eight position. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman follows the premier on the list which ranks British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron on 11th and 12th positions respectively.

According to the Spectator Index, PM Imran, who was sworn into power in August last year, is also the most popular Pakistani leader. Followers of PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif were 5.06 million and PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stood at 3.24 million.