Katy Perry (@katyperry) recently became the most followed person on Twitter with more than 50 million followers. Her bio reads: "Let the light in. Prism. Out now!" See who leads the pack in a variety of categories as of February 1 according to Twitaholic.com. 
Singer: Perry grabbed the Twitter throne from Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) who has just over 49 million Twitter followers. His bio reads: "Let's make the world better." 
Politician: President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) has 41.2 million followers. His bio reads: "This account is run by Organizing for Action staff. Tweets from the President are signed -bo." 
Actor: Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) has 15.6 million followers. His bio reads: "I make stuff, actually I make up stuff, stories mostly, collaborations of thoughts, dreams, and actions. That's me." 
TV personality: Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) has 24.8 million followers. Her bio reads: "Comedian, talk show host and ice road trucker. My tweets are real, and they're spectacular." 
Company: YouTube (@YouTube) has 39.1 million followers. Their bio reads: "Tweets on YouTube news, trends, and — of course — videos." 
Business executive: Bill Gates (@BillGates) has 14.9 million followers. His bio reads: "Sharing things I'm learning through my foundation work and other interests..." 
Media outlet: CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) has 15.3 million followers. The bio reads: "Breaking News from CNN, via the http://CNN.com homepage team. Now 13M strong. Check @cnn for all things CNN, breaking and more." 
Band: One Direction (@onedirection) has 17.6 million followers. Their bio reads: "Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson :) Download the new single *Story Of My Life*: http://ift.tt/1du88Px" 
Model: Tyra Banks (@tyrabanks) has 11.1 million followers. Her bio reads: "Stop acting like you don't know you're fierce!!! Smize Yourself! for iOS in the App store now." 
Sports team: FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) has 11 million followers. Their bio reads: "Official Twitter Feed of FC Barcelona, More than a club. English version." 
Athlete: LeBron James (@KingJames) has 11.6 million followers. His bio reads: "EST. AKRON - ST.V/M Class of '03 http://ift.tt/1cS0Oi2 #IPROMISE" 
Author: Paulo Coelho (@paulocoelho) has 8.9 million followers. His bio reads: "Writer." 
Religious leader: The Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) has 8.4 million followers. His bio reads: "Welcome to the official Twitter page of the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama."
- Perry has more than 50 million Twitter followers
- She surpassed Justin Bieber in November
- The singer tweeted about the milestone
(CNN) -- Katy Perry is officially the queen of Twitter.
The singer has reached more than 50 million followers on the social media site, making her the most followed person in the universe.
Perry took the milestone in stride. "Oh yeah AND we grew to 50 million Katycats! Eh, regular day at the office," she tweeted (of course).
Not that Perry doesn't have competition hot on her heels.
Justin Bieber has about 49.4 million "beliebers" hanging on his every 140-character submission, while President Barack Obama has around 41.2 million followers. Lady Gaga has just over 41 million "little monsters."
The video site YouTube, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Instagram, and Justin Timberlake round out the rest of the top 10 most-followed Twitter accounts.
Perry snagged the Twitter throne from Bieber in November. He, in turn, had earlier toppled Gaga, who for two years was the most followed person. In October she told USA Today that felt felt like she had "learned how to tame that social media dragon."
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