Singer Katy Perry has taken over Justin Bieber as the most followed person on twitter

Singer Katy Perry has overtaken Justin Bieber as the most followed person on Twitter.

The 29-year-old star now has 46,529,319 subscribers to her account compared to Bieber's
46,507,82. 

Teen heartthrob Bieber, 19, had held the number one spot since January, following was not quite big enoguhto beat  Russell Brand’s ex-wife Perry, who also has 58million Facebook fans.

In third place was Lady Gaga with 40,400,759 subscribers. The outrageous singer held the Twitter crown for three years before Bieber who took over in January. 

President Barack Obama was the only non-musician in the top five with more than 39million followers, and Taylor Swift came in fifth place with 36million.

Katy Perry’s recent link to a member of One Direction may have attracted the extra attention on social media. Niall Horan, 20, jokingly proposed to Perry on Twitter last month. 

She recently said she had learned ‘how to tame that social media dragon’ and advised users: 'When you decide to have a glass of wine, put the phone down. 

'Don't drink and tweet. Don't be self-indulgent. Don't use it just to promote yourself. That's boring.' she said in a recent interview with USA Today.

Perry’s manager Martin Kirkup regards social media as a perfect platform for the cheerful, friendly extrovert.

‘For Katy, who has always been about making connections with fans, the social networks are a huge advantage,' he said.