#2 Rafael Nadal

Date joined: Aug. 3, 2011

Followers gained in 24 hours: 150,282

Twitter handle: @RafaelNadal

Rafael Nadal, is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time; his success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay". This Spanish professional tennis player is former world no. 1 and as of 14 January 2013, he is ranked no. 4 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

According to the recent news he will make a come back in Chile Open.

#1 The Pope

Date joined: December 3, 2012

Followers gained in 24 hours: 360,000

Twitter handle: @Pontifex

If you think Twitter is all about movie, sports and TV celebrities, than you will get surprised about the Vatican head joining this famous microblogging service. Pope Benedict XVI joined Twitter to expand his outreach and spread positivity and within a day he got over 300,000 followers.

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