Twitter King Dethroned? Britney Set to Overtake Ashton

Follwer counts on Twitter don’t really mean anything, of course — still, we are surprised and a bit saddened to learn that the reigning champion and longtime poster boy of Twitter, Ashton Kutcher, may lose his spot as the #1 followed account to Britney Spears.

The two are neck-and-neck in the race to hit 5 million followers. This astronomical number is the work of long and diligent work on the part of each entity. Here’s what Ashton and Brit each have going for them and against them:

Spears’ account is almost four months older than Kutcher’s.Kutcher actually uses his own account to send personal tweets about things he cares about.Spears’ account is managed by her staff and is largely promotional or “BS alerts” when unfavorable tabloid reports surface. Tweets from “Brit” or “Britney” comprise around a third of all tweets from the account.Like many “real” users, Kutcher follows a relatively small group of friends, just 553 people as of today.Spears’ account is following nearly half a million others.Kutcher updates his account every few hours, usually via Twitter client Brizzly.Spears’ account is updated every few days. Updates are always posted from the web, even when the star tweets she is on location or at an event or party.Kutcher regularly

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