20 women hold the office of Head of State or Head of Government in 2018, which, though not insignificant, represents just 6.3% of the total number of world leaders. Here’s who you can follow on social media, by country.
Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms
@theroyalfamily | @HMRoyalQueen | @RoyalFamily |
Followers: 4,126,722
Mentions: 499,862 Engagement: 1.18% 30-Day Growth: 6.2% (+241.2k) |
Followers: 250,817 | Followers: 3,837,454 |
📍 Position Held Since: 1952
🌟 Claim to Fame: The longest currently-reigning monarch and head of state.
Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
@bundeskanzlerin |
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@AngelaMerkeICDU |
Followers: 748,343
Mentions: 52,855 Engagement: 2.21% 30-Day Growth: 5.38% (+38.3k) |
Followers: 2,543,216 | Followers: 44,508 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2005
🌟 Claim to Fame: Commonly thought to be the most powerful woman in the world.
Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar
None. | /aungsansuukyi | @OfficialSuuKyi |
Mentions: 15,874 | Followers: 1,988,580 | Followers: 20,949 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2016
🌟 Claim to Fame: Recipient of the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia
@predsjednicarh | /KolindaGrabarKitarovic | @KolindaGK |
Followers: 357,666
Mentions: 456 Engagement: 7.07% |
Followers: 753,870 | Followers: 113,139 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2015
🌟 Claim to Fame: Former Croatian Ambassador to the UN and former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
@theresamay | /TheresaMayOfficial | @theresa_may |
Followers: 96,752
Mentions: 78,285 Engagement: 3.35% 30-Day Growth: 6.92% (+6.3k) |
Followers: 593,728 | Followers: 690,705 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2016
🌟 Claim to Fame: Former Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities
Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
None. | /SheikhHasinaWazed | @sheikhhasina |
Mentions: 1,903 | Followers: 1,279,317 | Followers: 41,873 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2009
Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
@jacindaardern | /jacindaardern
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@jacindaardern |
Followers: 275,190
Mentions: 4,882 Engagement: 5.9% 30-Day Growth: 4.51 (+11.9k) |
Followers: 311,825 | Followers: 198,440 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2017
🌟 Claim to Fame: Youngest prime minister in the world at age 37.
Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway
@erna_solberg | /ernasolberg | @erna_solberg |
Followers: 83,582
Mentions: 4,292 Engagement: 4.58% 30-Day Growth: 3.86% (+3.1k) |
Followers: 241,023 | Followers: 275,741 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2013
Dalia Grybauskaite President of Lithuania
None. | /D.Grybauskaite | @Grybauskaite_LT |
Mentions: 186 | Followers: 369,692 | Followers: 252,095 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2009
🌟 Claim to Fame: First woman to hold the office and the first President of Lithuania to be re-elected
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, President of Malta
@president.mt | /PresidentofMalta | @presidentMT |
Followers: 4,775
Mentions: 119 Engagement: 3.3% |
Followers: 118,571 | Followers: 18,229 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2014
🌟 Claim to Fame: Former minister for the Family and Social Solidarity
Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia
None. | /KerstiKaljulaid | @KerstiKaljulaid |
Mentions: 909 | Followers: 57,644 | Followers: 16,781 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2016
🌟 Claim to Fame: First woman to hold the office and the youngest president of Estonia
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland
None. | /VGKatrinJakobsdottir | @katrinjak |
Mentions: 4,876 | Followers: 15,931 | Followers: 14,650 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2017
Ana Brnabic, Prime Minister of Serbia
None. | None. | @anabrnabic |
Mentions: 81 | Followers: 14,068 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2017
🌟 Claim to Fame: First woman and first openly gay person to hold the office
Bidhya Devi Bhandari, President of Nepal
None. | None. | @president_nepal |
Mentions: 30 | Followers: 2,303 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2015
🌟 Claim to Fame: First woman to hold the office
Hilda Heine, President of The Marshall Islands
None. | None. | @President_Heine |
Mentions: 11 | Followers: 3,506 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2016
🌟 Claim to Fame: First female leader in the Pacific; First person in the Marshall Islands to earn a doctorate degree
Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark
None. | None. | None. |
Mentions: 456 |
📍 Position Held Since: 1972
🌟 Claim to Fame: Her paintings.
Saara Kuugongelwa, Prime Minister of Namibia
None. | None. | None. |
Mentions: 4 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2015
🌟 Claim to Fame: She’s the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Namibia.