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 which female leaders 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 |
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#️⃣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 |
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#️⃣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 |
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#️⃣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 |
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#️⃣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 |
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#️⃣Mentions: 4,876 |
Followers: 15,931 | Followers: 14,650 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2017
Ana Brnabic, Prime Minister of Serbia
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@anabrnabic |
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#️⃣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
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@president_nepal |
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#️⃣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
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@President_Heine |
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#️⃣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
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#️⃣Mentions: 456 |
📍 Position Held Since: 1972
🌟 Claim to Fame: Her paintings.
Saara Kuugongelwa, Prime Minister of Namibia
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#️⃣Mentions: 4 |
📍 Position Held Since: 2015
🌟 Claim to Fame: She’s the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Namibia.