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YIKESDid Taylor Swift Just Kick Katy Perry Out of the Top Spot on Twitter?

Jun 2, 2017 12:07 pm

By Karla Rodriguez

With 99.2 million followers, Katy Perry was dubbed the undisputed ~kween~ of Twitter – that is, until now.

You see, a website called twitteraudit.com did some super fancy ~analysis~, and according to them, only 32% of her whopper of a following are in fact, human.

Let that sink in a moment… That means an estimated 67 MILLION followers are just filler!

While the website isn’t 100% reliable, with the platform taking a big sample size and sussing out the final number from there.

"Each audit takes a sample of up to 5000 (or more, if you subscribe to Pro) Twitter followers for a user and calculates a score for each follower. This score is based on number of tweets, date of the last tweet, and ratio of followers to friends," the website revealed.

So who has the most human followers, we hear you ask?

Oh, well that’s the juiciest part…

While Justin Bieber and Barack Obama closely follow the kooky singer with 97.5 million and 89.2 million followers respectively, the person with the most REAL Twitter followers is actually…

That’s right, K-Pez’s number one frenemy apparently takes the actual cake when it comes to legit Twitter fans, with TwitterAudit saying that 88% of Tay Tay’s followers being ~human after all~.

Could this add more bad blood to add to the beef? Only time will tell…

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Taylor swift katy perry 2008

They first appeared on the red carpet together at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

The pair immediately became fast friends, with Taylor tweeting about how much she loves "Waking Up in Vegas" and Katy even suggesting they write a duet together.

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Taylor swift katy perry surprise appearance fearless

In October 2009, Taylor went to Katy's birthday party.

She freaked out about how it was the best party ever, and we all thought these two would be lasting friends.

@Katyperry knows how to throw a birthday party! I would even go as far as to say it was party-licious. Best EVER. Happy bday, pretty girl!!

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) October 25, 2009

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Katy perry taylor swift 2010

Katy made a surprise appearance on Taylor's tour in 2010.

They sang a duet of "Hot 'n Cold," totally rocked out together on stage, and solidified their bestie status.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVRdSTYhqmc

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Taylor swift john mayer

Taylor started dating John Mayer in November 2009.

They met while working on their song, "Half of My Heart," together. When they broke up a few months later, she wrote the scathing breakup track, "Dear John," about their relationship — which made it even more scandalous when Katy started dating him.

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Katy perry taylor swift cats

Katy dissed Taylor and her cat.

After Taylor got her kitten Meredith, the "Firework" singer took a cute photo with her cat, tweeting for the adorable duo to "take that!"

Take that @taylorswift13 & Meredith!

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) November 29, 2011

While it seemed like a friendly rivalry at the time, it looks a little shady now.

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Katy perry john mayer

Katy started dating Taylor's ex in 2012.

They've had an on-again, off-again relationship ever since.

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Katy perry dancers

Katy's California Dreams Tour ended in 2012.

Afterwards, three of her dancers (Lockhart Brownlie, Scott Myrick, and Leah Adler) auditioned for Taylor's Red tour.

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Taylor swift dancers red

In 2013, Katy's dancers officially joined Taylor's tour.

She even hosted a special Fourth of July party for her whole crew.

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Katy perry prismatic tour

While they were in the middle of Taylor's tour, Katy offered those dancers spots on her Prismatic tour.

The only catch was, they'd have to leave the Red tour early. They said it was a no brainer!

"Obviously we were with Katy for two-and-a-half years, she's like family to us, so we were, like, 'absolutely'," Lockhart said.

"We weren't really dancing in Taylor's tour anyway so I had got a little bored and I really wanted to do a promo tour."

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Taylor swift katy perry miley cyrus

In 2013, Katy revealed that she got a lock of Taylor's hair at the Grammys…and put it in her purse.

Everything seemed cool between them when she gave the interview, so she had no clue Taylor was mad at her!

"One of the first times I went to the Grammys, I got to share a dressing room with Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, and I asked them for a lock of their hair from each one of them, which is totally creepy, but awesome," she said.

"I put little bows on them individually and put them in my purse. And that was my little secret and I'm a freak!"

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Taylor swift bad blood

Taylor called out Katy for stealing her dancers.

While promoting her new album 1989, she gave an interview with Rolling Stone and confessed that she wrote "Bad Blood" about her pop star nemesis.

"She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me. And I'm surprisingly non-confrontational — you would not believe how much I hate conflict. So now I have to avoid her. It's awkward, and I don't like it."

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Katy perry mean girls tweet

Katy lashed out at Taylor's diss.

In response, the singer made a Mean Girls reference, tweeting that she needed to watch out for a "Regina George" in her life.

Watch out for the Regina George in sheep's clothing…

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) September 9, 2014

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Katy perry diplo taylor swift

Katy's rumored boyfriend Diplo dissed Taylor on Twitter.

He threatened to make a campaign to "get Taylor Swift a booty." Ouch!

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Katy perry character defamed taylor swift

Katy confirmed their feud.

She said that when her character is being defamed, she has to speak up.

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Katy perry super bowl performance

Katy threw shade at Taylor during her Super Bowl halftime show.

She put her singers in high-waisted, retro bikinis during her performance of "California Gurls," which is one of the "Blank Space" singer's signature looks.

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Katy perry taylor swift sweetheart

The "Roar" singer hinted that Taylor isn't quite the sweetheart that the media makes her out to be.

In an interview with Elle, she said, "As pop figures, we're all characters. And the media uses that. Who is the sweetheart, who is the villain? You know. Taylor's the sweetheart. Kanye's the villain. That's the narrative."