Niall Horan hits 20m Twitter mark

One Direction singer Niall Horan has hit the landmark 20m mark on Twitter — with as many followers as the population of the entire continent of Australia.

He is officially the 25th most followed person in the world, ahead of superstars like Beyoncé, Alicia Keyes, and Eminem.

The 21-year-old, who recently celebrated his landmark birthday in Las Vegas, tweeted his delight yesterday at reaching the milestone.