Justin Bieber's Twitter Growth: 40 Followers to 40 Million

Pop star Justin Bieber lost the race to be the first Twitter user to reach 10 million, 20 million and 30 million followers, but on Tuesday, he became the first to hit 40 million followers

He celebrated with tweetsOne tweet uses the hashtag #dreamBIG and links to this photo, which features his tweet from the day in 2009 he hit 40 — yes, only 40 — followers:

Mashable obtained statistics from analytics company Twitter Counter that show he hit 40 million on June 4. We've detailed when he reached his milestones the above infographic.

Bieber thanked fans in his first tweet ("#40MillionBeliebers - thank u. i love u. #grateful") and encouraged them to rally with hashtag #40MillionStrong in a second tweet. Read more...

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