Between the 26th and 27th of June, Musk amassed almost 150,000 new followers.

Elon Musk, the self-made tech millionaire, is 51 today, and his Twitter account now has more than 100 million followers, making him one of just six persons in the world to achieve this feat on the microblogging site.

Between the 26th and 27th of June, Musk amassed almost 150,000 new followers, according to SocialBlade. Now, Musk has more than 100,059,886 fans on Facebook.

Former US president Barack Obama and musician Justin Bieber are among others who have more than one million followers each on the social media network, which Musk joined in 2009.

On Twitter, Obama has 132.1 million followers, Bieber has 114.1 million, Katy Perry has 108.8 million, Rihanna has 106.9 million, and Cristiano Ronaldo has 101.3 million followers.

He was born on June 28, 1971; he celebrated his 51st birthday on Tuesday. He frequently features in the news for updates on his several businesses, including SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Co. On a variety of topics, including politics, pop culture, and current events across the globe.