Kim Kardashian Crosses 5 Million Twitter Followers

A whole lotta people are interested in "Keeping Up" with Kim Kardashian – in fact, more than 5 million of them.

The reality starlet has entered rarified territory on Twitter, as she crossed 5 million followers on Tuesday.

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She was so excited about the feat, she even tracked it in the lead-up to hitting the 5 million mark.

"Last night I was glued to my laptop when I saw I was close to getting my five millionth follower on Twitter. I couldn't believe it when it happened!" Kim wrote on her blog on Tuesday. "It's such a mind blowing feeling to know so many of you are out there reading my tweets! I can't believe it! I love you so much."

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She currently finds herself as the seventh most-followed person on Twitter, ranking ahead of Oprah Winfrey (4.3 million followers), Taylor Swift (4.3 million) and Katy Perry (4.1 million).

Next up in Kim's quest for Twitter domination is current sixth most-followed celeb Ellen DeGeneres (5.3 million) and the President himself, Barack Obama, whose 5.6 million followers rank him fifth on the most-followed list.

Holding firm on the top spot is Lady Gaga with more than 6.6 million Tweeting little monsters, followed by Britney Spears (6.1 million), Ashton Kutcher (5.9 million) and Justin Bieber (5.6 million).

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