Caitlyn Jenner revealed new identity and new Twitter handle Monday morning and promptly shattered President Barack Obama’s Twitter record for reaching 1 million followers fastest.
Obama, who launched the @POTUS handle, associated with the presidential office, on May 18 reached one million followers in under five hours. Jenner hit the magic number in just over 4 hours, a record confirmed by Guinness shortly thereafter.
The launch of the verified account, @Caitlyn_Jenner, was orchestrated with the release of July’s Vanity Fair cover featuring the first photos of Jenner as a woman shot by famed Hollywood photographer Annie Lebovitz.