Prom queens, quarterbacks and valedictorians all probably operate under the assumption that they're popular. Guess what, kids: SLOW YOUR ROLL! You are not popular. Lady Gaga is popular. She JUST surpassed more than 5 million followers on Twitter. That's probably no bigs if you're "aplusk," (Ashton Kutcher, who's been at 5 million for a while now). But 5 million Twitter followers is approximately (as of today), 1.1 million more than Justin Bieber's Twitter followers, and we all know Bieber pretty much owns the internet.
So, how much is 5 million? Let's take a look at what 5 million looks like, not just in terms of Gaga's Twitter followers and little monsters, but in the context of some other real-life, non-Gaga concepts.
+ 5 million is the amount of Hyundai Sonatas sold. Ever.
Boom. 25 years in the game, 5 million cars sold. This anonymous sedan is the choice of rental car agencies, corporate car pools and people who are not trying to stand out with their automobile choices.
+ 5 million is roughly the population of the Atlanta metro area.
Imagine if almost everyone in the ATL went to Piedmont Park, pulled out their mobile devices, went on to Twitter and hit "follow" for @LadyGaga.
+ 5 million was the population of Britain ... in the 17th Century!
That's a lot of dukes, barons, peasants and blacksmiths!
+ (Almost) 5 million is the amount of physical albums sold in the U.S. as of the end of May 2010.
And Lady Gaga was responsible for a lot of those!
+ 5 million is almost as many Twitter followers as Britney Spears.
Which means Gaga is in good company.