Elon Musk is expected to become Twitter's top influencer in JanuaryDimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesMusk, who acquired Twitter in late October, has the second most-followed account on the platform with 119.5 million followers.
Social Blade, an analytics website, told BBC News it predicts that Musk would have the most Twitter followers by January 17.
Musk has gained an average of 268,303 Twitter followers a day over the past year, Social Blade told the BBC.
When Twitter fired contractors on November 12, Musk lost almost 200,000 followers in a day, according to Social Blade.
Since he took over Twitter, Musk has posted 84% more often and hit his tweet record on November 22 with 75 tweets, Social Blade told the BBC.