Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been dethroned from her top spot -- at least on Twitter.
A new infographic from the Shorty Awards compares fake Twitter accounts of famous peoplea and brands with their actual accounts.
The fake Queen Elizabeth on Twitter was found to have more than double the amount of followers than the official British Monarchy account. However across the pond, the real Barack Obama and Homer Simpson have dramatically larger followings than their false counterparts.
The Shorty Awards' analysis of Unmetric data also found that parody accounts for media giants CNN and ESPN tweeted more than the actual companies during the month-long analysis period.
For some of us, parody accounts certainly bring an occasional laugh to our Twitter streams. But if you don't want to be fooled, you can of course check for the official verified check mark on the account's Twitter header. Although, those fake Photoshopped check marks can sometimes get you.
Earlier this month, a long-standing parody Twitter account fooled people into thinking it was the new Pope tweeting.
Infographic courtesy of Shorty Awards. Thumbnail graphic via iStockphoto, OktalStudio, composite by Mashable.