Lady Gaga Wants To Build A "Twitter Country" With Her 21 Million Followers

18 March 2012, 15:11 | Updated: 18 March 2012, 15:31

The 'You & I' singer has joked that she could set up a whole country with her huge following on Twitter.

Lady Gaga has suggesting building a Twitter country after reaching over 21 million followers on the popular social networking website.

The 'Marry The Night' singer made the joke after thanking fans for helping her reach the milestone this weekend (18th March).

"Wow 21,000,000 monsters," Lady Gaga tweeted earlier today. "Can we build a Twitter Country now and all go live there. #NoSpeakingJustTweeting EMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY ONLY!!!! :)."

Earlier this week a Wall Street Journal article suggested that the 'Born This Way' singer's Twitter account earns her around $30 million each year, based on the amount of followers she has on her profile.

Lady Gaga is currently making preparations to launch her 2012 Born This Way Ball World tour later this year, and described planning the show as the most fun she has had "in ages".

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