Mega star singer Justin Bieber has reached 16 million followers on Twitter.

The ‘Under The Mistletoe’ singer can thank his New Years Eve performance in Time Square for his escalating adoration and took to the social networking site to personally thank all his ‘Beliebers’ for their continued support, he said, “NEVER SAY NEVER!! … thank you and all 16 MILLION BELIEBERS! LOVE U”

The teenager was one of the guest performers at Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin Eve in Times Square this year. The 17 year old joined an A list line up at the show including Drake, Florence & the Machine and  the only person keeping Bieber from the ‘Most Followers on Twitter’ crown, Lady Gaga who currently boasts 17.5 million followers.

Check out Justin performing The Beatles classic ‘Let It Be’ live at the show right here!