masses vs followers

masses and followers both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
masses	Yes	No	No	No
followers	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, followers is a hyponym of masses; that is, followers is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than masses:

Other hyponyms of masses include laity, temporalty, audience, following.

masses (noun)	followers (noun)
the common people generally	a group of followers or enthusiasts