people vs followers

people and followers both are nouns.

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

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

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

people (noun)	followers (noun)
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively	a group of followers or enthusiasts
the body of citizens of a state or country
members of a family line
the common people generally

people (verb)	followers (verb)
fill with people
furnish with people