FC Barcelona is the Champions League club with the "largest number of followers" when it comes to social media, according to the EFE. The Catalan side has 47.3 million followers followed by rival Real Madrid and its 38.2 million. The two clubs account for 46.2% of the total Facebook and Twitter followers when it comes to Champions League clubs. ManU is third with 27.4 million followers, which does not have a Twitter account. Apart from the two Spanish rivals, the English Premier League dominates the top 10 with four clubs: ManU, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City (EFE, 9/17).
| Club |
Total |
Facebook |
Twitter |
| 1. FC Barcelona |
47.345,043 |
35.112,719 |
12.232,324 |
| 2. Real Madrid |
38.288,596 |
31.694,048 |
6.594,548 |
| 3. Manchester United |
27.456,554 |
27.456,554 |
N/A |
| 4. Chelsea FC |
13.531,758 |
12.160,411 |
1.371,347 |
| 5. Arsenal |
13.184,809 |
11.376,805 |
1.808,004 |
| 6. AC Milan |
12.381,157 |
11.691,768 |
689,389 |
| 7. Galatasaray |
9.215,191 |
7.489,182 |
1.726,009 |
| 8. Bayern Munich |
4.929,190 |
4.896,834 |
32,356 |
| 9. Juventus FC |
4.596,479 |
4.329,356 |
267,123 |
| 10. Manchester City |
3.823,222 |
3.322,087 |
501,135 |
