Consulting agency Futebol Finance conducted a study to find out which football clubs have the most followers on Facebook. The top-100 list consists of teams from 30 countries and more than 239 million Facebook followers. Close to 84% of those 239 million followers are fans of a European club. Brazil is the country with the most teams in the top 100 with 12. England and Germany both followed with 10. Spain's Barcelona and Real Madrid top the list with both having more than 30 million followers. In comparison to the ranking done in April, this updated study shows a significant increase in the number of followers for clubs in South America, Indonesia and India. For the full chart click here (Futebol Finance).
Facebook Followers
|
| Ranking |
Club |
Country
|
# Of Followers
|
| 1 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
36,619,000 |
| 2 |
Real Madrid |
Spain |
32,858,000 |
| 3 |
ManU |
England |
28,533,000 |
| 4 |
Chelsea |
England |
13,762,000 |
| 5 |
AC Milan |
Italy |
12,206,000 |
| 6 |
Arsenal |
England |
11,778,000 |
| 7 |
Liverpool |
England |
10,529,000 |
| 8 |
Galatasaray |
Turkey |
7,581,000 |
| 9 |
Fenerbahce |
Turkey |
6,099,000 |
| 10 |
Bayern Munich |
Germany |
5,279,000 |
| 11 |
Juventus |
Italy |
4,524,000 |
| 12 |
Boca Juniors |
Argentina |
3,764,000 |
| 13 |
Besiktas |
Turkey |
3,746,000 |
| 14 |
Manchester City |
England |
3,627,000 |
| 15 |
Corinthians |
Brazil |
3,038,000 |
| 16 |
Flamengo |
Brazil |
2,883,000 |
| 17 |
Persib Bandung |
Indonesia |
2,370,000 |
| 18 |
Chivas |
Mexico |
2,197,000 |
| 19 |
Marseille |
France |
2,022,000 |
| 20 |
Al Ahly |
Egypt |
1,875,000 |
