Premier League Teams Ranked Biggest To Smallest Based On Online Following: Manchester United > 15 Clubs Combined
The Premier League is home to some of the biggest clubs in world soccer.
But what makes a big club?
Some say trophies should be a factor, but surely the main metric to determine the size of any club is how many members it has.
When it comes to professional sports teams, members = fans.
While it is impossible to determine precisely how many fans support each club globally, social media stats can give us a pretty good idea.
After adding up the total number of followers each club currently has on the main three social media platforms - Twitter/X.com, Facebook and Instagram - we can reveal that Manchester United are firmly in first place.
Manchester United may not be the best on the pitch these days but no other Premier League club comes close in terms of global followers
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United are followed by 182.6 million users. That is more than the combined following of Tottenham, Aston Villa, West Ham, Everton, Newcastle, Wolves, Crystal Palace, Brighton, Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Burnley, Bournemouth, Brentford and Luton.
Chelsea are the second biggest club in the Premier League based on social media following, with 120.8m.
Meanwhile, Manchester City and Liverpool also boast more than 100m followers each.
All 20 Premier League Clubs Ranked Based On Social Media Followers
1st. Manchester United: 182.6 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 37.4 million
- Facebook: 82 million
- Instagram: 63.2 million
2nd. Chelsea: 120.8 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 25.3 million
- Facebook: 54 million
- Instagram: 41.5 million
3rd. Manchester City: 116.1 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 17.3 million
- Facebook: 49 million
- Instagram: 49.8 million
4th. Liverpool: 114 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 24.2 million
- Facebook: 46 million
- Instagram: 43.8 million
5th. Arsenal: 92.5 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 22.1 million
- Facebook: 42 million
- Instagram: 28.4 million
6th. Tottenham Hotspur: 58.3 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 8.8 million
- Facebook: 33 million
- Instagram: 16.5 million
Tottenham Hotspur are the sixth biggest club in the Premier League based on followers on social media
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7th. Aston Villa: 11.4 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 2.3 million
- Facebook: 5.5 million
- Instagram: 3.6 million
8th. West Ham United: 10.9 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 2.7 million
- Facebook: 4 million
- Instagram: 4.2 million
9th. Everton: 10.6 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 3 million
- Facebook: 4.6 million
- Instagram: 3 million
10th. Newcastle United: 9.5 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 2.7 million
- Facebook: 4.2 million
- Instagram: 2.6 million
11th. Wolves: 6.9 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 1.2 million
- Facebook: 3.1 million
- Instagram: 2.6 million
12th. Crystal Palace: 5 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 1.4 million
- Facebook: 1.8 million
- Instagram: 1.8 million
13th. Brighton & Hove Albion: 4.7 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 990,200
- Facebook: 1.8 million
- Instagram: 1.9 million
14th. Fulham: 3 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 761,600
- Facebook: 1.2 million
- Instagram: 1 million
Fulham are London's oldest football club but have fewer followers than Crystal Palace, West Ham, Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea
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15th. Nottingham Forest: 2.5 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 651,900
- Facebook: 897,000
- Instagram: 1 million
16th. Sheffield United: 2.4 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 571,500
- Facebook: 1.1 million
- Instagram: 685,000
17th. Burnley: 2.3 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 814,600
- Facebook: 825,000
- Instagram: 691,000
18th. Bournemouth: 2.2 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 697,100
- Facebook: 718,000
- Instagram: 834,000
19th. Brentford: 1.6 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 352,000
- Facebook: 767,000
- Instagram: 507,000
20th. Luton Town: 0.9 million total followers
- Twitter/X.com: 205,300
- Facebook: 337,000
- Instagram: 359,000
