A long way to lead! The number of social media fans exposed by each titanium: Real Madrid ranked first with 473.7 million, and Barcelona ranked second with 427.4 million

June 11, The Daily Sports reported that according to the latest report from the Centre for International Sports Research (CIES) Football Observatory, Barcelona and Real Madrid are not only the most popular teams in Spain, but also the most popular clubs in the world.

The report analyzes the performance of 100 teams around the world on social media, including data from platforms such as X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube. Real Madrid topped the list with 473.7 million followers (89.4 million on X platform, 175.8 million on Instagram, 129.3 million on Facebook, 61.8 million on TikTok, 17.5 million on YouTube), and Barcelona followed closely with 427.4 million followers (86.6 million on X platform, 141.6 million on Instagram, 120 million on Facebook, 56.8 million on TikTok, 22.3 million on YouTube).

These data ended in June 2025, with Barcelona increasing fans by 12.4% compared to June 2024, while Real Madrid increased by 11%. Other clubs are far behind these two Spanish giants. Manchester United ranks third with 234 million fans, while Paris Saint-Germain ranks fourth with 199 million fans. Among the top ten are four England teams (Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal), a German team (Bayern Munich) and an Italian team (Juventus). Among non-European clubs, Brazil's flamenco, Saudi Arabia's Riyadh victory and Egypt's Cairo nationals took the top three. Since June 2024 (excluding YouTube), Santos has seen the largest increase in fans, reaching 82%, undoubtedly thanks to Neymar's joining. Among other La Liga teams, Atletico Madrid ranks third with 80.2 million fans, Sevilla (23.8 million), Betis (22.8 million), Real Sociedad (21.4 million), Valencia (16.9 million), Cadiz (16.1 million), Athletic Bilbao (15.3 million), and Celta (14.7 million).