TikTok: number of followers of the 78 European Top 5 clubs with an official account (March 2021)

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With 7.8 million followers, FC Barcelona (LaLiga Santander) is the most popular European club on the Chinese social network TikTok, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 5.6 million) and Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander, 4.6 million), according to data recorded by News Tank Football on 01/03/2021.

The Parisian club and Barça posted the best growth in absolute value during the month February 2021, with 1.5 million and 900,000 additional fans respectively.

Borussia Dortmund posted the best percentage growth over the period (excluding accounts with less than 10,000 followers) with a 46.7% increase in its number of followers, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats, +36.6%) and AS Monaco FC (Ligue 1 Uber Eats, + 29.1%).

78 of the 98 clubs (79.6%) in the European Top 5 have an official account on TikTok:
• 20 out of 20 (100%) in LaLiga Santander.
• 18 out of 20 (90%) in the Premier League
• 14 out of 18 (77.8%) in the Bundesliga
• 14 out of 20 (70%) in Ligue 1 Uber Eats
• 12 out of 20 (60%) in Serie A TIM.

Among the 10 most popular clubs, all of which have at least 1.8…

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