TikTok: number of followers of the 75 European Top 5 clubs with an official account (April 2021)

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With 8.2 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, 6.1 million) and Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander, 4.8 million), according to data recorded by News Tank Football on 01/04/2021.

The Parisian club and Barça posted the best growth in absolute value with an additional 500,000 and 400,000 fans respectively since 10/03/2021.

Aston Villa FC (Premier League) posted the best percentage growth over the period (excluding accounts with less than 10,000 followers) with a 23.1% increase in followers, ahead of Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League, +16.7%) and Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga, +13.6%).

75 of the 98 clubs (76.5%) 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.
• 15 out of 20 (75%) in Ligue 1 Uber Eats.
• 11 out of 18 (61.1%) in the Bundesliga.
• 11 out of 20 (55%) in the Serie A TIM.

Among the 10 most popular clubs, all of which have at least 2 million…

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500,000 additional followers for Paris Saint-Germain on TikTok - ©  D.R.

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