TikTok: number of followers of the 80 European Top 5 clubs with an official account (June 2021)

With 8.8 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, 8.7 million) and Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander, 5.7 million), according to data recorded by News Tank Football on 01/06/2021.

Two Premier League clubs, Chelsea FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC, posted the best growth in absolute value with an additional 1,000,000 and 800,000 fans respectively since 10/05/2021.

The 2020-21 Champions League winners posted the best percentage growth over the period (excluding accounts with less than 100,000 followers) with a 47.6% increase in followers, ahead of LOSC Lille (Ligue 1 Uber Eats champions, +28.8%), and Tottenham Hotspur (+21.6%).

80 of the 98 clubs (81.6%) in the European Top 5 have an official account on TikTok:
• 20 out of 20 (100%) in LaLiga Santander
• 19 out of 20 (95%) in the Premier League
• 15 out of 20 (75%) in Ligue 1 Uber Eats
• 13 out of 18 (72.2%) in the Bundesliga
• 13 out of 20 (65%) in Serie A TIM.

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