Premier League: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts of the 20 clubs (April 2022)

The 20 clubs participating in the 2021-22 Premier League season have more than 636 million fans on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, according to data collected by News Tank Football on 01/04/2022. This total enables the Premier League to maintain its position as the most popular European Top 5 league, all three social networks combined, ahead of LaLiga Santander, with an average of over 31.8 million fans per club.

Manchester United FC are the most popular English club with nearly 162 million fans, followed by Chelsea FC, who have more than 103 million in total, and Liverpool FC, with more than 95 million.

Manchester United was the club that experienced the best growth in absolute value during the month March 2022, with 1.5 million additional fans, including 70.6% on Instagram alone. Among the clubs participating in the European Top 5, only two LaLiga Santander clubs performed better over the period: Real Madrid CF (+2.9 million followers) and FC Barcelona (+2 million).

In terms of percentage growth, Aston Villa FC and promoted side Brentford FC posted the best growth among the…