TikTok: number of followers for the 89 European Top 5 clubs with an official account (December 2022)

With 32.7 million followers, Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) remain the most popular European club on the Chinese social network TikTok, far ahead of Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander, 23.1 million) and FC Barcelona (22.2 million), who have overtaken Tottenham Hotspur FC (Premier League. 22.1 million), according to data recorded by News Tank Football on 01/12/2022.

The Parisian and Catalan clubs posted the best growth in absolute value with 1.1 million additional followers accumulated during the month of November 2022. Real Madrid (+900,000) and Juventus FC (Serie A TIM, +800,000) complete the podium.

The best percentage growth (excluding accounts with less than 100,000 followers) was posted by AC Ajaccio (Ligue 1 Uber Eats), who recorded a 79.3% increase in followers. This spectacular increase can be explained by the signing of the very popular Algerian international Youcef Belaïli at the beginning of October 2022, and the positive effects of this on social networks continue for the Corsican club. Bologna FC 1909 (Serie A TIM, +31.3%) and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Bundesliga…