YouTube: Arsenal record top monthly growth rate in subscribers, Paris Saint-Germain pass 200,000

Arsenal FC (Barclays Premier League) had a growth rate of YouTube subscribers of 4.9% (225,000 total subscribers) over the previous month, the top growth amongst major European clubs according to figures recorded by News Tank on 06/05/2015. The London club was followed in YouTube subscriber monthly growth rate by Paris Saint-German (Ligue 1) at 4.8% (207,200 subscribers) and FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) at 4.5% (330,400 subscribers).

In spite of this growth, all three clubs remain a great distance behind the three clubs with the highest number of subscribers on the video sharing website, Real Madrid CF (Liga BBVA, 1,739,000 subscribers, 1.5% growth), FC Barcelona (Liga BBVA, 1,737,300 subscribers, 1.5% growth) and Chelsea FC (Barclays Premier League, 414,500 subscribers, 2.1% growth).

Juventus (341,000 subscribers) and Bayern Munich (330,440 subscribers) lead the Serie A TIM and Bundesliga, respectively.

• News Tank has tracked the YouTube channels of clubs in the European Top 5 leagues since September 2014.
  • Many clubs in the European Top 5 do not have official YouTube channels
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