LaLiga Santander: 48.74 million total Twitter followers for the 20 clubs (December 2016)

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The 20 clubs in the 2016-17 LaLiga Santander season have a cumulative 48.74 million followers on the social network Twitter, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 01/12/2016. This result ranks LaLiga Santander the most popular Top 5 league on Twitter, with an average of 2.43 million followers per club.

Real Madrid are the most followed Spanish club, with 21.2 million followers, up 202,300 (+1%) compared to November 2016. Real Madrid are the club with the most followers on its main Twitter account. FC Barcelona (2nd, 19.03 million) and - far behind - Club Atletico de Madrid (3rd, 2.58 million) complete the Spanish podium.

These three Spanish clubs have a cumulative 42.82 million followers, or 87.87% of the total followers of all 20 LaLiga Santander clubs.

LaLiga Santander: Twitter in 2016-17

Note: the above table for the individual league only comprises Twitter followers on a club's primary account.

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