Twitter: 54.2 million followers in total for the 20 Premier League clubs (July 2017)

The 20 clubs in the 2017-18 Premier League have 54.2 million followers on the social network Twitter, according to data compiled by News Tank Football on 04/07/2017. The Premier League ranks second in the European Top 5 leagues on this platform, behind LaLiga Santander, with 2.71 million followers on average per club.

Manchester United FC remain the most followed English club, with 11.65 million followers, up +3.5% compared to the beginning of June 2017. Five Premier League clubs - Arsenal FC (2^nd, 10.22 million), Chelsea FC (3^rd, 8.88 million), Liverpool FC (4^th, 7.60 million), and Manchester City FC (5^th, 4.42 million), in addition to Manchester United - have more than 4 million followers, the same number of clubs on the other Top 5 leagues combined (Real Madrid CF, FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Juventus, and Paris Saint-Germain).

At 4.1%, Crystal Palace FC (from 502,739 to 515,520) were the Premier League club which registered the best percentage growth on Twitter in June 2017, while Manchester United are the club which gained the most new followers (394,878).

In total, the 20 Premier…