Manchester United holds a significant lead as the most followed Premier League team across social media platforms.
However, the Red Devils remain significantly behind Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona in overall follower count.
Across X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, United boasts a total of 233.6 million followers.
This figure is more than double that of Arsenal, who have 114.1 million followers.
According to analysis by the CIES Football Observatory, these are the current overall standings.
Similar to the previous year, Real Madrid leads the ranking, with their total online following now reaching 473.7 million.
Following them is Barcelona, despite regaining the LaLiga title, they trail their fierce rivals with 427.4 million followers.
Although Barcelona trails Real across most platforms like X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, they surpass Los Blancos in YouTube subscribers.
Manchester United secures the third spot with 233.6 million followers, demonstrating strong global support despite recent challenges.
The reigning champions of Europe, Paris Saint-Germain, are fourth with a total of 199.4 million followers.
The French club shows particular strength on Instagram, where they share the third position with Manchester United.
Manchester City is the second Premier League team in the list, holding 179.5 million followers across all platforms.
Juventus ranks sixth with 174.9 million followers. They outperform City on X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube but lag significantly on Facebook.
Premier League clubs Liverpool and Chelsea follow in seventh and eighth place, with 166.7 million and 152.9 million followers, respectively.
Bayern Munich, featuring Harry Kane, takes ninth place with 149.1 million followers. Facebook is their most dominant platform, accounting for 62.7 million followers.
Arsenal completes the top 10 with 114.1 million followers, closely followed by their North London rivals Tottenham, who have 108.1 million.
Notably, Spurs are the most followed Premier League club specifically on TikTok.
With 40.6 million TikTok followers, Tottenham creates more original content for the platform than their Premier League counterparts, ranking only behind global leaders Real Madrid, Barcelona, and PSG.
Atletico Madrid sits at 12th with 80.2 million followers. They show the highest growth rate among the top 20 clubs, increasing by 23.1 percent.
Serie A clubs AC Milan and Inter are 13th and 14th, with 78.3 million and 70.2 million followers.
The first non-European team on the list is Brazil`s Flamengo, ranking 15th with 66.4 million followers.
Cristiano Ronaldo`s club in Saudi Arabia, Al-Nassr, has 62 million followers, with Ronaldo`s arrival contributing significantly to a nine percent growth since the previous year.
Borussia Dortmund is 17th with 60.2 million followers.
The largest African club, Egypt`s Al-Ahly, ranks 18th with 57.7 million followers. Notably, they have more followers on X than clubs like Juventus, Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Atletico Madrid, and both Milan teams.
Galatasaray is 19th with 53.7 million total followers. Rounding out the top 20 is Roma, with 41.8 million followers.
Lionel Messi`s club, Inter Miami, did not make the top 20, placing 23rd with 38.4 million followers, positioned between Fenerbahce and Al-Hilal.
Marcus Bellamy