Social Clubs, over 1 billion fans

Here is a list of the 100 professional sports teams having the most fans on the social networks (Twitter and Facebook cumulated).

Football is leading the way with 49 teams cumulating together 742 million fans. Football clubs represented are pretty diverse as they are coming from 14 countries over 4 continents: Europe, South America, North America and Africa.

Sports from the United States are still well represented with 43 teams representing 4 different sports: basketball, gridiron football, baseball and ice Hockey. Altogether the US teams listed count 248 million fans.

Finally, the cricket Indian Premier League is represented by all of its 8 member teams, totaling together 64 million fans.

Overall, the 100 teams in the list below counts 1,054,949,288 fans on the two major social networks.

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#1

FC Barcelona

99 458 299 fans
Football
Spain
15 216 126
84 242 173
#2

Real Madrid

98 776 380 fans
Football
Spain
16 126 488
82 649 892
#3

Manchester United

70 196 580 fans
Football
England
5 207 723
64 988 857
#4

Chelsea

48 005 185 fans
Football
England
5 675 029
42 330 156
#5

Arsenal

38 627 466 fans
Football
England
5 871 347
32 756 119
#6

Bayern München

31 910 738 fans
Football
Germany
2 151 352
29 759 386
#7

Liverpool

29 804 973 fans
Football
England
4 396 887
25 408 086
#8

AC Milan

26 913 322 fans
Football
Italy
2 586 432
24 326 890
#9

Los Angeles Lakers

25 466 235 fans
Basketball
United States
4 319 075
21 147 160
#10

Paris Saint-Germain

21 621 193 fans
Football
France
2 253 677
19 367 516
#11

Manchester City

21 527 348 fans
Football
England
2 490 034
19 037 314
#12

Juventus

20 352 200 fans
Football
Italy
1 911 506
18 440 694
#13

Chicago Bulls

19 930 851 fans
Basketball
United States
2 199 574
17 731 277
#14

Miami Heat

19 014 714 fans
Basketball
United States
3 039 689
15 975 025
#15

Galatasaray

17 809 912 fans
Football
Turkey
5 446 301
12 363 611
#16

Borussia Dortmund

14 406 292 fans
Football
Germany
1 642 897
12 763 395
#17

Fenerbahçe

13 925 559 fans
Football
Turkey
4 389 193
9 536 366
#18

Kolkata Knight Riders

13 588 852 fans
Cricket
India
1 160 129
12 428 720
#19

Corinthians

13 497 836 fans
Football
Brazil
3 177 220
10 320 616
#20

Chennai Super Kings

13 250 784 fans
Cricket
India
1 694 875
11 555 909
#21

Atlético Madrid

12 827 102 fans
Football
Spain
1 619 314
11 207 788
#22

Flamengo

12 370 753 fans
Football
Brazil
2 577 137
9 793 616
#23

Mumbai Indians

10 319 244 fans
Cricket
India
1 083 556
9 235 688
#24

Boston Celtics

10 207 981 fans
Basketball
United States
1 705 222
8 502 759
#25

New York Yankees

9 710 602 fans
Baseball
United States
1 409 665
8 300 937
#26

Dallas Cowboys

9 261 823 fans
Gridiron
United States
1 257 803
8 004 020
#27

Boca Juniors

8 536 410 fans
Football
Argentina
1 348 587
7 187 823
#28

Sao Paulo FC

8 445 216 fans
Football
Brazil
2 242 898
6 202 318
#29

Club América

8 425 238 fans
Football
Mexico
1 603 065
6 822 173
#30

Kings XI Punjab

8 089 870 fans
Cricket
India
681 715
7 408 155
#31

Royal Challengers

7 813 732 fans
Cricket
India
1 103 752
6 709 980
#32

Tottenham Hotspur

7 756 757 fans
Football
England
1 115 007
6 641 750
#33

New England Patriots

7 414 291 fans
Gridiron
United States
1 350 565
6 063 726
#34

Pittsburgh Steelers

7 021 456 fans
Gridiron
United States
962 304
6 059 152
#35

San Antonio Spurs

6 841 976 fans
Basketball
United States
998 347
5 843 629
#36

River Plate

6 838 147 fans
Football
Argentina
1 098 179
5 739 968
#37

New York Knicks

6 796 062 fans
Basketball
United States
1 193 929
5 602 133
#38

Chivas Guadalajara

6 757 935 fans
Football
Mexico
2 025 373
4 732 562
#39

Besikstas

6 703 049 fans
Football
Turkey
1 206 944
5 496 105
#40

Oklahoma City Thunder

6 596 659 fans
Basketball
United States
1 064 944
5 531 715
#41

Boston Red Sox

6 051 880 fans
Baseball
United States
1 056 340
4 995 540
#42

Inter Milan

6 041 635 fans
Football
Italy
808 468
5 233 167
#43

Green Bay Packers

5 885 315 fans
Gridiron
United States
963 399
4 921 916
#44

Al Ahly SC

5 707 771 fans
Football
Egypt
155 967
5 551 804
#45

Olympique de Marseille

5 607 870 fans
Football
France
1 481 342
4 126 528
#46

AS Roma

5 313 147 fans
Football
Italy
722 522
4 590 625
#47

San Francisco 49ers

5 022 069 fans
Gridiron
United States
933 043
4 089 026
#48

Atlético Nacional

4 976 028 fans
Football
Colombia
1 132 434
3 843 594
#49

Palmeiras

4 922 980 fans
Football
Brazil
1 576 598
3 346 382
#50

Dallas Mavericks

4 896 843 fans
Basketball
United States
680 647
4 216 196
#51

Chicago Bears

4 758 651 fans
Gridiron
United States
747 962
4 010 689
#52

Santos

4 693 037 fans
Football
Brazil
1 519 168
3 173 869
#53

New Orleans Saints

4 640 444 fans
Gridiron
United States
660 121
3 980 323
#54

Cleveland Cavaliers

4 623 571 fans
Basketball
United States
794 813
3 828 758
#55

New York Giants

4 508 515 fans
Gridiron
United States
771 796
3 736 719
#56

Seattle Seahawks

4 501 014 fans
Gridiron
United States
932 442
3 568 572
#57

Denver Broncos

4 479 191 fans
Gridiron
United States
728 961
3 750 230
#58

Golden State Warriors

4 330 880 fans
Basketball
United States
829 084
3 501 796
#59

Napoli

4 067 566 fans
Football
Italy
574 053
3 493 513
#60

Los Angeles Clippers

4 010 228 fans
Basketball
United States
756 069
3 254 159
#61

Cruz Azul

3 915 682 fans
Football
Mexico
790 424
3 125 258
#62

Houston Rockets

3 875 430 fans
Basketball
United States
730 663
3 144 767
#63

Orlando Magic

3 862 126 fans
Basketball
United States
1 271 362
2 590 764
#64

Rajasthan Royals

3 852 902 fans
Cricket
India
646 494
3 206 408
#65

Zamalek

3 832 604 fans
Football
Egypt
194 527
3 638 077
#66

Sunrisers Hyderabad

3 787 375 fans
Cricket
India
614 333
3 173 042
#67

San Francisco Giants

3 678 219 fans
Baseball
United States
808 226
2 869 993
#68

Philadelphia Eagles

3 660 600 fans
Gridiron
United States
744 353
2 916 247
#69

Grêmio

3 622 849 fans
Football
Brazil
1 494 016
2 128 833
#70

Delhi Daredevils

3 615 097 fans
Cricket
India
554 998
3 060 099
#71

Cruzeiro

3 611 835 fans
Football
Brazil
970 353
2 641 482
#72

Chicago Blackhawks

3 568 649 fans
Hockey
United States
923 148
2 645 501
#73

Los Angeles Dodgers

3 550 867 fans
Baseball
United States
737 708
2 813 159
#74

Vasco da Gama

3 534 889 fans
Football
Brazil
1 017 760
2 517 129
#75

Indiana Pacers

3 525 489 fans
Basketball
United States
570 672
2 954 817
#76

Oakland Raiders

3 393 876 fans
Gridiron
United States
480 341
2 913 535
#77

Atlético Mineiro

3 371 990 fans
Football
Brazil
975 004
2 396 986
#78

FC Porto

3 326 532 fans
Football
Portugal
441 466
2 885 066
#79

Benfica Lisbon

3 311 836 fans
Football
Portugal
436 365
2 875 471
#80

Club Alianza Lima

3 236 684 fans
Football
Peru
77 390
3 159 294
#81

Barcelona SC

3 204 772 fans
Football
Ecuador
522 727
2 682 045
#82

Brooklyn Nets

3 140 072 fans
Basketball
United States
564 880
2 575 192
#83

AS Monaco

3 126 918 fans
Football
France
573 661
2 553 257
#84

Valencia CF

3 061 672 fans
Football
Spain
564 525
2 497 147
#85

Universitario

2 995 075 fans
Football
Peru
338 511
2 656 564
#86

Boston Bruins

2 945 219 fans
Hockey
United States
761 931
2 183 288
#87

Detroit Tigers

2 918 023 fans
Baseball
United States
669 394
2 248 629
#88

Chicago Cubs

2 899 540 fans
Baseball
United States
545 501
2 354 039
#89

St. Louis Cardinals

2 886 784 fans
Baseball
United States
650 600
2 236 184
#90

Baltimore Ravens

2 858 675 fans
Gridiron
United States
599 233
2 259 442
#91

Schalke 04

2 851 534 fans
Football
Germany
293 660
2 557 874
#92

Internacional

2 841 784 fans
Football
Brazil
859 708
1 982 076
#93

Atlanta Braves

2 731 517 fans
Baseball
United States
653 881
2 077 636
#94

Olympique Lyonnais

2 726 790 fans
Football
France
698 033
2 028 757
#95

Texas Rangers

2 720 142 fans
Baseball
United States
546 457
2 173 685
#96

Philadelphia Phillies

2 649 595 fans
Baseball
United States
983 809
1 665 786
#97

Indianapolis Colts

2 618 956 fans
Gridiron
United States
401 374
2 217 582
#98

Everton

2 603 676 fans
Football
England
564 896
2 038 780
#99

New York Jets

2 599 648 fans
Gridiron
United States
763 445
1 836 203
#100

Detroit Red Wings

2 575 708 fans
Hockey
United States
607 048
1 968 660