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21st Mar 2024

New data shows Man City are the second most popular Premier League team

Callum Boyle

Liverpool were only fourth 

New data has revealed that Manchester United are the most popular Premier League side.

Research conducted by Online casino company, Nieuwe-Casinos.net, analysed the follower count of each top-flight side from the various social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X) to determine who would place where.

United ranked highest in the list with a follower count of 207,583,227 followers, with Facebook being their most popular social media platform, with over 82,000,000 followers.

Their nearby neighbours Manchester City were in second place with a total follower count of 140,821,395 while Chelsea place third (136,557,418) and Liverpool in fourth (132,634,015).

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London clubs rank behind Man City and United

Three London clubs follow after that as Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham take fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.

Aston Villa, Everton and Newcastle United make up the rest of the top 10.

The top 10 can be seen here: 

Rank Team Total Number of Fans 
Manchester United 207,583,227 
Manchester City 140,821,395 
Chelsea 136,557,418 
Liverpool 132,634,015 
Arsenal 99,613,481 
Tottenham Hotspur 93,752,310 
West Ham United 17,040,213 
Aston Villa 15,335,600 
Everton 13,061,717 
10 Newcastle United 13,000,779 

Sat at the bottom unfortunately was first-time Premier League side Luton Town with 1,535,159 followers across their various social media.

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