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#3 FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona are one of the most decorated and widely followed football clubs in the world. The Blaugrana have an extremely loyal fanbase known as the Culers, and the club proudly represents its Catalan culture on their social platforms. They have won a total of 75 major accolades with 26 La Liga titles and a record 31 Copa Del Rey titles. They have also won the UEFA Champions League trophy five times.
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The Spanish giants are the second most followed football club on Instagram with 105.4 million followers. The average likes on their published posts are around 702.2k.
They added the likes of Ferran Torres, Adama Traore, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and veteran Dani Alves in this year's January Transfer window. The Blaugrana has amassed 1.43 million Instagram followers in 2022.
#2 Paris Saint-Germain
Paris is known for its ritzy status worldwide, but the French capital's biggest football club hopped on the glamor train relatively late back in 2011. The fortunes of Paris Saint-Germain changed when Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) invested astronomically in the club.
After a decade and a bit of Qatari ownership, the French club sports one of the most desirable forward trios in world football. They added the seven-time Balonn d'Or winner Lionel Messi to partner the most expensive attacking pair in history: Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe.
PSG have a total Instagram follower count of 56.3 million, and the average number of likes on their published posts is 505.1k. They are the first football team to enter a sportswear partnership deal with the iconic Air Jordan brand. The Parisians gained a total of 1.85 million Instagram followers in 2022.
#1 Real Madrid
Having been awarded the best club of the 20th century by FIFA, Real Madrid is widely regarded as the greatest footballing entity in the world. Los Blancos have clinched the Spanish top-flight crown a record 34 times and are the most successful team in UEFA Champions League history. They have won the prestigious European trophy 13 times.
The Meringues maintain that same level of dominance on all social media platforms too. They have a follower count of 110.5 million, making them the most followed football club on Instagram. The average likes accumulated on the Madrid club's published posts are around 802.8K
At the beginning of the year, Real Madrid added the 12th Supercopa de Espana title to their cabinet. The Galatico signing of the season was defender David Alaba, who came on a free transfer from Bayern Munich. They added a total of 2.36 million Instagram followers to their already rmassive follower list in 2022.
