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#6 Bayern Munich
Instagram: 11.6 Million
Trending
Facebook: 43 Million
Twitter: 4.2 Million
Combined: 58.8 Million
The most successful German side of all time is also the 6th most followed side in the World. Their trip to China and signing of a major Bundesliga TV deal with Fox sports has certainly increased their popularity and has seen lots of growth on their social media accounts recently. They also have World Cup winners like Thomas Muller, Mats Hummels, Manuel Neuer amongst their ranks, who are their biggest assets for marketing.
#5 Arsenal
Instagram: 10.6 Million
Facebook: 37 Million
Twitter: 12.8 Million
Combined: 60.4 Million
Arsenal is on a bit of collapse of late, with all their main players showing the desire to leave the club, but that hasn't affected their social media reach, which makes it the 5th most followed football team in the world. They are quite popular with the Asian and African football fans, who comprise a large chunk of their fan base.
