Real Madrid is said to be the most popular football club on social media, with over 300 million followers across their various platforms.
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Spanish giants Real Madrid are said to be the most popular football club in the world on social media according to a new report.
Los Blancos just edge out bitter rivals FC Barcelona in terms of social media followers but how do the DStv Premiership's big three, Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and champions Mamelodi Sundowns compare?
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Madrid's social media dominance
After reigning UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid progressed to yet another semi-final after overcoming Chelsea this week, a report was recently released to show that they are the most popular club on social media.
The SafeBettingSites.com report showed that Los Blancos boast a following of 339.5 million followers on the major platforms, with arch rivals following closely with 323.7 million followers.
The report looked at Madrid's following on five platforms, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, and Weibo, with a bulk of their followers coming from the first two Meta apps, IG and FB.
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When looking at how DStv Premiership's big three clubs; Sundowns, Chiefs and Pirates compare in terms of followers on Instagram and Facebook, they unsurprisingly fall well behind of Madrid.
The newly crowned DStv Premiership champs boast a following of just over 2 million, with Pirates on 3.61 million and Chiefs garnering the most followers with 4.94 million fans on the two popular platforms.
Scroll through the gallery to view snaps of Madrid, Pirates, Sundowns & Chiefs:
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