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

Liverpool were only fourth 

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
1	Manchester United	207,583,227
2	Manchester City	140,821,395
3	Chelsea	136,557,418
4	Liverpool	132,634,015
5	Arsenal	99,613,481
6	Tottenham Hotspur	93,752,310
7	West Ham United	17,040,213
8	Aston Villa	15,335,600
9	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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