Short answer: Arsenal have 138.9 million followers across ten social media platforms, 10th in the world and 5th in the Premier League. Facebook is the largest platform at 34.6% of the total, while X is Arsenal’s best main network, 6th in the world and 4th in the Premier League.
Arsenal are one of the ten most followed football clubs in the world, but they are only 5th in the Premier League. The counts below were collected from the club’s official accounts in October 2026, with Arsenal’s rank in the world and in England on every platform. The wider picture is on our page on the most followed football clubs in the world.
How many followers does Arsenal have on social media?
Arsenal have 138.9 million followers across ten social media platforms, 10th in the world and 5th in the Premier League by total followers.
Method: counts were collected in October 2026 from Arsenal’s official accounts. The total adds up all ten platforms, as the club has a figure on each.
How many Facebook followers does Arsenal have?
Facebook: 9th in the world, 5th in the Premier League
Facebook is Arsenal’s largest platform, 34.6% of the total, the largest slice of the club’s audience. They are 9th in the world and 5th in the Premier League.
How many Instagram followers does Arsenal have?
Instagram: 10th in the world, 5th in the Premier League
Instagram is the second pillar, 23.4% of the total. The club is 10th in the world and 5th in England, the same league rank as on Facebook.
How many followers does Arsenal have on X (Twitter)?
X (Twitter): 6th in the world, 4th in the Premier League
X is Arsenal’s best main network, 6th in the world and 4th in the Premier League. It supplies 15.5% of the total, more than TikTok’s 9.9% share.
How many YouTube followers does Arsenal have?
YouTube: 13th in the world, 5th in the Premier League
YouTube is small for Arsenal at 3.9% of the total, with a 13th place in the world and 5th in England.
How many TikTok followers does Arsenal have?
TikTok: 18th in the world, 6th in the Premier League
TikTok is the weak spot. Arsenal are 18th in the world and 6th in the Premier League here, and Tottenham Hotspur’s TikTok following is more than three times as large.
Other Platforms
Arsenal’s best secondary ranking is on Twitch: 165,000 followers, 6th in the world and 1st in the Premier League, although only four English clubs have a figure there. They are 7th in the world on WhatsApp (11.5 million), 6th on LinkedIn (287,000, 3rd in England), 8th on Snapchat (1.2 million) and 10th on Threads (4.6 million). See WhatsApp, Threads, LinkedIn, Twitch and Snapchat.
Arsenal Followers by Platform
| Platform | Followers | World rank | Premier League rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48,000,000 | 9 | 5 | |
| 32,468,102 | 10 | 5 | |
| X (Twitter) | 21,500,000 | 6 | 4 |
| YouTube | 5,400,000 | 13 | 5 |
| TikTok | 13,800,000 | 18 | 6 |
| 287,000 | 6 | 3 | |
| Threads | 4,600,000 | 10 | 5 |
| 11,500,000 | 7 | 4 | |
| Twitch | 165,000 | 6 | 1 |
| Snapchat | 1,200,000 | 8 | 4 |
| Total | 138,920,102 | 10 | 5 |
Arsenal followers by platform. Follower counts from each club’s official accounts, collected in October 2026.
Total Followers
Arsenal are 35.9 million followers behind Chelsea, 4th in the Premier League and 9th in the world, and 16.2 million ahead of Tottenham Hotspur in 6th and 11th. The Premier League ranking has the full table.
Conclusion
Arsenal’s audience is large and well spread, but they do not lead the Premier League on any of the five main networks, which is why they rank 5th in England despite a top-ten world place.
