Short answer: Chelsea have 174.9 million followers across ten social media platforms, 9th in the world and 4th in the Premier League by total followers. Facebook is the largest platform at 33.5% of the total, and X (Twitter) is the club’s best-ranked main platform, 4th in the world. Counts were collected in October 2026.
Chelsea are 4th among Premier League clubs for social media followers and 9th in the world, sitting just behind Bayern Munich. The counts below were collected from the club’s official accounts in October 2026. For the clubs above them, see the most followed football clubs in the world.
How many followers does Chelsea have on social media?
Chelsea have 174.9 million followers across ten social media platforms, 9th in the world and 4th in the Premier League by total followers.
Method: counts were collected in October 2026 from Chelsea’s official accounts. The total adds up all ten platforms, as the club has a figure on each.
How does Chelsea rank on Facebook?
Facebook: 7th in the world, 4th in the Premier League
Facebook is Chelsea’s anchor at 33.5% of the total. The club is 7th in the world and 4th in the Premier League here, behind Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool.
Instagram: 9th in the world, 4th in the Premier League
Instagram is the second-largest platform (25.4%), with Chelsea 9th in the world and 4th in England.
How does Chelsea rank on X (Twitter)?
X (Twitter): 4th in the world, 2nd in the Premier League
X is Chelsea’s best-ranked main platform: 4th in the world and 2nd in the Premier League, and 14.6% of the total, the third-largest share in the club’s mix.
YouTube
YouTube: 10th in the world, 4th in the Premier League
YouTube gives Chelsea 3.7% of the total, a 10th place in the world and 4th in England.
TikTok
TikTok: 11th in the world, 5th in the Premier League
TikTok is a relative weakness. Chelsea rank 11th in the world and 5th in the Premier League, and the platform is 13.3% of the total.
How does Chelsea rank on the smaller platforms?
Chelsea are 8th in the world on Threads (5.4 million) and on WhatsApp (9.8 million), and 9th on Snapchat (1.1 million). The weakest are LinkedIn (205,000, 11th) and Twitch, where 62,000 followers rank 15th in the world and 4th of the four English clubs with a figure. See WhatsApp, Threads, LinkedIn, Twitch and Snapchat.
How many followers does Chelsea have on each platform?
| Platform | Followers | World rank | Premier League rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58,500,000 | 7 | 4 | |
| 44,403,432 | 9 | 4 | |
| X (Twitter) | 25,600,000 | 4 | 2 |
| YouTube | 6,485,191 | 10 | 4 |
| TikTok | 23,300,000 | 11 | 5 |
| 205,000 | 11 | 5 | |
| Threads | 5,400,000 | 8 | 4 |
| 9,800,000 | 8 | 5 | |
| Twitch | 62,000 | 15 | 4 |
| Snapchat | 1,100,000 | 9 | 5 |
| Total | 174,855,623 | 9 | 4 |
Chelsea followers by platform. Follower counts from each club’s official accounts, collected in October 2026.
Where does Chelsea rank by total followers?
Chelsea are 26.0 million followers behind Liverpool in 3rd and 35.9 million ahead of Arsenal in 5th. In the world table Bayern Munich are less than 1 million ahead in 8th place. See the Premier League ranking.
Conclusion
Chelsea rank 4th or 5th in England on most platforms and reach 2nd only on X. For the financial side of the club, see our list of the richest football clubs in the world.
