Short answer: Manchester United have 264.2 million followers across nine social media platforms, in counts collected from official accounts in October 2026. That makes them 3rd in the world and 1st in the Premier League by total followers. Facebook is their biggest platform, at 32.9% of the total.
Manchester United are the most followed club in the Premier League and 3rd in the world. The counts below were collected from the club’s official accounts in October 2026, with United’s rank in the world and in England on each platform. The top of the global table is on our page for the most followed football clubs in the world.
How many followers does Manchester United have on social media?
Manchester United have 264.2 million followers across nine social media platforms, 3rd in the world and 1st in the Premier League by total followers.
Method: counts were collected in October 2026 from Manchester United’s official accounts. The total adds up the nine platforms where the club has a figure; United have no Twitch figure, so Twitch is left out.
How many Facebook followers does Manchester United have?
Facebook: 3rd in the world, 1st in the Premier League
Facebook is United’s biggest platform, 32.9% of the total. They are 1st in the Premier League and 3rd in the world.
How many Instagram followers does Manchester United have?
Instagram: 4th in the world, 1st in the Premier League
Instagram adds 25.0% of the total, with United 1st in England and 4th in the world.
X (Twitter)
X (Twitter): 3rd in the world, 1st in the Premier League
X puts United 3rd in the world and 1st in the Premier League, and supplies 14.5% of the total.
YouTube
YouTube: 7th in the world, 2nd in the Premier League
YouTube is one of two main networks where United do not lead the Premier League: they are 2nd to Liverpool, and 7th in the world. Our guide to Old Trafford covers the club’s home ground.
TikTok
TikTok: 8th in the world, 3rd in the Premier League
TikTok is United’s weakest main network in the rankings: 8th in the world and 3rd in the Premier League, behind Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City. It supplies 12.9% of the total.
Where else do Manchester United have followers?
LinkedIn is United’s only 1st place in the world: 432,000 followers, ahead of Liverpool and Real Madrid. They also lead England on Threads (8.2 million, 3rd in the world) and Snapchat (1.9 million, 4th), and are 5th in the world on WhatsApp (16.6 million, 3rd in England). See WhatsApp, Threads, LinkedIn and Snapchat.
How are Manchester United’s followers split by platform?
| Platform | Followers | World rank | Premier League rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87,000,000 | 3 | 1 | |
| 66,124,543 | 4 | 1 | |
| X (Twitter) | 38,200,000 | 3 | 1 |
| YouTube | 11,541,918 | 7 | 2 |
| TikTok | 34,200,000 | 8 | 3 |
| 432,000 | 1 | 1 | |
| Threads | 8,200,000 | 3 | 1 |
| 16,600,000 | 5 | 3 | |
| Twitch | No figure | – | – |
| Snapchat | 1,900,000 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 264,198,461 | 3 | 1 |
Manchester United followers by platform. Follower counts from each club’s official accounts, collected in October 2026.
How far ahead of rivals is Manchester United in total followers?
Barcelona, 2nd in the world, are 237.7 million followers ahead of United, and Paris Saint-Germain in 4th are 34.8 million behind. In England, Manchester City are 50.1 million followers behind in 2nd. See the Premier League ranking.
Conclusion
United lead England on six of the nine platforms where they have a figure, all but YouTube, TikTok and WhatsApp, and their total puts them 50.1 million followers clear of Manchester City.
