Short answer: Paris Saint-Germain have the most followers of any Ligue 1 club, with 229.3 million in total across the ten platforms in our data, counted in October 2026. Olympique de Marseille are 2nd with 26.0 million, just ahead of AS Monaco with 25.9 million. PSG rank 4th in the world.
Every club in the 2026/27 Ligue 1 line-up, 18 in all, is ranked here by total social media followers. We collected the counts from each club’s official accounts in October 2026, and “Total” is the sum of the ten platforms in our data wherever a club has a figure. The top 10 are in the main table and the other eight clubs follow it.
So, which Ligue 1 team has the most followers on social media?
The answer is Paris Saint-Germain, with 229.3 million followers in total. That puts PSG 4th in the world ranking, behind only Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United, and well ahead of every other French club.
Most followed Ligue 1 clubs. Follower counts from each club’s official accounts, collected in October 2026. Total = all ten platforms counted.
Which Ligue 1 clubs have the most followers in total?
| Rank | Club | X (Twitter) | YouTube | TikTok | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 56,000,000 | 67,346,791 | 14,700,000 | 11,056,969 | 56,400,000 | 229,348,760 |
| 2 | Olympique de Marseille | 8,800,000 | 3,900,000 | 4,200,000 | 900,000 | 6,000,000 | 25,969,000 |
| 3 | AS Monaco | 12,000,000 | 2,900,000 | 2,058,893 | 496,000 | 7,400,000 | 25,907,893 |
| 4 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5,500,000 | 3,200,000 | 2,128,233 | 400,000 | 3,200,000 | 15,689,233 |
| 5 | Lille | 2,400,000 | 1,300,000 | 836,300 | 161,000 | 3,700,000 | 8,826,300 |
| 6 | RC Lens | 1,300,000 | 611,000 | 411,000 | 144,000 | 2,300,000 | 5,058,000 |
| 7 | OGC Nice | 1,450,000 | 827,000 | 555,000 | 143,000 | 1,400,000 | 4,611,000 |
| 8 | Stade Rennais | 950,000 | 608,000 | 462,448 | 92,000 | 1,250,000 | 3,575,448 |
| 9 | Toulouse FC | 680,000 | 477,000 | 415,000 | 50,000 | 966,000 | 2,735,000 |
| 10 | RC Strasbourg | 560,000 | 402,000 | 235,901 | 48,000 | 680,000 | 2,063,901 |
Counts collected October 2026. Total also includes LinkedIn, Threads, WhatsApp, Twitch and Snapchat.
What do the Ligue 1 follower numbers show?
PSG have no domestic rival
PSG are first in Ligue 1 on all ten platforms in our data, and on every one of the five main platforms the second-placed club has under a third of their audience. The extreme case is Instagram, where PSG have 67.3 million and Marseille, in 2nd, have 3.9 million. PSG’s 56.4 million TikTok followers are 3rd in the world, as the TikTok ranking shows, and edge past their Facebook following (56.0 million).
Monaco and Marseille: level on total, different on platforms
Marseille (26.0 million) edge Monaco (25.9 million) for 2nd place by a very small margin. The split by platform is clear: Monaco are 2nd in the league on Facebook (12.0 million) and TikTok (7.4 million), while Olympique de Marseille are 2nd on Instagram, X (4.2 million) and YouTube (900,000). Marseille’s X following is bigger than Inter’s (3.0 million), which is notable for a club ranked 19th in the world on total.
Lyon, Lille and Lens
Olympique Lyonnais (15.7 million) are 4th in total and 3rd in the league on Instagram and X, but only 4th on YouTube and 5th on TikTok, where Lille (3.7 million) beat them. Lille are 5th in total with 8.8 million. RC Lens, 6th with 5.1 million, are weaker on X (411,000) than Nice or Rennes, who rank below them in total.
Lower down the table
Paris FC are 11th in total but 10th in the league on Instagram (456,000) and Facebook (562,000). Lorient’s YouTube channel has 8,640 followers, 18th in the league. At the bottom, Le Mans have 361,066 followers in total.
Who Leads Each Platform in Ligue 1?
| Platform | Leader in Ligue 1 | Followers | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Saint-Germain | 56,000,000 | AS Monaco (12,000,000) | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 67,346,791 | Olympique de Marseille (3,900,000) | |
| X (Twitter) | Paris Saint-Germain | 14,700,000 | Olympique de Marseille (4,200,000) |
| YouTube | Paris Saint-Germain | 11,056,969 | Olympique de Marseille (900,000) |
| TikTok | Paris Saint-Germain | 56,400,000 | AS Monaco (7,400,000) |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 295,000 | Olympique de Marseille (94,000) | |
| Threads | Paris Saint-Germain | 7,900,000 | Olympique de Marseille (520,000) |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 12,800,000 | Olympique de Marseille (1,100,000) | |
| Twitch | Paris Saint-Germain | 450,000 | Olympique de Marseille (145,000) |
| Snapchat | Paris Saint-Germain | 2,400,000 | Olympique de Marseille (310,000) |
For how this compares with the Bundesliga, Serie A and the rest, see the Instagram ranking and the YouTube ranking.
How many followers do the other 8 Ligue 1 clubs have?
| Rank | Club | X (Twitter) | YouTube | TikTok | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Paris FC | 562,000 | 456,000 | 107,000 | 25,000 | 475,000 | 1,751,000 |
| 12 | Stade Brestois | 450,000 | 385,000 | 187,143 | 38,000 | 520,000 | 1,681,643 |
| 13 | Angers SCO | 456,000 | 176,000 | 167,770 | 18,500 | 280,000 | 1,160,270 |
| 14 | Lorient | 420,000 | 216,000 | 279,000 | 8,640 | 164,000 | 1,157,140 |
| 15 | Le Havre AC | 260,000 | 211,000 | 102,000 | 21,000 | 267,000 | 928,500 |
| 16 | AJ Auxerre | 310,000 | 151,000 | 118,876 | 22,000 | 240,000 | 906,376 |
| 17 | Troyes | 245,000 | 165,000 | 108,923 | 16,500 | 215,000 | 782,423 |
| 18 | Le Mans | 115,000 | 85,000 | 30,566 | 12,000 | 95,000 | 361,066 |
Some of these clubs lack accounts on some platforms; for example, Troyes and Le Mans have no WhatsApp figure in our data.
How were the Ligue 1 follower numbers collected?
We collected follower counts from each club’s official accounts in October 2026, so every figure is a snapshot from that month rather than a 2027 measurement. “Total” adds up the ten platforms in our data (Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Threads, WhatsApp, Twitch and Snapchat) wherever the club has an account and a figure. A club with no account on a platform is left out of that platform, which is why the Total can be larger than the five columns shown in the tables. The clubs listed are the 2026/27 line-ups.
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