LinkedIn is the one platform where the usual Spanish dominance fades. Manchester United are 1st with 432,000 followers, Liverpool 2nd with 376,000 and Real Madrid only 3rd on 350,000. Counts were collected from each club’s official accounts in October 2026. The numbers are small next to the main social feeds, so this table is best read as an order of business profile rather than mass fandom. See also our ranking across all platforms.
Key Takeaways
- Manchester United lead with 432,000, followed by Liverpool (376,000) and Real Madrid (350,000).
- No club has half a million LinkedIn followers; the largest figure is 432,000.
- Four Premier League clubs, two from Serie A and two from La Liga make up eight of the ten places, with one each from Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.
- Chelsea, 9th on Instagram, are 11th here with 205,000, the only Instagram top-10 club outside the LinkedIn top 10.
- AC Milan are 10th on LinkedIn (210,000) but only 12th on Instagram.
Which Football Club Has the Most LinkedIn Followers?
Manchester United, with 432,000. LinkedIn is a professional network, so a club’s page there is aimed at partners, sponsors, recruiters and people interested in working in football, not just match-day supporters. That may explain why the usual order changes: Real Madrid, with 350,000, are 3rd, and Barcelona 4th on 310,000. Compare this with the Instagram top 10 and the Facebook top 10, where the Spanish clubs lead comfortably.
Top 10 Most Followed Football Clubs on LinkedIn in 2027
1. Manchester United
2. Liverpool FC
3. Real Madrid CF
4. FC Barcelona
5. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)
6. Arsenal FC
7. Bayern Munich
8. Juventus
9. Manchester City
10. AC Milan
LinkedIn Rankings Table: Top 15 Clubs Worldwide
| Rank | Club | LinkedIn Followers | League | Instagram Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 432,000 | Premier League | 4 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 376,000 | Premier League | 7 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 350,000 | La Liga | 1 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 310,000 | La Liga | 2 |
| 5 | PSG | 295,000 | Ligue 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Arsenal | 287,000 | Premier League | 10 |
| 7 | Bayern Munich | 240,000 | Bundesliga | 8 |
| 8 | Juventus | 235,000 | Serie A | 5 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 226,000 | Premier League | 6 |
| 10 | AC Milan | 210,000 | Serie A | 12 |
| 11 | Chelsea | 205,000 | Premier League | 9 |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 195,000 | Premier League | 14 |
| 13 | Inter | 185,000 | Serie A | 15 |
| 14 | Borussia Dortmund | 145,000 | Bundesliga | 11 |
| 15 | AS Roma | 96,000 | Serie A | 18 |
Most followed football clubs on LinkedIn. Follower counts from each club’s official accounts, collected in October 2026.
Why LinkedIn Reshuffles the Table
Nine of the ten LinkedIn clubs are also in the Instagram top 10, in a different order, with AC Milan replacing Chelsea. The table is also tightly packed: the whole top 10 runs from 432,000 down to 210,000, and 5th to 8th are separated by only a few tens of thousands of followers (295,000, 287,000, 240,000 and 235,000), so small changes can move clubs up or down.
Beyond the Top 10 on LinkedIn
Chelsea are 11th (205,000), Tottenham Hotspur 12th (195,000), Inter 13th (185,000) and Borussia Dortmund 14th (145,000). AS Roma (96,000) and Olympique de Marseille (94,000) follow, with Benfica in 17th (92,000) the first club from outside the five major leagues. For league views, see our Serie A page and Ligue 1 page.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Data Source & Methodology
The LinkedIn counts were collected in October 2026 from each club’s official accounts. They are not 2027 measurements. All 102 clubs in our dataset have a LinkedIn figure, so nobody is left out of this ranking. LinkedIn follower figures are small, so differences of a few thousand can change places. For another platform where the order differs sharply from Instagram, see Twitch.
