ATTENDANCES, SEASON-TICKET holders and jersey sales are just some of the ways of telling how popular a team is.
In the digital age though, Facebook fans can be just as important.
Zoomsphere.com measures Facebook pages by the number of fans a brand has or the amount of people talking about it. Looking through the list, we can find the most popular sports teams in the world. Or, at least, the most popular on Facebook.
For each team, we also found another Facebook brand page with a comparable number of fans to give you a sense of how popular that team is.
Sport: American football
League: NFL
Overall Rank: 720
Fans: 3,919,231
Comparable with: Mean Girls (3,916,231)
Image: Stephan Savoia/AP/Press Association Images
19. Manchester City
Sport: Football
League: English Premier League
Overall Rank: 670
Fans: 4,267,152
Comparable with: Bob Dylan (4,257,574)
Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Archive/Press Association Images
18. Juventus
Sport: Football
League: Serie A
Overall Rank: 606
Fans: 4,685,486
Comparable with: Jamie Foxx (4,700,907)
Image: Hassan Ammar/AP/Press Association Images
17. Pittsburgh Steelers
Sport: American football
League: NFL
Overall Rank: 587
Fans: 4,818,819
Comparable with: Selena Gomez (4,766,311)
Image: Don Wright/AP/Press Association Images
16. Dallas Cowboys
Sport: American football
League: NFL
Overall Rank: 530
Fans: 5,292,269
Comparable with: Scooby Doo (5,322,437)
Image: Sharon Ellman/AP/Press Association Images
15. Bayern Munich
Sport: Football
League: Bundesliga
Overall Rank: 496
Fans: 5,695,449
Comparable with: Michael Buble (5,626,620)
Image: Adam Davy/EMPICS Sport
14. New York Yankees
Sport: Baseball
League: MLB
Overall Rank: 461
Fans: 6,215,282
Comparable with: Sean Paul (6,265,330)
Image: Kathy Willens/AP/Press Association Images
13. Fenerbahce
Sport: Football
League: Süper Lig
Overall Rank: 458
Fans: 6,231,945
Comparable with: Pearl Jam (6,294,995)
Image: AP/Press Association Images
12. Boston Celtics
Sport: Basketball
League: NBA
Overall Rank: 410
Fans: 6,857,408
Comparable with: Emma Watson (6,927,407)
Image: Elise Amendola/AP/Press Association Images
11. Miami Heat
Sport: Basketball
League: NBA
Overall Rank: 394
Fans: 7,232,228
Comparable with: Ozzy Ozbourne (7,315,325)
Image: Alan Diaz/AP/Press Association Images
10. Chicago Bulls
Sport: Basketball
League: NBA
Overall Rank: 371
Fans: 7,737,502
Comparable with: Fergie (7,712,236)
Image: Nam Y. Huh/AP/Press Association Images
9. Galatasaray
Sport: Football
League: Süper Lig
Overall Rank: 369
Fans: 7,769,408
Comparable with: Kiss (7,769464)
Image: Turksporfoto/Turksporfoto/Press Association Images
8. Liverpool
Sport: Football
League: Premier League
Overall Rank: 245
Fans: 10,952,739
Comparable with: WWE (10,926,637)
Image: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport
7. Arsenal
Sport: Football
League: Premier League
Overall Rank: 207
Fans: 12,404,630
Comparable with: Top Gear (12,611,490)
Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire/Press Association Images
6. AC Milan
Sport: Football
League: Serie A
Overall Rank: 186
Fans: 13,236,070
Comparable with: LeBron James (13,088,951)
Image: Stephen Pond/EMPICS Sport
5. Chelsea
Sport: Football
League: Premier League
Overall Rank: 149
Fans: 14,816,843
Comparable with: Kobe Bryant (14,816,843)
Image: Nigel French/EMPICS Sport
4. LA Lakers
Sport: Basketball
League: NBA
Overall Rank: 137
Fans: 15,603,202
Comparable with: Nickelback (15,122,765)
Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Archive/Press Association Images
3. Manchester United
Sport: Football
League: Premier League
Overall Rank: 56
Fans: 30,019,222
Comparable with: The Beatles (30,549,425)
Image: Nick Potts/PA Archive/Press Association Images
2. Real Madrid
Sport: Football
League: La Liga
Overall Rank: 45
Fans: 34,409,918
Comparable with: Barack Obama (34,545,850)
Image: CLINT HUGHES/AP/Press Association Images
1. Barcelona
Sport: Football
League: La Liga
Overall Rank: 29
Fans: 38,602,195
Comparable with: Adele (37,835,223)
Image: MANU FERNANDEZ/AP/Press Association Images
Like! The most popular teams on Facebook
ATTENDANCES, SEASON-TICKET holders and jersey sales are just some of the ways of telling how popular a team is.
In the digital age though, Facebook fans can be just as important.
Zoomsphere.com measures Facebook pages by the number of fans a brand has or the amount of people talking about it. Looking through the list, we can find the most popular sports teams in the world. Or, at least, the most popular on Facebook.
For each team, we also found another Facebook brand page with a comparable number of fans to give you a sense of how popular that team is.
20. New England Patriots
19. Manchester City
18. Juventus
17. Pittsburgh Steelers
16. Dallas Cowboys
15. Bayern Munich
14. New York Yankees
13. Fenerbahce
12. Boston Celtics
11. Miami Heat
10. Chicago Bulls
9. Galatasaray
8. Liverpool
7. Arsenal
6. AC Milan
5. Chelsea
4. LA Lakers
3. Manchester United
2. Real Madrid
1. Barcelona
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