Popularity of Premier League clubs
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The Premier League, the top division of English football, is the most watched sports league in the world,[1] with up to 643 million viewers per game and a television audience of over 3.2 billion.[2] As a result, many people both in and outside England support an English football club, most commonly one that plays in the Premier League, though Championship clubs, as well as (to a lesser extent) League One and League Two clubs also have supporters around the world.
The most popular clubs worldwide are those in the Big Six grouping. The single most popular club varies by country. In many countries such as Australia, Japan and South Korea, clubs with players or managers from that country are among the most popular clubs. Additionally, successful clubs are popular worldwide.
Manchester United is the most followed Premier League club on social media, with 182.6 million total followers on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter).[3]
In the 2023–24 season, Liverpool had the highest global television audience, with a total of 471 million viewers for all 38 Premier League games involving Liverpool.[4]
By country
[edit]Africa
[edit]
Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are the most popular football clubs in Africa, largely due to the large number of African players from these clubs.[5]
By region, Arsenal is the most popular club in East and North Africa, Chelsea is the most popular in West Africa and Manchester United is the most popular in Southern Africa.[5]
Algeria
[edit]Arsenal is the most popular Premier League club in Algeria.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 43% |
| Chelsea | 19% |
| Manchester United | 11% |
Egypt
[edit]Premier League player Mohamed Salah, who captains the Egypt national team, has been decisive in Egypt's choice for the most popular Premier League club in the country. Currently, Salah's current club, Liverpool, is the most popular Premier League club in Egypt.[6] Previously, Salah's former club (Chelsea) was the most popular.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 17% |
| Chelsea | 26% |
| Manchester United | 18% |
Ethiopia
[edit]Arsenal is by far the most popular Premier League club in Ethiopia.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 52% |
| Chelsea | 8% |
| Manchester United | 22% |
Ghana
[edit]Chelsea is the most popular Premier League club in Ghana.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 15% |
| Chelsea | 26% |
| Manchester United | 18% |
Ivory Coast
[edit]Chelsea is the most popular Premier League club in Ivory Coast.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 23% |
| Chelsea | 36% |
| Manchester United | 15% |
Kenya
[edit]Arsenal is the most popular Premier League club in Kenya.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 31% |
| Chelsea | 17% |
| Manchester United | 23% |
Malawi
[edit]Arsenal is the most popular Premier League club in Malawi.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 29% |
| Chelsea | 19% |
| Manchester United | 26% |
Morocco
[edit]Arsenal is the most popular Premier League club in Morocco.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 55% |
| Chelsea | 14% |
| Manchester City | 10% |
Nigeria
[edit]The most popular football clubs in Nigeria are Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, all of which are more popular than even the most popular Nigerian Premier League club (Kano Pillars).[7]
Polling
[edit]| NOI Polls, 2024[7] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 21% |
| Chelsea | 28% |
| Liverpool | 6% |
| Manchester City | 7% |
| Manchester United | 23% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1% |
| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 26% |
| Chelsea | 25% |
| Manchester United | 18% |
Senegal
[edit]Chelsea is the most popular Premier League club in Senegal.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 22% |
| Chelsea | 26% |
| Manchester United | 15% |
South Africa
[edit]Manchester United is the most popular Premier League club in South Africa.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 21% |
| Chelsea | 18% |
| Manchester United | 23% |
Tanzania
[edit]Manchester United is the most popular Premier League club in Tanzania.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 22% |
| Chelsea | 17% |
| Manchester United | 25% |
Tunisia
[edit]Arsenal is the most popular Premier League club in Tunisia.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 33% |
| Chelsea | 22% |
| Manchester City | 13% |
Uganda
[edit]Arsenal is the most popular Premier League club in Uganda.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 36% |
| Chelsea | 12% |
| Manchester United | 23% |
Zambia
[edit]Manchester United is the most popular Premier League club in Zambia.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 27% |
| Chelsea | 18% |
| Manchester United | 30% |
Zimbabwe
[edit]Manchster United is the most popular Premier League club in Zimbabwe.[5]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (BBC, 2015)[5] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 17% |
| Chelsea | 19% |
| Manchester United | 28% |
Asia
[edit]Manchester United are the most popular Premier League club in Asia, followed by Liverpool.[8]
China
[edit]The most popular Premier League clubs in China are Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.[8][9][10][11]
As of 2024, Manchester City is the most popular Premier League club online in China.[12]
India
[edit]Manchester United is the most popular Premier League club in India.[9][13] The next most popular clubs are Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City.[14]
Indonesia
[edit]Manchester United is the most popular Premier League club in Indonesia.[8][9][15]
As of 2024, Manchester United is also the most popular club on X (formerly known as Twitter) in Indonesia.[12]
Japan
[edit]The most popular Premier League club in Japan has changed over the years.[8]
Manchester United was formerly the most popular, largely due to Japanese player Shinji Kagawa; however, as Manchester United became less successful following the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 and after Kagawa moved to Borussia Dortmund in 2014, support for Manchester United in Japan decreased.[8]
Currently, the most popular Premier League club in Japan is Liverpool, largely due to the signing of Takumi Minamino in 2020. However, Minamino only made 30 appearances for Liverpool during his time there and was loaned to Southampton in 2021 before moving to Monaco in 2022.[8]
As of 2024, Manchester City is the most popular club on X (formerly known as Twitter) in Japan.[12]
Singapore
[edit]Manchester United is the most popular Premier League club in Singapore, followed by Liverpool and Arsenal.[8]
South Korea
[edit]Tottenham Hotspur is the most popular Premier League club in South Korea (with approximately 11 million fans in South Korea), followed by Manchester United. The large support for Tottenham in South Korea is largely due to Son Heung-min, who is South Korean, while support for Manchester United is largely due to former player Park Ji-sung, who is also South Korean.[8][16] Before Son signed with Tottenham in 2015, the club had few supporters in the country.[17]
As of 2024, Tottenham Hotspur is also the most popular club on X (formerly known as Twitter) in South Korea.[12]
Thailand
[edit]Liverpool and Manchester United are the most popular football clubs from any country in Thailand, with more fans in Thailand than even the most popular Thai League 1 club (Buriram United).[18][19]
As of 2024, Liverpool is the most popular club on X (formerly known as Twitter) in Thailand.[12]
Polling
[edit]| NIDA Poll Research Centre (2023)[19] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 5.27% |
| Chelsea | 7.09% |
| Liverpool | 31.79% |
| Manchester City | 5.72% |
| Manchester United | 34.59% |
| Other | 1.37% |
| None | 14.17% |
| The Nation (2022)[18] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 3.85% |
| Chelsea | 9.37% |
| Leicester City | 2.82% |
| Liverpool | 31.32% |
| Manchester City | 2.95% |
| Manchester United | 30.42% |
Vietnam
[edit]Manchester United is the most popular Premier League club in Vietnam.[8]
Europe
[edit]Liverpool is known to have a large fanbase in Scandinavia.[20]
Denmark
[edit]Liverpool and Manchester United are the most popular Premier League clubs in Denmark. Liverpool is also the most popular club in the Faroe Islands.[21]
France
[edit]Arsenal is the most popular Premier League club in France, largely due to the fact that Arsenal has had several French players (most notably Thierry Henry) and was formerly managed by Arsène Wenger, who is French.[22] Arsenal is also the most followed club on Twitter in France.[23]
Ireland
[edit]Liverpool are the most popular Premier League club in Ireland.[24]
Polling
[edit]| Twitter research (Off the Ball, 2022)[24] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 11.86% |
| Aston Villa | 2.56% |
| Chelsea | 8.27% |
| Everton | 3.10% |
| Liverpool | 25.67% |
| Manchester City | 4.84% |
| Manchester United | 23.20% |
| Newcastle United | 2.30% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 4.75% |
| West Ham United | 1.95% |
Sweden
[edit]Liverpool is the most popular Premier League club in Sweden. In 2014, a poll of 13,000 Swedish Premier League fans found that 34.1% of them supported Liverpool, by far more than any other club.[20]
United Kingdom
[edit]The most popular Premier League club in the United Kingdom varies by area, as the league is local to England and fans often support their local team. However, the Big Six clubs are known to have large fanbases across the United Kingdom.
Polling
[edit]| Statista (2023)[25] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 23% |
| Aston Villa | 7% |
| Bournemouth | 3% |
| Brentford | 2% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4% |
| Burnley | 3% |
| Chelsea | 17% |
| Crystal Palace | 4% |
| Everton | 4% |
| Fulham | 2% |
| Leeds United | 6% |
| Leicester City | 4% |
| Liverpool | 27% |
| Luton Town | 2% |
| Manchester City | 19% |
| Manchester United | 29% |
| Newcastle United | 9% |
| Nottingham Forest | 4% |
| Sheffield United | 3% |
| Southampton | 4% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 11% |
| West Ham United | 7% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3% |
| None | 6% |
North America
[edit]United States
[edit]Manchester United is the most popular Premier League club in the United States,[9] followed by Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City.[26]
Manchester City are the most watched Premier League club on television in the United States, with 36.9 million viewers in all competitions throughout 2023. The only football club in the world that received a higher viewership in the United States in 2023 was Liga MX club Club América.[27][26]
Oceania
[edit]Australia
[edit]In Australia, the most popular Premier League clubs are Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester United. All of these clubs have had at least one Australian player on their men's and/or women's teams. Virtually every Premier League and Championship club has a supporters' group in Australia.
Support for Tottenham Hotspur in Australia grew drastically when Ange Postecoglou became the club's manager. Postecoglou is a successful Australian manager and is the first Australian to ever manage a Premier League club.[28][29][30]
Liverpool is widely regarded as the most popular Premier League club in Australia, with over 600,000 fans in Australia as of 2015.[31] Several Australians have played for Liverpool in the past, most notably Craig Johnston and Harry Kewell. Additionally, Australian Teagan Micah currently plays for Liverpool's women's team.
Polling
[edit]| Online survey (Reddit, 2024)[32] | |
|---|---|
| Club | % |
| Arsenal | 17.2% |
| Chelsea | 6.9% |
| Ipswich Town | 5.2% |
| Liverpool | 19.0% |
| Manchester City | 5.2% |
| Manchester United | 6.9% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 20.7% |
| Other | 18.9% |
South America
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