Real Madrid: internet and social media kings, says Uefa report

Real Madrid are the most followed European club on Twitter and Facebook, while their official website also dominates.

Update: Jan 18th, 2018 11:52 EST

Real Madrid have cemented themselves as the kings of the internet and social media, according to a report by Uefa, European football's governing body.

Real Madrid top of internet, social media charts

The club's official website, realmadrid.com, is the most viewed of Europe's football teams, attracting 8.5 million visitors per month - 3.3 million more than Barcelona, the next-highest ranked LaLiga side in Uefa's top 15.

Club websites: monthly users

CLUB UNIQUE USERS (IN MILLIONS) 1 Real Madrid 8.5 2 Man United 8.1 3 Liverpool 6.9 4 Arsenal 5.9 5 Barcelona 5.2 6 Chelsea 5 7 PSG 3 8 Man City 2.8 9 Fenerbahce 2.7 10 Bayern Munich 2.6 11 Borussia Dortmund 2.4 12 Tottenham Hotspur 2.3 13 Zenit St Petersburg 2.1 14 Juventus 2 15 Marseille 1.4

Meanwhile, Real are also the most popular club on Twitter and Facebook, with a total of 133 million followers across the two social-networking platforms.

Barça are just behind Los Blancos with 130 million, a long way ahead of the third-most followed Uefa club side, Manchester United, who are back on 90 million.

Atlético Madrid are 13th, with 19 million followers on Twitter and Facebook.

Twitter and Facebook followers

CLUB FOLLOWERS (IN MILLIONS) 1 Real Madrid 133 2 Barcelona 130 3 Man United 90 4 Chelsea 59 5 Arsenal 50 6 Bayern Munich 48 7 Liverpool 39 8 PSG 38 9 Juventus 36 10 Man City 33 11 AC Milan 31 12 Galatasaray 21 13 Atlético Madrid 19 14 Borussia Dortmund 18 15 Fenerbahçe 16

Cristiano Ronaldo the most-followed individual

Real Madrid likewise lead the way in social-media interest in individuals: Cristiano Ronaldo boasts 301 million followers, with Barcelona's Lionel Messi trailing on 190 million and Neymar of Paris Saint-Germain on 180 million.