As of February 28, 2023, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were the most followed football players on social media, with the former having a total of 832 million followers across all platforms. Meanwhile, four out of the ten most followed soccer players played for Paris Saint-Germain.
Football players with the highest combined social media following worldwide as of February 2023
(in millions)
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Football Benchmark. (March 9, 2023). Football players with the highest combined social media following worldwide as of February 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060411/soccer-players-worldwide-digital-community-size/
Football Benchmark. "Football players with the highest combined social media following worldwide as of February 2023 (in millions)." Chart. March 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060411/soccer-players-worldwide-digital-community-size/
Football Benchmark. (2023). Football players with the highest combined social media following worldwide as of February 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060411/soccer-players-worldwide-digital-community-size/
Football Benchmark. "Football Players with The Highest Combined Social Media following Worldwide as of February 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060411/soccer-players-worldwide-digital-community-size/
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Football players with the highest combined social media following worldwide as of February 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Football Benchmark, March 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060411/soccer-players-worldwide-digital-community-size/