Corinthians see Brazil's 2nd-biggest growth in August, 43.3m followers | OneFootball

Corinthians continues to expand its presence on social media. Throughout August, the club gained 178,000 new followers across its platforms and posted the second-highest growth among the Brazilian teams monitored by the Brazilian Clubs Digital Ranking, a survey produced by Ibope Repucom.

With the progress recorded during the month, Timão reached the mark of 43.3 million followers across its various social media platforms. The figure keeps the club in second place overall in the national ranking, behind only Flamengo, which surpassed 68 million.exactly

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Corinthians’ performance in August trailed only Santos. The club from Baixada Santista added 322,000 followers across its platforms during the period and ended the month as the Brazilian team with the biggest digital growth.

Next came Corinthians, with 178,000 new followers, Flamengo with 173,000, Palmeiras, which added 151,000, and Paysandu, with 111,000.

Together, the five clubs gained approximately 934,000 new followers in August. The number corresponds to 64% of the roughly 1.5 million new follows recorded among the 50 teams tracked by the survey.

TikTok drives Corinthians’ growth and that of other clubs

TikTok played an important role in the expansion of the biggest fan bases in the digital environment. According to Ibope Repucom, approximately 60% of the new followers gained in August by Corinthians, Santos, Flamengo, and Palmeiras came from the platform.

The data highlights the growing weight of short-form video in clubs’ digital strategy, especially among those that already have some of the largest online communities in Brazilian football.

Even with Corinthians’ significant growth, Flamengo remains alone at the top nationally. The Rio-based club reached 68 million followers across its networks and became the first football team to hit that mark. On Instagram alone, it has more than 25 million.

Timão comes right after with 43.3 million, while Santos holds third place with 28.3 million. Palmeiras and São Paulo round out the top five with 24.6 million and 22.3 million, respectively.

Corinthians maintains a wide advantage in second place

The gap between Corinthians and the third-placed club is 15 million followers. Compared with leader Flamengo, the difference is 24.7 million.

After the top five, the ranking lists Vasco with 14 million, Grêmio with 12.1 million, Atlético-MG with 11.8 million, Cruzeiro with 11.2 million, and Fluminense with 9.8 million, rounding out the Top 10.

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With the 178,000 new followers gained in August, Corinthians did not change its position in the overall standings, but it strengthened its status as the second-largest digital community among the Brazilian clubs monitored by Ibope Repucom.

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