Brazil's No. 1! Flamengo are 15th in global followers ranking

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·13 Juli 2026

Brazil's No. 1! Flamengo are 15th in global followers ranking

Flamengo reaches 71.6 million followers across social media

It’s no wonder one of Flamengo’s nicknames is “The Most Beloved.” After all, a study found that Mengão is the most popular team outside Europe. That is because there are 71.6 million fans spread across Fla’s digital platforms.

According to a survey carried out by the CIES Football Observatory, that number puts the Rubro-Negro in 15th place in the global ranking of clubs with the most followers. The most popular of all is Real Madrid (ESP), with 487.6 million supporters across social media.

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What does the ranking look like?

Real Madrid 487.6 M
FC Barcelona (ESP) 441.8 M
Manchester United (ENG) 238.6 M
Paris St-Germain (FRA) 208.1 M
Manchester City (ENG) 187.8 M
Liverpool FC (ENG) 179.2 M
Juventus FC (ITA) 178.3 M
Bayern München (GER) 165.2 M
Chelsea FC (ENG) 156.5 M
Arsenal FC (ENG) 118.5 M
Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 112.2 M
Atlético Madrid (ESP) 91.4 M
FC Inter (ITA) 82.7 M
AC Milan (ITA) 81.0 M
CR Flamengo 71.6 M
Al-Nassr FC (KSA) 66.0 M
Borussia Dortmund (GER) 64.6 M
Al-Ahly SC (EGY) 60.1 M
Galatasaray SK (TUR) 54.6 M
AS Roma (ITA) 43.4 M
Inter Miami (USA) 43.2 M
SC Corinthians 43.1 M

Therefore, the next South American club on the list is Corinthians, seven places behind Fla. In that sense, 28.5 million followers separate the clubs, whose fan bases are considered the biggest in Brazil.

What is Flamengo’s most popular social network?

The study found that most Rubro-Negro fans are on Instagram, where the club’s profile has 25 million followers. On the other hand, the Most Beloved’s YouTube channel has 8.1 million subscribers.

The research also analyzed Facebook, TikTok and X, formerly Twitter. The list goes down to 100th place, occupied by Leeds United (ENG). The Premier League team has a total of seven million followers.

Does the popularity translate into attendance?

The Most Beloved also leads the average attendance in the Brasileirão so far. The club is averaging at least 36,987 paying fans per match in the Brazilian Championship. That is 4,236 more supporters than Corinthians’ average over the same span.

What is Flamengo’s next match?

Before reuniting with the fans at the Maracanã, however, Mengão has two commitments away from Rio de Janeiro. The first is a friendly against Olimpia (PAR), in Brasília, this Friday (17). After that, there is the 19th round of the Brasileirão against Chapecoense, in Santa Catarina.

Fla will then play São Paulo on the 26th of this month at the Maracanã, in the 20th round of the Brasileirão. That match marks the end of Mengão’s two-month period away from Rio de Janeiro.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.