5 footballers with the highest social media following

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s official Facebook page has a whopping 111.1 million likes.

Neymar Jr.

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Neymar

The Brazilian forward is hot property at the moment. Brands from across the world are scampering to sign him on. Often described by others around him as the third best player on the planet, Neymar Jr. definitely takes the cake after the big two have had their say at least on the social media scene.

The Brazilian forward comes in at third when it comes to Facebook followers with a total of 56.5 million likes on his official facebook page. The numbers seem to play fair with him on Twitter with 21.7 million people following his every tweet on the Twittersphere.

The one place which really pushes him into the big picture is Instagram. On the photograph heavy social media network, Neymar Jr. beats his competition hands down with 47.5 million followers which is almost 6 million more than either Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. Not bad for the crown prince of football, not bad at all.

The total numbers on the Neymar Jr. follower count is a staggering 125.7 million which is about a 100,000 odd shy of Lionel Messi’s total. Now before we jump the gun, let’s just remember that Messi does not have a twitter account. So, there’s still a long way to go for the Brazilian sensation on that count.

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