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Like! The most popular teams on Facebook

Who are the most liked sports teams in the world? Well here’s the top 20.

02/01/12 1,051 Views 1 Comment

THERE ARE A number of different ways to measure how popular a team is. But how does one measure across sports?

One way is Facebook brand pages.

Zoomsphere.com ranks Facebook pages by the number of “Likes.” Looking through that list, we can find the most popular sports teams in the world. Or at least the most popular on Facebook.

For each team, we also found another Facebook brand page with a comparable number of “Likes” to give you a sense of how popular that team is…

Like! The most popular teams on Facebook
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  • No 20. Chicago Bears

    Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 488 Likes: 2,144,855 Comparable Facebook Page: Netflix (2,146,858)

  • No 19. New Orleans Saints

    Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 457 Likes: 2,282,065 Comparable Facebook Page: Dalai Lama (2,289,613)

  • No 18. Green Bay Packers

    Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 408 Likes: 2,440,201 Comparable Facebook Page: Hannah Montana (2,446,955)

  • No 17. Bayern Munich

    Sport: Soccer League: Bundesliga Overall Rank: 381 Likes: 2,580,590 Comparable Facebook Page: Kid Rock (2,568,505)

  • No 16. New England Patriots

    Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 343 Likes: 2,748,828 Comparable Facebook Page: Ricky Martin (2,727,241)

  • No 15. Juventus

    Sport: Soccer League: Serie A Overall Rank: 341 Likes: 2,768,825 Comparable Facebook Page: Shane Dawson (2,773,374)

  • No 14. Boca Juniors

    Sport: Soccer League: Primera Division (Argentina) Overall Rank: 339 Likes: 2,774,699 Comparable Facebook Page: MotoGP (2,791,37)

  • No 13. Boston Red Sox

    Sport: Baseball League: MLB Overall Rank: 302 Likes: 3,192,955 Comparable Facebook Page: Chocolate Cake (3,232,567)

  • No 12. Dallas Cowboys

    Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 236 Likes: 4,112,924 Comparable Facebook Page: Remi Gaillard (4,107,036)

  • No 11. Chicago Bulls

    League: NBA Overall Rank: 235 Likes: 4,117,121 Comparable Facebook Page: Mary J. Blige (4,127,461)

  • No 10. Miami Heat

    Sport: Basketball League: NBA Overall Rank: 220 Likes: 4,397,260 Comparable Facebook Page: Gatorade (4,388,163)

  • No 9. New York Yankees

    Sport: Baseball League: MLB Overall Rank: 192 Likes: 4,859,657 Comparable Facebook Page: Heineken (4,864,671)

  • No 8. Boston Celtics

    Sport: Basketball League: NBA Overall Rank: 155 Likes: 5,676,828 Comparable Facebook Page: American Eagle Outfitters (5,716,430)

  • No 7. Liverpool FC

    Sport: Soccer League: Premier League Overall Rank: 114 Likes: 7,648,052 Comparable Facebook Page: Taco Bell (7,656,771)

  • No 6. Chelsea

    Sport: Soccer League: Premier League Overall Rank: 110 Likes: 7,965,404 Comparable Facebook Page: Zoo World (7,829,797)

  • No 5. Arsenal

    Sport: Soccer League: Premier League Overall Rank: 105 Likes: 8,223,514 Comparable Facebook Page: Reese's (8,217,640)

  • No 4. LA Lakers

    Sport: Basketball League: NBA Overall Rank: 72 Likes: 11,103,310 Comparable Facebook Page: Ashton Kutcher (11,056,207)

  • No 3. Manchester United

    Sport: Soccer League: Premier League (England) Overall Rank: 39 Likes: 20,879,616 Comparable Facebook Page: Jackie Chan (21,826,539)

  • No 2. Real Madrid

    Sport: Soccer League: La Liga Overall Rank: 35 Likes: 22,448,349 Comparable Facebook Page: Metallica (22,134,399)

  • No 1. Barcelona

    Sport: Soccer League: La Liga (Spain) Overall Rank: 31 Likes: 23,761,099 Comparable Facebook Page: Barack Obama (24,295,403)
  • Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 488 Likes: 2,144,855 Comparable Facebook Page: Netflix (2,146,858)
  • Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 457 Likes: 2,282,065 Comparable Facebook Page: Dalai Lama (2,289,613)
  • Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 408 Likes: 2,440,201 Comparable Facebook Page: Hannah Montana (2,446,955)
  • Sport: Soccer League: Bundesliga Overall Rank: 381 Likes: 2,580,590 Comparable Facebook Page: Kid Rock (2,568,505)
  • Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 343 Likes: 2,748,828 Comparable Facebook Page: Ricky Martin (2,727,241)
  • Sport: Soccer League: Serie A Overall Rank: 341 Likes: 2,768,825 Comparable Facebook Page: Shane Dawson (2,773,374)
  • Sport: Soccer League: Primera Division (Argentina) Overall Rank: 339 Likes: 2,774,699 Comparable Facebook Page: MotoGP (2,791,37)
  • Sport: Baseball League: MLB Overall Rank: 302 Likes: 3,192,955 Comparable Facebook Page: Chocolate Cake (3,232,567)
  • Sport: American Football League: NFL Overall Rank: 236 Likes: 4,112,924 Comparable Facebook Page: Remi Gaillard (4,107,036)
  • League: NBA Overall Rank: 235 Likes: 4,117,121 Comparable Facebook Page: Mary J. Blige (4,127,461)
  • Sport: Basketball League: NBA Overall Rank: 220 Likes: 4,397,260 Comparable Facebook Page: Gatorade (4,388,163)
  • Sport: Baseball League: MLB Overall Rank: 192 Likes: 4,859,657 Comparable Facebook Page: Heineken (4,864,671)
  • Sport: Basketball League: NBA Overall Rank: 155 Likes: 5,676,828 Comparable Facebook Page: American Eagle Outfitters (5,716,430)
  • Sport: Soccer League: Premier League Overall Rank: 114 Likes: 7,648,052 Comparable Facebook Page: Taco Bell (7,656,771)
  • Sport: Soccer League: Premier League Overall Rank: 110 Likes: 7,965,404 Comparable Facebook Page: Zoo World (7,829,797)
  • Sport: Soccer League: Premier League Overall Rank: 105 Likes: 8,223,514 Comparable Facebook Page: Reese's (8,217,640)
  • Sport: Basketball League: NBA Overall Rank: 72 Likes: 11,103,310 Comparable Facebook Page: Ashton Kutcher (11,056,207)
  • Sport: Soccer League: Premier League (England) Overall Rank: 39 Likes: 20,879,616 Comparable Facebook Page: Jackie Chan (21,826,539)
  • Sport: Soccer League: La Liga Overall Rank: 35 Likes: 22,448,349 Comparable Facebook Page: Metallica (22,134,399)
  • Sport: Soccer League: La Liga (Spain) Overall Rank: 31 Likes: 23,761,099 Comparable Facebook Page: Barack Obama (24,295,403)

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