List of most-followed Facebook pages
This list contains the top 30 accounts with the largest number of followers on the social media platform Facebook.[1][2] As of October 2018, the most-followed page is Facebook's own page with more than 213 million followers. The second most-followed page is Samsung's page with over 159 million. The most-followed person is Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, with over 126 million followers as of June 2020.[3][4][5][6][7]
The number of "likes" on Facebook can serve as a measurement of interest and/or popularity in a particular brand, product or personality, though there have also been reports of the "overblown importance" of likes.[8] Due to social media's role as an influential way of shaping reputations,[9] there exist companies specializing in selling "likes" from fake accounts.[10] This has caused issues for companies advertising on Facebook, due to receiving an abundance of likes (without credibility), that distort actual user metrics.[10] Facebook's Terms of Service agreement states that users are only allowed to have one personal page,[11] and it has an ongoing "war" against fake accounts.[12][13] A May 2015 estimate put the number of fake accounts at 170 million,[14] and a Symantec study in September 2011 found that 15% of 3.5 million video posts were made through fake likes.[15]
Most-followed pages
The following table lists the 30 most-followed pages on Facebook as of June 17, 2020, with each total rounded down to the nearest million followers, as well as the description, the number of likes, and the country of origin of each page.
Rank | Page name | Followers (millions) |
Likes[16] (millions) |
Description | Country/Region |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 216[17] | 214 | Social media platform | ||
2 | Samsung | 159[18] | 159 | Product and services | |
3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 126[19] | 122 | Football player | |
4 | Real Madrid C.F. | 109[20] | 111 | Football club | |
5 | CGTN | 106[21] | 106 | Television network | |
6 | Coca-Cola | 106[22] | 106 | Product and services | |
7 | Tasty | 103[23] | 98 | Internet media | |
8 | FC Barcelona | 101[24] | 103 | Football club | |
9 | Shakira | 99[25] | 99 | Musician | |
10 | China Daily | 95[26] | 95 | Newspaper | |
11 | Vin Diesel | 94[27] | 96 | Actor | |
12 | Mr. Bean | 94[28] | 85 | Public figure | |
13 | Will Smith | 94[29] | 77 | Actor | |
14 | Lionel Messi | 93[30] | 90 | Football player | |
15 | YouTube | 93[31] | 85 | Product and services | |
16 | Rihanna | 85[32] | 79 | Musician | |
17 | People's Daily | 84[33] | 84 | Newspaper | |
18 | Eminem | 82[34] | 86 | Musician | |
19 | Xinhua News Agency | 81[35] | 80 | Newspaper | |
20 | McDonald's | 80[36] | 80 | Product and services | |
21 | Justin Bieber | 80[37] | 76 | Musician | |
22 | Jerusalem Prayer Team | 73[38] | 73 | Middle East commentator | |
23 | Manchester United | 72[39] | 73 | Football club | |
24 | Taylor Swift | 72[40] | 71 | Musician | |
25 | Harry Potter | 70[41] | 71 | Film franchise | |
26 | Candy Crush Saga | 69[42] | 71 | Game | |
27 | UEFA Champions League | 68[43] | 67 | Club football competition | Europe |
28 | Michael Jackson | 68[44] | 71 | Musician | |
29 | Netflix | 67[45] | 66 | Video on demand service | |
30 | Bob Marley | 65[46] | 69 | Musician | |
See also
References
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- "CGTN". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Coca-Cola". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Tasty". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "FC Barcelona". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Shakira". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "China Daily". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Vin Diesel". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Mr Bean". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Will Smith". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Leo Messi". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "YouTube". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Rihanna". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "People's Daily, China". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Eminem". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "China Xinhua News". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "McDonald's". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Justin Bieber". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Jerusalem Prayer Team". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Manchester United". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Taylor Swift". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Harry Potter". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Candy Crush Saga". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "UEFA Champions League". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Michael Jackson". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Netflix". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- "Bob Marley". Facebook. Retrieved June 17, 2020.