It is the age old debate but with a modern twist : which Premier League club is the most popular according to Twitter followers . For the first time ever , fans can see a detailed breakdown of how support for every club varies around the world and in the UK supporters can go as in-depth as seeing the three most popular teams in their local constituency . So , what exactly does the data show ? The map was created by looking at the official Twitter accounts for each team , using their followers as an indicator of allegiance . Fans can toggle the map to view their club 's support worldwide , see the most popular clubs globally and compare their club with a rival . Using the 'Zoom to ' function fans can also look at any country around the world . Liverpool may be struggling in the Premier League and looking at a 2015-16 campaign without Champions League football , but in terms of Twitter followers they dominate the UK . Arsenal have strong support in London and the south east and actually have more followers in the backyards of rivals Chelsea and Tottenham . In Manchester , it is a win for Louis van Gaal 's United who dominate the area apart from Gorton where rivals City are more popular . United also have pockets of concentrated support across the UK . Chelsea have strong support in the Western Isles , while clubs such as Newcastle , Sunderland , Hull City , Burnley , Stoke City , Leicester City , Aston Villa , Swansea and Southampton dominate their local areas . But while Liverpool completely dominate the UK market , their global appeal is less impressive . Brendan Rodgers ' side have a large following across the world with strong support in Thailand , Norway , Iceland , Uruguay and Australia but find themselves playing second fiddle to the Premier League 's other giants in other areas . For instance , the rest of Asia apart from Thailand is dominated by Manchester United - who have strong followings in India and Pakistan and edge out Chelsea in Malaysia and Indonesia , too . While in Japan , South Korea and the Philippines it is Arsenal who come out on top . The UK ( left ) is dominated by Liverpool green while South America ( right ) is very much a strong hold of Chelsea . London and the south east is a sea of yellow reflecting Arsenal 's domination , with pockets of support for Chelsea ( blue ) and Liverpool ( green ) North America is somewhat surprisingly dominated by Arsenal ( yellow ) with pockets of support for Chelsea ( blue ) and Man United ( red ) Eden Hazard ( left ) and Ramires ( right ) in action for Chelsea against a MLS All-Star team during the club 's 2012 tour of America . Somewhat surprisingly , United are only the third best supported team in America - despite touring the states frequently over the years and having American owners . Chelsea beat Van Gaal 's side to second but it is Arsenal - whose largest shareholder is American Stan Kroenke - who dominate across the pond . Arsenal and Chelsea also split Europe , with Arsene Wenger 's side most popular in northern European countries such as France , Germany and Poland and Chelsea taking the south . Arsenal are also well supported in northern Africa ( Algeria and Morocco ) but further south United turn South Africa , Botswana , Namibia and Zimbabwe red . Across the globe , Arsenal are the most popular team with 5.6million followers , followed by Chelsea ( 5.4m ) and Manchester United ( 4.8m ) . The reasons behind support for a club in any country or area are of course complicated , but certain trends can be explained . For instance , there is often huge support in certain countries for national heroes . Ivory Coast is pro-Chelsea because of Didier Drogba , Uruguay is a Liverpool stronghold due to the now departed Luis Suarez and Bosnia and Herzegovina is light blue thanks to Edin Dzeko 's presence at Manchester City . Arsenal went on tour to Asia in 2013 and they will take part in the 2015 Premier League Asia Trophy in Singapore in the summer . In Asia it is Manchester United ( red ) who just edge the overall support from Chelsea ( blue ) and Arsenal ( yellow ) Liverpool dominate Twitter followers in Australia with pockets of support for Arsenal , Chelsea and Manchester United as well . The Melbourne Cricket Ground was packed to 95,000 capacity when Liverpool took on Melbourne Victory in July 2013 . And this trend does n't just happen at the so-called bigger Premier League clubs . Swansea are well supported in South Korea and Iceland presumably because of Ki Sung-yueng and Gylfi Sigurdsson . Enner Valencia being at Upton Park has boosted West Ham 's following in the striker 's native Ecuador and Everton are still popular in Cameroon even though Samuel Eto ' o has left the club . Owners may also have a factor - in Malaysia QPR have a stronger-than-average following which could be attributed to the popularity of the club 's owner Tony Fernandes in the country . Russia and the former Soviet countries are very much Chelsea hotbeds and again this may be down to the popularity of Roman Abramovich . With clubs always jostling to expand their fan base and Twitter growing popularity , this could be the new battle ground for clubs . Wayne Rooney , Raheem Sterling and Diego Costa all contribute to the popularity of Man United , Liverpool and Chelsea across the globe .
Twitter has developed an interactive graphic which shows support for all 20 Premier League clubs across the globe . Support for clubs has been broken down into constituency level in the UK and national level across the world . The Premier League 's biggest clubs - Manchester United , Liverpool , Arsenal and Chelsea - dominate globally . Manchester United dominate Twitter followers in Asia while Chelsea are strong in South America . In terms of football fans who follow a club on Twitter, there is no clear pattern to how they vote. Liverpool are strong in Australia and parts of the Far East , including Thailand .