2025 NFL Social Media Rankings

Charlie Hart
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This year’s NFL social media rankings highlight which teams are growing their online presence and how recent wins impact digital popularity. The analysis covers total followers, platform leaders, followers per win, and growth trends from 2024 to 2025. The Dallas Cowboys have the highest follower ranking for the second year in a row, the Philadelphia Eagles grew their follower base the most from 2024 to 2025, and the New England Patriots have the most followers per regular season win total spanning the past four seasons. The Eagles overtook the Cowboys to lead the way in being the most efficient team at converting recent wins to followers.

How many followers does each NFL team have on social media in 2025?

It’s time to revisit how all thirty-two NFL teams are performing in the social media sense. This year’s analysis focuses on total followers and followers per recent on-field success, as well as changes in these metrics from 2024 to 2025. This year I excluded analysis of followers per media market size because the population data per media market hasn’t materially changed in the last year. For a look back at last year’s data and commentary, check out this article.

Which teams lead on each social media platform?

For 2025, I looked at the numbers of social media followers of each NFL team on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Instagram. The team with the most followers on each platform is mostly unchanged from 2024. The New England Patriots lead on X (formerly Twitter), the Dallas Cowboys top Facebook, the Kansas City Chiefs dominate TikTok, and the Philadelphia Eagles are out front on LinkedIn. In 2024 the Patriots topped the Instagram list. This year the Cowboys have pulled into a first-place tie with the Patriots. All data was collected in October 2025 and is summarized in Table 1 below.

Table 1 – Social Media Followers of all NFL Teams (in Millions)

TeamXFacebookTikTokLinkedInInstagram
49ers2.404.102.300.0833.90
Bears2.103.701.400.0981.80
Bengals1.701.402.300.0441.80
Bills1.901.502.600.0612.30
Broncos2.703.701.200.0431.50
Browns1.601.501.500.0451.60
Buccaneers1.301.301.500.0781.60
Cardinals1.101.301.000.0371.20
Chargers1.101.501.700.0751.30
Chiefs2.603.305.300.0834.40
Colts1.202.001.200.0411.00
Commanders1.401.801.000.0521.40
Cowboys4.308.102.700.0895.00
Dolphins1.302.101.600.0692.00
Eagles3.905.204.100.1864.80
Falcons2.402.001.300.0541.50
Giants1.903.601.600.0622.90
Jaguars0.890.740.730.0561.00
Jets1.301.801.200.0451.20
Lions1.802.302.900.0662.10
Packers2.604.901.200.0682.90
Panthers3.002.201.300.0682.10
Patriots4.606.301.700.0645.00
Raiders1.903.300.860.0772.40
Rams1.201.101.900.0581.80
Ravens1.902.402.000.0622.40
Saints1.703.801.200.0292.20
Seahawks2.503.501.500.0703.40
Steelers3.706.102.500.0523.80
Texans2.002.200.880.0521.90
Titans1.001.001.400.0481.00
Vikings1.602.101.400.0621.60

Ranking teams by followers on each platform and adding up their ranks, the Cowboys once again claim the top spot as “America’s Team.” The Eagles take second, and the Chiefs have moved ahead of the Patriots for third. Table 2 provides the aggregate data.

Table 2 – Rank of all NFL Teams by Social Media Platform and Total

2025 Rank2024 RankChange2025 X Rank2025 Facebook Rank2025 TikTok Rank2025 LinkedIn Rank2025 Instagram Rank2025 Rank Ordinal Sum
1. Cowboys102143111
2. Eagles203421313
3. ChiefsT4­↑171214428
4. Patriots3↓1121114129
5. 49ersT4↓110674532
6. Steelers6043622641
7. Seahawks70911159751
8. Packers80752311854
9. BearsT901281821858
10. GiantsT9↓114101315860
11. Ravens12↑114149151062
12. LionsT15↑318153131463
13. Panthers11↓251621111467
14. BillsT15­↑114245181273
15. Raiders13↓214123171074
16. Dolphins14↓2241813101681
17. BroncosT19­↑26823292490
18. VikingsT17↓1211818152193
T19. SaintsT19019723321394
T19. Buccaneers22­↑324281562194
21. FalconsT17↓4102021212496
22. Texans23­↑1131630221798
T23. Bengals21↓219277281899
T23. Chargers25­↑229241182799
25. Rams24↓12730101918104
26. Browns2602124152621107
27. CommandersT28↑­12322282226121
28. Jets27↓12422232628123
29. ColtsT28↓12720233030130
30. Titans3003131182530135
31. Cardinals3102928283128144
32. Jaguars3203232322030146

Looking at growth, the Super Bowl Champion Eagles gained the most new followers, adding 3.4 million. Nine of the top ten teams for new followers were playoff teams in 2024, with the Cleveland Browns as the only exception. Table 3 details these numbers.

By platform, LinkedIn saw the highest percentage growth of NFL team followers at 22%, followed by TikTok at 14.9%, Instagram at 8.5%, Facebook at 5.8%, and X at just 0.3%. These trends mirror broader platform growth, as seen in this recent Pew Research article.

Table 3 – Growth in Followers of each NFL Team by Social Media Platform from Fall 2024 – Fall 2025 (in Thousands)

All in ThousandsXFacebookTikTokLinkedInInstagramTotal
1. Eagles01,400900391,1003,439
2. Lions100400500217001,721
3. Bills100300400145001,314
4. Chiefs0500400191001,019
5. Steelers02004009100709
T6. Chargers010030014200614
T6. Ravens010020014300614
8. Browns02003007100607
9. Commanders010015813300571
10. Texans01002339200533
11. 49ers010030013100513
T12. Buccaneers010020012200512
T12. Packers010020012200512
14. Giants(100)1003008200508
15. Panthers01002007200507
16. Bears010020023100423
17. Vikings10010010012100412
18. Rams01002009100409
19. Cowboys(100)1003008100408
T20. Bengals1001001007100407
T20. Falcons02001007100407
22. Raiders01001717100378
23. Jaguars9591759102345
24. Broncos0020910100319
25. Seahawks0020011100311
26. Patriots00300100310
27. Saints01001005100305
28. Dolphins0010013100213
29. Jets010010060206
30. Cardinals00597100166
31. Colts0100090109
32. Titans000114556
Total2095,0597,4053755,847 
Growth from 20240.3%5.8%14.9%22.0%8.5% 

“NFL teams with recent on-field success are seeing the biggest gains in social media followers, proving that winning still drives digital engagement.”

Fuel VM Strategy Team

How does recent team success affect social media following?

Nine of the top ten teams for social media growth made the playoffs in 2024, showing a clear link between on-field success and digital popularity. To dig deeper, the analysis looked at regular season wins from 2021-2024 (see Table 4) and compared them to social media followers.

Table 4 – NFL Team Regular Season Success from 2021-2024

Team2021 Wins2022 Wins2023 Wins2024 Wins2021–2024 Wins
1. Chiefs1214111552
T2. Bills1113111348
T2. Eagles914111448
T4. Cowboys121212743
T4. Ravens810131243
6. Vikings81371442
T7. Packers13891141
T7. 49ers101312641
T9. Buccaneers13891040
T9. Bengals10129940
11. Lions39121539
12. Steelers99101038
T13. Dolphins9911837
T13. Rams125101037
T15. Seahawks7991035
T15. Chargers91051135
17. Commanders7841231
T18. Saints979530
T18. Colts949830
T18. Broncos7581030
T21. Browns8711329
T21. Falcons777829
T23. Titans1276328
T23. Raiders1068428
T25. Cardinals1144827
T25. Texans43101027
27. Patriots1084426
28. Jaguars399425
29. Jets477523
30. Giants496322
31. Bears637521
32. Panthers572519

Which teams have the most followers per win?

I then analyzed in alphabetical order the number of followers each team has on the platforms per number of wins over the last four completed regular seasons. This data appears in Table 5.

Table 5 – Social Media Follows per 2021-2024 Wins

TeamX Followers per WinFacebook Followers per WinTikTok Followers per WinLinkedIn Followers per WinInstagram Followers per Win
49ers58,537100,00056,0982,02495,122
Bears100,000176,19066,6674,66785,714
Bengals42,50035,00057,5001,10045,000
Bills39,58331,25054,1671,27147,917
Broncos90,000123,33340,0001,43350,000
Browns55,17251,72451,7241,55255,172
Buccaneers32,50032,50037,5001,95040,000
Cardinals40,74148,14837,0371,37044,444
Chargers31,42942,85748,5712,14337,143
Chiefs50,00063,462101,9231,59684,615
Colts40,00066,66740,0001,36733,333
Commanders45,16158,06532,2581,67745,161
Cowboys100,000188,37262,7912,070116,279
Dolphins35,13556,75743,2431,86554,054
Eagles81,250108,33385,4173,875100,000
Falcons82,75968,96644,8281,86251,724
Giants86,364163,63672,7272,818131,818
Jaguars35,58829,72029,2682,24040,000
Jets56,52278,26152,1741,95752,174
Lions46,15458,97474,3591,69253,846
Packers63,415119,51229,2681,65970,732
Panthers157,895115,78968,4213,579110,526
Patriots176,923242,30865,3852,462192,308
Raiders67,857117,85730,8432,75085,714
Rams32,43229,73051,3511,56848,649
Ravens44,18655,81446,5121,44255,814
Saints56,667126,66740,00096738,095
Seahawks71,429100,00042,8572,00097,143
Steelers97,368160,52665,7891,368100,000
Texans74,07481,48132,5481,92670,370
Titans35,71435,71450,0001,71435,714
Vikings38,09550,00033,3331,47638,095

I then ranked teams by followers per win over the last four seasons. The Patriots now lead this metric, overtaking the Panthers, the top-ranked team in 2024. Table 6 shows the full rankings and changes from last year.

Table 6 – Rank of Social Media Followers per 2021-2024 Wins

2025 Rank2024 RankChange2025 X Followers Win Rank2025 Facebook Followers Win Rank2025 TikTok Followers Win Rank2025 LinkedIn Followers Win Rank2025 Instagram Followers Win Rank2025 Social Followers Win Rank Sum
1. Patriots4↑­31186117
2. Giants5↑­37444221
3. Bears6­↑33361922
4. Panthers1↓321053424
5. Cowboys3↓23299326
6. Eagles2↓491122529
7. Steelers7055728550
8. 49ers9­↑114121110855
9. Seahawks14­↑511122111762
10. Raiders13­↑3129305965
11. ChiefsT15­↑418181211169
12. Jets8↓4161513121975
13. LionsT15­↑219193181877
14. FalconsT11↓381619162079
15. Texans10↓5101428141480
16. BroncosT11↓56722262182
17. Packers17013831201385
18. Saints21­↑315622321287
19. BrownsT28­­↑9172314231693
20. RavensT19↓12122182515101
21. Dolphins24↑­32921201517102
22. CommandersT19↓32020291924112
23. ChargersT22↓1322617830113
24. Bengals18↓62228103125116
25. Titans32↑­72727161731118
26. BillsT30↑­42530123023120
27. Rams26↓13131152222121
T28. ColtsT2802417222932124
T28. BuccaneersT30­↑23029251327124
30. Jaguars25↓5283232727126
31. Cardinals27↓42325262726127
32. VikingsT22↓102624272429130

Some teams with fewer wins still rank high in followers per win, but when combining win rank and followers-per-win rank, the Eagles, Cowboys, Chiefs, and 49ers stand out as the most efficient at converting success into social media growth. Table 7 compares these combined scores.

Table 7 – Comparison of 2021-2024 Wins Rank and Social Media Followers per Wins Rank

2025 Rank2024 RankChange2025 Wins Rank2025 Social Followers per Win Rank2025 Wins Rank + Social Media Followers per Wins Rank
1. Eagles2↑1268
2. Cowboys1↓1459
3. Chiefs5↑211112
4. 49ersT3↓17815
5. SteelersT3↓212719
T6. Packers6071724
T6. Ravens7↑142024
T6. SeahawksT8↑215924
T6. LionsT18↑12111324
T10. PatriotsT8↓227128
T10. BillsT11↑122628
12. Giants10↓230232
T13. RaidersT11↓2231033
T13. BengalsT16↑392433
T15. BroncosT18↑3181634
T15. BearsT16↑131334
T15. DolphinsT14↓1132134
18. FalconsT180211435
T19. SaintsT11↓8181836
T19. PanthersT14↓532436
21. BuccaneersT18↑392837
T22. Vikings23↑163238
T22. Chargers27↑5152338
24. Commanders28↑4172239
T25. Rams22↓3132740
T25. BrownsT24↓1211940
T25. Texans26↑1251540
28. JetsT24↓4291241
29. ColtsT290182846
30. TitansT29↓1232548
31. Cardinals310253156
32. Jaguars320283058

The top five teams in this combined metric are also among the top six in total followers, proving that winning helps build a strong online presence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How are NFL teams ranked in these social media rankings?

Teams are ranked based on total followers, growth trends, and followers per recent on-field success across major platforms.

Which NFL team has the most social media followers in 2025?

The Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots are tied for the most followers on Instagram, with the Cowboys leading on Facebook and the Patriots on X. The Kansas City Chiefs top the rest on TikTok, and the Philadelphia Eagles dominate the field on LinkedIn.

What platform saw the biggest growth in NFL followers from 2024 to 2025?

LinkedIn had the highest percentage growth at 22%, followed by TikTok at 14.9%.

Does winning games help NFL teams grow their social media?

Yes, teams with recent playoff success gained the most new followers, showing a strong link between winning and digital growth.

Where can I find the raw data for these rankings?

Raw data for 2024 and 2025 is available in the article and in the linked tables.

How can my company improve its social media following?

Fuel VM specializes in social media demand generation plans to help increase your visibility and convert followers into revenue.

Charlie Hart
About the Author

This article was written by Charlie Hart, an expert in business operations and financial strategy with a passion for driving growth in the marketing industry. As Chief Operating Officer at FUEL VM, he draws upon a dynamic 30-year career that includes financial analysis, recruiting, and a decade as an award-winning teacher. Charlie’s strategic guidance is backed by a BS in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Follow his insights by connecting with him on LinkedIn.