Paris Saint-Germain is Lionel Messiās new home, as the player has signed a contract with the club for two years. The agreement has been welcomed by PSG fans, and it seems like itās already paying off for the French club if its Instagram followers increase can be a signal.
The deal between the sides was quickly done after Barcelona made it official that the Argentinian couldnāt stay with them due to financial problems and La Ligaās salary cap. However, those problems are in Messiās past who said heās very happy with his new club.
While Lionel Messi has been very important for Barcelona and its history, by his own he has a huge crowd of loyal fans, who are going to follow him everywhere he goes. Quite, literally. Not only on social media, but also in real life, as the crowded streets of Paris can tell.
PSG Instagram followers increase: Messi boosts the numbers
While some Twitter users claimed that after Lionel Messiās arrival in PSG the clubās Instagram page has seen growth of almost 20 million people, that is not true. However, there is some considerable growth but not that much.
According to Newsweek, using data from CrowdTangle, over the last week (August 4 to August 11), the account gained 5.65 millionof followers. However, by the time of writing this article, it has already gained 1,2 millionmore (6.85 millionin total). Currently, PSGās Instagram account has 44,2 million followers.
PSG Instagramās followers by August 11, 2021
Of course, Messiās impact is undeniable. In fact, the most increase occurred after PSG announced the signing of Messi on August 10. That day, the account gained 3.07 millionfollowers and today the account has added 2.34 millionof followers more.
