Watch: Arsenal star beats Man United’s Wayne Rooney to become first Premier League player to reach 60 millions social media followers
When it comes to social media followers there are two juggernauts as far the Premier League is concerned, Wayne Rooney and Mesut Ozil.
Rooney was previously the most followed Premier League player on Twitter with Ozil in second position.
In February Rooney had 14.4 million followers compared to Ozil’s 14.3 million.
Ozil surged ahead in the following months to become the first player in the league to reach 15 million.
The playmaker of Turkish origin reached another social media milestone recently after becoming the first Premier League player to reach 60 million followers – across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Rooney meanwhile has 14.8 million Twitter followers, 25.5 million Facebook likes and 10.6 million followers on Instagram giving him a total of 50.9 million followers.
The 28-year-old shared a short video breaking down his followers across the platforms.
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Yessss! It’s #M6Ö today???We reached 60 million fans in total. Very proud! Thank you all! #socialmedia #TeamOzil #ozil pic.twitter.com/yVz8RQLRC9
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) June 24, 2017
Ozil is currently on holiday with former Miss World Turkey Amine Gulse.
Gulse and Ozil were first spotted in Ibiza, Spain but have now moved onto the popular holiday destination of Cesme, Turkey.
Mesut Özil on a speed boat along with ex Miss World Turkey & Turkish TV mogul Acun who has close ties to Fenerbahçe ? #AFC pic.twitter.com/UjPMB2ufuz
— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) June 28, 2017