CONFIRMED: Arsenal beat Premier League rivals Chelsea and Man Utd in race to Twitter mark
ARSENAL have beaten their English rivals Manchester United and Chelsea in the race to reach the 5 million follower mark on Twitter.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger may not be pleased with the record
The North London team are now the most followed team in the Premier League and third in the world, trailing behind behind Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Managing editor of Arsenal Media Group Richard Clarke said: "We are delighted to have engaged so many passionate Arsenal fans around the world.
"The interest continues to grow and we constantly evolve our approach to keep our fans engaged with what is happening across every aspect of the club.
"We will continue to work hard to produce engaging content during the course of 2015."
London rivals Chelsea currently boast 4,846,394 followers on Twitter and are currently top of the Premier League with a plus one goal difference.
Manchester United meanwhile are slightly further off the pace, having 4,026,488 followers.
The Gunners took over five months to build from four million to five million, offering fans regular Twitter Takeovers, a Vine video Q&A, matchday coverage, breaking news and links to polls.