When it comes to modern-day boy bands, there’s no denying that One Direction and BTS rank among the most iconic groups to have entered the music scene within the last decade. The two bands have played to sold-out arenas across the globe, sold millions of albums and won countless awards.
Although the two bands arrived on the scenes at different times and have two very different styles of music,they’ve each established two of the most passionate fandoms in the A.R.M.Y and Directioners. Like most fandoms, A.R.M.Y. members and Directioners both enjoy a bit of friendly competition leading to many debates over which band should be considered “the best.”
While there are a number of ways to measure each group’s success, there is one way to help us determine which group has the more passionate following: the size of their social media following!
Who has more Instagram followers BTS or One Direction?
Considering that One Direction formed three years prior to BTS, one might assume the group’s head start would give them the edge over BTS. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case when comparing the size of the two group’s Instagram followings.
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While both groups have sizable Instagram followings, BTS’s 28.3 million followers outrank One Direction’s 21 million followers giving the K-pop group bragging rights!
Although BTS has the upper hand on Instagram and has managed to build up a following ever so slightly larger than One Direction, the tables turn as we look to Twitter.
With more years in the business, One Direction has managed to amass a Twitter following of 31.4 million followers. Meanwhile, BTS currently has a Twitter following of 22.7 million followers.
BTS or One Direction: Who has more social media followers?
As we’ve established both bands have quite large and passionate followings, with Directioners edging out the A.R.M.Y. in size on Twitter and A.R.M.Y. taking the win on Instagram. However, like with any competition, there can be just one victor!
So who exactly has more cumulative social media followers?
In doing the math, One Direction has a collective total of 52.4 million followers which is just enough to help the band best BTS’s following of 51 million followers!
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Are you surprised to discover that One Direction has more social media followers than BTS, especially considering they’re no longer together and actively making new music as a group? Any thoughts on the the two group’s Twitter and Instagram following sizes or the results of who has more followers on the platforms?
