With more than 420,000 members, Bayern is still the club with the largest membership in the world.

Hupu November 02 News: Bayern Munich Football Club is still the club with the largest number of registered members in the world. Bayern Munich's membership has increased from 382,000 last year to 432,500 today, club chairman Herbert Hainer announced at Sunday's annual shareholder meeting.

Fifteen years ago, Bayern Munich had 171,345 members. In comparison, total membership has doubled today. Hainer said in the conversation: "The number of members of Bayern Munich has reached a new high. This number is enough to make us proud. I would like to thank all the supporters and fans around the world who agree with Bayern Munich's values."

Globally, the number of members of the Portuguese league team Benfica is second only to Bayern Munich, ranking second, and its number of members exceeded the 400,000 mark in February.

Bayern Munich's huge number of members is also clearly reflected in the club's budget. As revealed by club vice-president Dieter Meyer, the total membership fee of the club is as high as 16.176 million euros.

In addition to football (youth, adult), FC Bayern Munich also has refereeing, bowling, chess, (youth) basketball and table tennis departments.