This statistic shows leading U.S. sports events on Twitter ranked by average unique audience during the 2015-2016 season, sorted by the number of average tweets. During this period of time, the College Football Playoff National Championship game between Alabama and Clemson generated 2.04 million tweets upon airing. The Super Bowl 50 was ranked first with an online buzz volume of 16.91 million tweets during the broadcast.
Most popular sports events during the 2015/2016 season, sorted by number of tweets
(in millions)
The graph shows leading sports events on Twitter ranked by average unique audience, sorted by the number of average tweets. The source measures tweets in the United States from three hours before, during and three hours after airing, local time. Data includes new/live airings on Broadcast and National Cable Networks only.
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Nielsen, & Adweek. (June 6, 2016). Most popular sports events during the 2015/2016 season, sorted by number of tweets (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290997/popular-sports-events-tweets-united-states/
Nielsen, und Adweek. "Most popular sports events during the 2015/2016 season, sorted by number of tweets (in millions)." Chart. June 6, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290997/popular-sports-events-tweets-united-states/
Nielsen, Adweek. (2016). Most popular sports events during the 2015/2016 season, sorted by number of tweets (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290997/popular-sports-events-tweets-united-states/
Nielsen, and Adweek. "Most Popular Sports Events during The 2015/2016 Season, Sorted by Number of Tweets (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290997/popular-sports-events-tweets-united-states/
Nielsen & Adweek, Most popular sports events during the 2015/2016 season, sorted by number of tweets (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290997/popular-sports-events-tweets-united-states/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Most popular sports events during the 2015/2016 season, sorted by number of tweets (in millions) [Graph], Nielsen, & Adweek, June 6, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290997/popular-sports-events-tweets-united-states/
