This statistic presents the most influential soccer-related accounts on Twitter worldwide as of 2018. The influence ranking is based on a metric provided by Brandwatch, which scores Twitter accounts on an index value from zero to 100. A score of hundred represents the highest likelihood that the Twitter account is engaged with the respective audience on the social media platform through the various forms of communication. According to the findings, in terms of soccer-related Twitter accounts, professional goalkeeper for Porto, Iker Casillas, was at the top of the list as being the most influential with an audience influence score of 92 out of 100 points. Alongside him at top, was the footballer for Liverpool FC and Egypt, Mohammad Salah who also had an audience influence score of 92 points.
Most influential soccer-related accounts on Twitter worldwide as of 2018
For each list, influencers are ranked by ‘Audience Influence’ which is a score out of 100 assigned estimating using a combination of likelihood they are to be talked about by an audience compared to the average Twitter user, and total retweets, mentions or replies from that audience.
*800 million tweets were analyzed to identify the most influential accounts on Twitter across all categories.
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Brandwatch. (July 16, 2018). Most influential soccer-related accounts on Twitter worldwide as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/888922/most-influential-soccer-related-twitter-accounts/
Brandwatch. "Most influential soccer-related accounts on Twitter worldwide as of 2018." Chart. July 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888922/most-influential-soccer-related-twitter-accounts/
Brandwatch. (2018). Most influential soccer-related accounts on Twitter worldwide as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/888922/most-influential-soccer-related-twitter-accounts/
Brandwatch. "Most Influential Soccer-related Accounts on Twitter Worldwide as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/888922/most-influential-soccer-related-twitter-accounts/
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Most influential soccer-related accounts on Twitter worldwide as of 2018 [Graph], Brandwatch, July 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/888922/most-influential-soccer-related-twitter-accounts/