LAGOS, Nigeria; 19th July 2018
More than 383 million people had over 2.3 billion World Cup-related interactions on social network, Facebook. These statistics were made known by the owners of the app after measuring global and country Facebook conversations related to the World Cup between June 14th and July 15th.
Interactions about World Cup winner, France increased by 300% during the knockout stage compared to the group stage while first runner-up, Croatia’s interactions on Facebook soared by 180% during the knockout stage compared to the group stage.
Below are more statistics from the 2018 World Cup in Russia:
Most discussed teams:
Brazil
Argentina
France
Russia
Mexico
England
Croatia
Portugal
Germany
Most discussed players:
Lionel Messi
Neymar Jr
Cristiano Ronaldo
Philippe Coutinho
Mohamed Salah
Luka Modrić
James Rodriguez
Andrés Iniesta
Marcelo Vieira
Harry Kane
Countries most engaged in the World Cup conversation:
Brazil
U.S.
Mexico
India
Vietnam
Most Loved post:
Mexico’s Raúl Jiménez shares a photo of his team after it upset Germany in the group stage.
Top Video:
Ranked based on views
A video posted by former Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas.
Top Posts:
Based on overall interactions
Leo Messi updates his profile picture.
Cristiano Ronaldo encourages his team and country at the start of the World Cup.
James Rodriguez shares his heartbreak after Colombia’s loss to England in the round of 16.
Top Social moments during the World Cup final:
Ranked by highest spikes in conversations
France wins the World Cup (conclusion of the match).
Paul Pogba gives France a 3-1 lead with his goal in the 59th minute.
France takes a 1-0 lead on the Mario Mandzukic own goal in the 18th minute.
Players who got the most likes during the course of the tournament:
Leo Messi
Neymar Jr
Cristiano Ronaldo
Mohamed Salah
Paulo Dybala
