A February 2022 survey revealed that many sports enthusiasts worldwide checked their social media whilst watching soccer matches. However this has been shown to vary from country to country, with 90 percent of soccer fans in China checking their social media whilst watching a match, compared to only 43 percent of fans in Japan.
Share of soccer fans who check social media while watching a match worldwide as of February 2022, by country
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Nielsen. (July 31, 2022). Share of soccer fans who check social media while watching a match worldwide as of February 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331012/social-media-soccer-fans/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen. "Share of soccer fans who check social media while watching a match worldwide as of February 2022, by country." Chart. July 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331012/social-media-soccer-fans/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Nielsen. (2022). Share of soccer fans who check social media while watching a match worldwide as of February 2022, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331012/social-media-soccer-fans/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Share of soccer fans who check social media while watching a match worldwide as of February 2022, by country [Graph], Nielsen, July 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331012/social-media-soccer-fans/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed