According to a
recent report, Chicago easily has the most faithful fans on social media when compared to New York and L.A. When the votes are broken down per team, you might be surprised to find out who Chicago's 'top team' really is.
How The Data Was Compiled
DNAinfo Chicago compiled a report based off Facebook's Ad Manager which allows certain pages to be broken down by geographical location and popularity. When measuring Chicago's loyalty to each of the five major teams, it was revealed that 39% of Chicagoans like a page associated with one of the teams. This compares to 25% in New York, even though they are considered to have eight major teams.
"In New York or L.A., the celebrities are the Hollywood-type actors, " said Grant DePorter, CEO of the Harry Caray Restaurant Group, which runs theChicago Sports Museum. "In Chicago, the real celebrities are the athletes."
The Top Five Teams In Chicago
Here is how the data broke down. Percentages are based on the number of Chicago residents that like a page associated with the specific team.
Facebook LIKES: 1, 575, 253
Twitter Followers: 227, 000
https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/524277122417033216
Facebook LIKES: 2, 308, 377
Twitter Followers: 397, 000
https://twitter.com/foofighters/status/524324152807665664
Facebook LIKES: 2, 453, 239
Twitter Followers: 660, 000
https://twitter.com/NHLBlackhawks/status/523851221942431744
Facebook LIKES: 4, 034, 425
Twitter Followers: 571, 000
https://twitter.com/ChicagoBears/status/524309195500163077
Facebook LIKES: 16, 429, 143
Twitter Followers: 1.75M
The Bulls are almost four-times bigger than any other team on social media in Chicago. It was reported that the first day they started a SnapChat account they got 35, 000 followers in the first two days. The Bulls clearly dominate social media for Chicago Sports.
https://twitter.com/chicagobulls/status/524551327376879616
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