There are many types of social media platforms to choose from these days, and despite personal preferences for daily use, some are better than others when it comes to having access to the most current news on your favorite games. From player updates to last-minute line-up changes, these are the best platforms for engineers to follow your favorite sports on in 2022.
Twitter has nearly 400 million users globally, with around 200 million daily active users. There are many sports insight Twitter accounts that follow pretty much every sport you can think of, from all the teams in the NBA to cricket, soccer, and football. Twitter is also an opinion-based platform, so there will be insights into your followed sport, not only from the fans but from the athletes and coaches themselves. Prominent sporting brands such as NBA, Real Madrid CF, ESPN, and SportsCenter also have accounts, so there is no shortage of information you can get on your particular sport and team or player.
Facebook Live
Facebook Live has millions of videos, and users have the option to live stream or view archived videos about almost anything they can think of. No matter what sport you follow, you will find a world of insights and information available on this platform from a range of viewpoints. Horse racing is a popular sport to follow, and with the W.S Cox Plate 2022 coming up in October, for example, you can find all sorts of up-to-the-minute insights pertaining to the race, including who is racing or projected to race and who are the favorites. This sort of information is available for almost every horse race around the world, and this goes for all sports. Basketball and football websites are always uploading new information about current games to Facebook Live, so it is a great app to use to keep up with the most recent developments.
Instagram is similar to Twitter in that it is used constantly by millions of people, and sports insights can be obtained from the athletes themselves through the use of text posts, photos, and videos. Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo is the most followed athlete on Instagram, with over 475 million followers, so his insights into the game, training, and fitness reach many people. Indian cricketer Virat Kohli is the most followed Asian sports star on Instagram, with 211 million followers. The difference between Instagram and Twitter, though, is that Instagram has a word limit of 2,200 characters, while Twitter only has 140 characters.
TikTok
TikTok is now one of the most used social media platforms in the world, with over 1 billion active users as of 2022. Sports teams all over the world have seen the importance of this app, with most major sports on the platform having various accounts. This app plays short videos ranging from 15 seconds to 10 minutes and has seen an explosion of growth since 2018, when it became available worldwide. The app is easy to use, and users can find up-to-date information on the latest sporting events for pretty much any sport. The site is mainly used by young people aged 18-24, who make up 41% of total users. Sporting corporations know this and want to get their sports and products out to the younger demographic, so much information is uploaded to keep people on top of the latest sporting events and news.
