Just in time for the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, an investigation has now been carried out into which players are also particularly influential in social media by Nielsen.
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The most influential players made it to the top 10, and some of them will surprise you!
Top 10 footballers with most influence on social media
10. Samantha Kerr
A player on the host team, made it into the top 10. The exceptional player of the Australian national team has got 1.2 million followers.
9. Sakina Karchaoui
Just ahead of her is Frenchwoman Sakina Karchaoui. She has far fewer followers, but the market value of her postings was rated higher - a loyal community, it seems.
8. Alessia Russo
British footballer Alessia Russo makes it to the 8th position with 457K followers.
7. Jule Brand
She has made it to 7th place thanks to her loyal fans (just under 200k), as they interact particularly diligently with the 20-year-old's content.
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Most influential footballers do not have highest followeres
Just because you have the highest followers, does not necessarily mean that you are the most influential, and that's the case with the next two players.
6. Megan Rapinoe
5. Marta
Martha, plays for Brazil, and Megan Rapinoe, plays for the US. Although both are followed by over 2 million people each, their media (advertising) influence is quite low, as the ranking from the Nielsen Market Research Institute suggests.
4. Jordyn Huitema
Canadian player Jordyn Huitema has 1.6M followers on Instagram. With an audience reachability of 78%, she is certainly one of the most influential players in the World Cup.
3. Alex Morgan
Well-known American player Alex Morgan has made it far to the front. She takes the third place in the research, just under the footballer Alexia Putellas
2. Alexia Putellas
The footballer is playing for Spain and has 2.8 million followers.
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1: Alisha Lehmann is far ahead of the others
Unbeaten in all areas and thus the most influential player of the tournament is the Swiss Alisha Lehmann. With over 13.4 million fans and an average media value of over $307,000 per post, she is a real superstar on the net.
Her national coach Inka Grings, a former DFB player, doesn't seem to have a problem with that, as long as the performance on the pitch is right.
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This article has been translated from Oh!MyMag DE.
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Nielsen: FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 - the important hub
