WWE a digital media juggernaut
Just how strong is WWE when it comes to digital and social media?
Strong enough to be record breaking.
WWE’s record-breaking digital results includes:
· WWE is the most viewed sports channel on YouTube. More than the NBA, Dude Perfect, Whistle Sports, and the NFL.
· WWE has 20-million subscribers on YouTube. More than the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Buzzfeed and the NBA.
· A record 20-plus billion views across digital and social platforms in 2017.
· WWE trends on Twitter 52 weeks a year.
· Raw is the No.2 series overall for 2017 for total Twitter Interactions (new/live) *Nielsen. More than Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.
· UpUpDownDown (WWE’s YouTube gaming channel featuring gamer Xavier Woods of New Day) has 1.3-million subscribers on YouTube. More subscribers than the MLB or NHL on YT.
· John Cena is the most liked active U.S. athlete on Facebook with more than 45-million likes.
· More than 850-million social media followers.
· WWE is the No.2 most viewed YouTube channel of all time. More than Taylor Swift, Buzzfeed, The Ellen Show.
· WWE has 14-million Instagram followers. More than NFL, MLB, UFC, NHL, and NASCAR.
- WWE Events in January
WWE Mixed Match Challenge, streaming live Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/ 9 p.m. CT on Facebook Watch.
WWE Monday Night Raw, celebrating its 25th anniversary, is 8 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. CT Jan. 22 live on USA Network from Barclays Center in Brooklyn and the Manhattan Center in New York City.
For Raw 25 information, click:
http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2018-01-22
NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia is 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT Saturday, Jan. 27 live on WWE Network from the Wells Fargo Center. Pre-show at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT, featuring the presentation of the NXT Year-End Awards.
For NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia information, click:
http://www.wwe.com/ww-nxt-takeover-philly
The WWE Royal Rumble is 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT Sunday, Jan. 28 live on the WWE Network and pay-per-view from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
For Royal Rumble information, click:
http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble
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This story was originally published January 19, 2018 at 2:58 AM with the headline "WWE a digital media juggernaut."