Tokyo Olympics: ‘Golden Boy’ Neeraj Chopra takes social media by storm, becomes overnight Instagram fame- India’s Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra became an overnight sensation on social media after his breakthrough at Tokyo Olympics. As per latest data received by inisdesport.co. Track and Field participant Neeraj became the most mentioned athlete on Instagram. He overtook Simeone Biles to claim the top. Besides this, he also gained 1.9 million new followers on Instagram. The 23-year-old also claimed the second spot on Facebook.
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Tokyo Olympics: ‘Golden Boy’ Neeraj Chopra takes social media by storm, becomes overnight Instagram fame
#Olympics2020 #tokyo2020 got over all too soon ! Some interesting trends on FB/IG over the course of the games:
On Facebook, most mentioned sports :
1.Track and Field
2.Gymnastics
3.Rowing
4.Boxing
5.Swimming
On Facebook, most mentioned athletes :
1.Simone Biles
2.Neeraj Chopra
3.Hidilyn Diaz
4.Suni Lee
5.Tom Daley
On Facebook, loudest countries engaging about the Olympics :
1.India
2.United States
3.Brazil
4.Philippines
5.Mexico
On Instagram, most mentioned athletes :
1.Neeraj Chopra (Track and Field, India) / @neeraj____chopra
2.Simone Biles (Gymnastics, USA) / @simonebiles
3.Rayssa Leal (Skateboarding, Brazil) / @rayssalealsk8
4.Greysia Polii (Badminton, Indonesia) / @greyspolii
5.Apriyani Rahayu (Badminton, Indonesia) / @r.apriyanig
Athletes who gained the most Instagram followers :
1.Rayssa Leal (Skateboarding, Brazil) – 5.8 million (+667% increase)
2.Neeraj Chopra (Track and Field, India) – 2.6 million (+1.9m% increase)
3.Simone Biles (Gymnastics, USA) – 2.3 million (+53% increase)
4.Rebeca Andrade (Gymnastics, Brazil) – 2.1 million (+868% increase)
5. Italo Ferreira (Surfing, Brazil) – 1.8 million (+175% increase)
Tokyo Olympics: ‘Golden Boy’ Neeraj Chopra takes social media by storm, becomes overnight Instagram fame
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