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ICC Men's World Cup: Digital content had 3.5 million views

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Press Trust of India Dubai
Last Updated : Aug 07 2019 | 2:50 PM IST

The ICC in Wednesday released the digital content numbers with various platforms delivering cumulative 3.5 billion views with a further 1 billion from digital clips licensees making it one of the most watched global sporting event.

The event also saw record numbers on Twitter and Instagram with a number of videos reaching more than 3 million views.

The official ICC YouTube channel saw 2.3 billion minutes of tournament content viewed. Whilst on facebook, there were over 1.2 billion minutes of content watched, over 10 billion impressions and over 68 million engagements.

ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney said:"The growth in consumption along with these record-breaking numbers demonstrate the power of cricket to bring together an enormous global audience as well as the increasing appetite of fans to engage with more than just match day content."
"The ICC's focus on fan engagement, both in terms of deepening existing fan interaction with the sport and bringing new fans to the game has been driven by data and analytics."

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First Published: Aug 07 2019 | 2:50 PM IST

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