Viral sports marketing: Press loop

Top 10 by Spread Score

1. 1PhelpsFace · 2016An Olympic scowl became an Intel ad and ranked No. 6 in Google's US trending-meme list.63
2. 2Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson · Netflix / Most Valuable Promotions, 2024Netflix reported 65 million peak concurrent streams for Paul vs. Tyson.61
3. 3Alysa Liu’s Stateside Olympic gala routine · Alysa Liu, 2026Liu’s Olympic gala routine became a Fortnite emote priced at 500 V-Bucks.57
4. 4Gritty · Philadelphia Flyers, 2018The Flyers reported more than 87 million Twitter impressions for Gritty’s first month.56
5. 5Raygun at the Paris Olympics · 2024A Tonight Show parody of Olympic breaker Raygun passed 14 million views on X.56
6. 6Chicago Cubs win the 2016 World Series · Chicago Cubs / Major League Baseball, 2016The Cubs ended a 108-year title drought as fans shared reactions and filled the streets.55
7. 7Messi joins Inter Miami · Inter Miami CF / Lionel Messi, 2023Inter Miami’s four Messi announcement posts drew 54.8 million views, Blinkfire reported.55
8. 8Alex Morgan’s tea-sipping celebration · Alex Morgan, 2019Meltwater reported over 210,000 social mentions for a World Cup tea-sipping celebration.54
9. 9Ilona Maher's Paris breakout · Ilona Maher, 2024Rugby player Ilona Maher reached 2.1 million Instagram followers after Olympic bronze.54
10. 10Yusuf Dikeç shooting meme · Yusuf Dikeç (athlete; public remixes have no single owner), 2024After a team silver, Yusuf Dikeç’s shooting pose drew 219.5M views in one X repost.54