This article was published on May 17, 2011
1 million Facebook fans brings in an average of 826 likes and 309 comments per post
May 17, 2011 - 3:58 am
Francis Tan
Francis Tan is the Asia editor of TNW, who is based in the Philippines. He is particularly interested in Asian Internet startups, social me (show all) Francis Tan is the Asia editor of TNW, who is based in the Philippines. He is particularly interested in Asian Internet startups, social media and e-commerce. Get in touch with him via Twitter @francistan or Email [email protected].
Social media brand monitoring platform, Simplify360, explored the relationship between the number of Facebook fans and engagement level to reveal that on an average, each new post generates 826 likes and 309 comments.
The research firm took 50 Facebook fan pages with a random mix of brands from all over the world from consumer brands, to sports teams, to celebrities.
The research defines Liking Rate and Commenting Rate as the average 'likes' and 'comments' a post would generate if the number of fans for the page is normalized to one million. Only posts by the page admin are considered for the study.
Published May 17, 2011 - 3:58 am UTC
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