While 21 million people took to Facebook for the Oscars and 65 million people did for the Super Bowl, 37 million people generated more than 115 million Facebook interactions for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. These are global numbers and are measured from the start of the day of the event through 30 minutes following its completion.
17 million people specifically mentioned Floyd Mayweather – twice as many as those mentioning Manny Pacquiao (8 million people).
Below, more stats via Facebook:
The top 10 countries and territories engaged in the social conversation about the fight were:
1. Puerto Rico
2. Philippines
3. United States
4. Nigeria
5. New Zealand
6. Mexico
7. Australia
8. Cambodia
9. Panama
10. Ireland
The top 5 demos talking about the fight were:
o Women 25-34
o Women 35-44
o Women 18-24
o Men 25-34
o Men 18-24