Rio 2016: 1.5 Billion Facebook Interactions; 916 Million on Instagram

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games spurred 1.5 billion interactions from 277 million unique users on Facebook and 916 million interactions from 131 million Instagram users from Aug. 5 through 21.

The 2016 Summer Olympic Games spurred 1.5 billion interactions from 277 million unique users on Facebook and 916 million interactions from 131 million Instagram users from Aug. 5 through 21.


Facebook said in an email to SocialTimes that the five posts that tallied the most likes, comments and shares during Rio 2016 were:

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo congratulates Usain Bolt (below).
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