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Updated: 26 October 2020

How Rory McIlroy’s Instagram reveals the global power of his brand

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How Rory McIlroy’s Instagram reveals the global power of his brand

5 min. read

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Rory McIlroy updated his bio on Instagram last week to include “Grand Slam winner”. The number of his followers on the social media platform soared from 3 million on Sunday to 3.4 million within a few days.

Trevor Twamley, CEO of the sports marketing platform Sport Endorse, has done an analysis of Rory’s Insta followers.

“33% of his followers are in America, 11% in the UK and 5% in France,” notes Twamley, underlining McIlroy’s diverse appeal.

Full analysis available on the Irish Independent: Analysis of Rory McIlroy’s online followers shows exactly where golfer’s commercial appeal lies

In a second feature with the Irish Independent, Trevor Twamley of Sport Endorse breaks down the data behind Rory McIlroy’s surging Instagram following. After adding 400k followers in just a few days, McIlroy’s audience is now an even more powerful tool for global brand impact.