EIHL social media among Europe's fastest-growing
Photo: David Williams
The Elite Ice Hockey League's social media channels were among the fastest-growing across Europe in the 2019/20 season.
We logged the followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter in August 2019 for eight leagues to see how our channels performed over the season. The seven other leagues were: SHL, Liiga, Czech Extraliga, DEL, EBEL, Ligue Magnus, and the Champions Hockey League.
On Facebook, the EIHL was Europe's top increase for followers- going up by 10.21% from August to March!
| League | Start | Finish | +/- | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIHL | 27,566 | 30,381 | 2,815 | 10.21% |
| CHL | 91,102 | 98,725 | 7,623 | 8.37% |
| EBEL | 26,595 | 28,620 | 2,025 | 7.61% |
| TELH | 40,706 | 42,571 | 1,865 | 4.58% |
| France | 22,715 | 23,503 | 788 | 3.47% |
| DEL | 141,101 | 144,208 | 3,107 | 2.20% |
| SHL | 93,565 | 95,482 | 1,917 | 2.05% |
| Liiga | 103,369 | 103,863 | 494 | 0.48% |
Twitter growth of 9.18% put the EIHL as #4 overall in Europe across this past season, increasing the number of followers by 3,800 over the seven months of the season which was the biggest net increase from any of the eight leagues.
| League | Start | Finish | +/- | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEL | 5,400 | 7,798 | 2,398 | 44.41% |
| TELH | 12,000 | 13,500 | 1,500 | 12.50% |
| France | 9,200 | 10,100 | 900 | 9.78% |
| EIHL | 41,400 | 45,200 | 3,800 | 9.18% |
| CHL | 29,100 | 31,700 | 2,600 | 8.93% |
| SHL | 52,400 | 55,600 | 3,200 | 6.11% |
| Ebel | 6,400 | 6,790 | 390 | 6.09% |
| Liiga | 145,200 | 147,800 | 2,600 | 1.79% |
Growth on Instagram finished the season at 31.71%, the fifth-highest across the leagues.
| League | Start | Finish | +/- | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHL | 51,100 | 72,900 | 21,800 | 42.66% |
| CHL | 34,200 | 46,200 | 12,000 | 35.09% |
| France | 5,600 | 7,556 | 1,956 | 34.93% |
| EBEL | 10,700 | 14,300 | 3,600 | 33.64% |
| EIHL | 16,400 | 21,600 | 5,200 | 31.71% |
| TEHL | 38,700 | 47,900 | 9,200 | 23.77% |
| DEL | 64,400 | 78,400 | 14,000 | 21.74% |
| Liiga | 78,100 | 87,200 | 9,100 | 11.65% |
