After a cracking 2014 #MelbourneCup race, Twitter Australia has crunched the numbers which show that today’s event really was the race that stops a nation – before a huge roar of the crowd.
The below graph shows a sharp spike occurred at 15:09pm when Protectionist stole the glory and won the #MelbourneCup for 2014.
Tweet Per Minute Peak
3.09pm – Protectionist wins Melbourne Cup
2013 v. 2014:
When the race kicked off, there was a 66% increase in tweets compared to last year, while the Tweet per Minute (TPM) peak at 3.09pm when Protectionist took out first place showed a rise of 64% compared to 2013.
In addition, the most mentioned horses of the day were:
- Protectionist
- Red Cadeaux
- Admire Rakti
Most mentioned hashtags today
- #MelbourneCup
- #HorseRacing
- #MelbCup
The race also saw the event-related hashtags trend beyond our shores:
- Trended in 3 country/s: Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom
- Number #1 trend: Australia, Darwin, Melbourne, New Zealand, Sydney
- Trended in 11 citys: Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Darwin, Hull, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Portsmouth, Stoke-on-Trent, Sydney
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