Who's Watching Sports Online?
A deeper look at the demographics of sports watchers, their online destinations, advertisers, impressions and ad types.
Top 10 Online Sports DestinationsWeek ending September 23, 2007 US, Home and Work | ||
Brand or Channel | Unique Audience (000) | Active Reach (%) |
Yahoo! Sports | 11,912 | 8.84 |
ESPN | 9,031 | 6.7 |
FOX Sports on MSN | 6,881 | 5.11 |
CBSSports/CSTV Network | 6,155 | 4.57 |
NFL Internet Network | 6,091 | 4.52 |
MLB.com | 5,549 | 4.12 |
eBay Sports | 3,421 | 2.54 |
AOL Sports | 2,846 | 2.11 |
SI.com | 2,841 | 2.11 |
Turner Sports New Media | 2,229 | 1.65 |
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings NetView |
Demographic Data for Sports Category Month of August 2007 US, Home and Work | |||
Category | Target | Unique Audience (000) | Audience Composition (%) |
Total |
| 70,645 | 100 |
Male |
| 41,099 | 58.18 |
Female |
| 29,546 | 41.82 |
Age | 2 - 11 | 2,336 | 3.31 |
| 12 - 17 | 5,597 | 7.92 |
| 18 - 24 | 3,760 | 5.32 |
| 25 - 34 | 9,932 | 14.06 |
| 35 - 49 | 25,422 | 35.98 |
| 45+ | 32,205 | 45.59 |
| 55+ | 14,915 | 21.11 |
| 65+ | 5,509 | 7.8 |
HH Income | $ 0 - 24999 | 3,603 | 5.1 |
| $ 25000 - 49999 | 12,916 | 18.28 |
| $ 50000 - 74999 | 17,865 | 25.29 |
| $ 75000 - 99999 | 15,018 | 21.26 |
| $ 100000 - 149999 | 12,376 | 17.52 |
| $ 150000+ | 7,408 | 10.49 |
| No Response | 1,458 | 2.06 |
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings NetView |
Data on the Entertainment Sports Leagues & TeamsWeek ending September 23, 2007 US, Home and Work
Top 20 Advertisers | ||
| Impressions (000) | Share of all Impressions |
NBA | 4,148 | 12.3% |
Fairfield University | 2,521 | 7.4% |
Nascar | 2,244 | 6.6% |
USA Football, Inc. | 2,124 | 6.3% |
PGA TOUR, Inc. | 1,361 | 4.0% |
Zuffa | 1,334 | 3.9% |
FedEx Corporation | 1,186 | 3.5% |
Major League Baseball | 1,175 | 3.5% |
Echostar Communications Corporation | 1,159 | 3.4% |
National Underclassmen Combine | 923 | 2.7% |
Breeders' Cup Ltd. | 837 | 2.5% |
Cablevision Systems Corporation | 825 | 2.4% |
Atlanta Motor Speedway | 778 | 2.3% |
UEFA | 715 | 2.1% |
Rugby World Cup Limited | 700 | 2.1% |
Iowa Hawkeyes | 687 | 2.0% |
Baltimore Ravens | 559 | 1.7% |
New Orleans Saints | 547 | 1.6% |
Miami Dolphins Official Homepage | 527 | 1.6% |
Charlotte 49ers | 418 | 1.2% |
Total | 33,846 |
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Source: Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance |
Top Ad Sizes | |||
| Dimensions | Impressions (000) | Share of all Impressions |
Leaderboard | (728x90) | 11,691 | 34.5% |
Medium Rectangle | (300x250) | 6,043 | 17.9% |
Wide Skyscraper | (160x600) | 5,565 | 16.4% |
Full Banner | (468x60) | 4,647 | 13.7% |
Button #1 | (120x90) | 1,806 | 5.3% |
Non-Standard Dimension |
| 1,256 | 3.7% |
Button #2 | (120x60) | 879 | 2.6% |
Half Banner | (234x60) | 516 | 1.5% |
Vertical Banner | (120x240) | 495 | 1.5% |
Square Button | (125x125) | 330 | 1.0% |
Skyscraper | (120x600) | 167 | 0.5% |
Micro Bar | (88x31) | 149 | 0.4% |
Rectangle | (180x150) | 138 | 0.4% |
Square | (250x250) | 90 | 0.3% |
Large Rectangle | (336x280) | 67 | 0.2% |
Vertical Rectangle | (240x400) | 15 | 0.0% |
Total |
| 33,854 | 100.0% |
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance |
Ad Delivery Types | ||
| Impressions (000) | Share of all Impressions |
In-Page | 33,564 | 99.1% |
Expanding | 202 | 0.6% |
Transitional | 37 | 0.1% |
Pop-Up | 28 | 0.1% |
Over-Page | 21 | 0.1% |
Total | 33,852 | 100.0% |
Source: Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance |
Note: Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance reporting data reflects advertising activity served on pages accessible via the World Wide Web and not within AOL's proprietary service.