{"id":85162,"date":"2025-08-21T14:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/85162\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T14:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T14:41:07","slug":"record-engagement-and-digital-growth-at-fiba-u19-womens-basketball-world-cup-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/85162\/","title":{"rendered":"Record engagement and digital growth at FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRNO (Czechia) – The FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup 2025<\/a> in Brno, Czechia proved to be a memorable and captivating event as fans engaged in higher numbers than ever before to continue fueling the rapidly growing popularity of the sport globally.<\/p>\n

A number of new highs for engagement were set across FIBA digital platforms as USA were crowned champions of an action-packed event for an 11th time – led by TISSOT Most Valuable Player, Saniyah Hall. <\/p>\n

The flagship competition delivered some highly impressive engagement numbers spanning the entire social media spectrum, with various website metrics also reaching all-time high levels. <\/p>\n

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The multi-layered coverage and choice of platforms brought fans closer to the action, as they showed a growing appetite to see the best young ballers in the world showcasing their talent on the biggest youth stage.<\/p>\n

– Across FIBA’s social media platforms, there were 3.9 million engagements and this represented a phenomenal increase of 105 percent on the 1.9 million achieved at the 2023 edition. <\/p>\n

– There was also an outstanding acceleration in the number of video views, which experienced a significant rise from 22 million in 2023, to 35 million at this year’s showpiece event. <\/p>\n

– The eye-catching numbers for both engagements and video views were driven primarily by a strong performance on Next Gen Hoops Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> channels.<\/p>\n

– Interestingly, it was the Next Gen Hoops Facebook that experienced the biggest social growth by channel, enjoying an overall uplift of 185 percent.<\/p>\n

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– Fans also flocked to the official tournament website, with page views soaring by 26 percent to 2.5 million compared to the 2023 edition.<\/p>\n

– User also opted to spend more time than ever on the website, with the average for this metric increasing by 19 percent to almost 7 minutes. <\/p>\n

Read more about the records set for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 in Lausanne<\/p>\n

\"\"Record-breaking fan engagement for the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025<\/p>\n

The success of the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup follows on from the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025<\/a>, which was the most followed FIBA youth event in history.<\/p>\n

Both tournaments have served to maintain basketball’s unprecedented global growth as FIBA continues to offer audiences innovative and exciting new ways to consume content and engage with the sport.<\/p>\n

FIBA<\/p>\n