Based on a recent ranking, Skechers was the highest-ranking footwear and apparel brand based on net online buzz. The athletic footwear brand had a net 2019 buzz score of 14.4 index points. Second-ranked Adidas had a net buzz score of 13 points. The scores are based on the YouGov BrandIndex, where respondents were asked if they had heard anything positive or negative about the brand in the preceding two weeks, and calculated by subtracting the share of negative responses from the share of positive responses for each brand.
Most popular apparel and footwear brands based on social media buzz in the United States in 2019
(index score)
The 1,750 brands in YouGov BrandIndex were ranked using the Buzz score which asks respondents, “If you've heard anything about the brand in the last two weeks, through advertising, news or word of mouth, was it positive or negative?” Scores are net scores, calculated by subtracting the percentage of negative responses from the percentage of positive responses for each brand.
The Buzz Rankings chart shows the brands with the highest average Buzz scores between January 1st and December 31st, 2019. The Buzz Improvers chart ranks the brands with the highest increase in Buzz comparing scores in years 2018 and 2019, to be included in the Buzz Improvers list, the variance must be positive. Scores are representative of the general population.
All Buzz scores listed have been rounded to a single decimal place; however, we have used additional precision to assign ranks.
All brands must be tracked for at least 6 months to be included in the rankings, and must have been tracked for at least 6 months in the prior year’s period (as well as being currently tracked) to appear in the movers tables.
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YouGov. (December 31, 2019). Most popular apparel and footwear brands based on social media buzz in the United States in 2019 (index score) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099480/apparel-footwear-brands-social-buzz-us/
YouGov. "Most popular apparel and footwear brands based on social media buzz in the United States in 2019 (index score)." Chart. December 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099480/apparel-footwear-brands-social-buzz-us/
YouGov. (2019). Most popular apparel and footwear brands based on social media buzz in the United States in 2019 (index score). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099480/apparel-footwear-brands-social-buzz-us/
YouGov. "Most Popular Apparel and Footwear Brands Based on Social Media Buzz in The United States in 2019 (Index Score)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099480/apparel-footwear-brands-social-buzz-us/
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