Of course, the first ten publishers can only show us so much, which is why we’re going to see what the top 100 creators and brands have been up to last month across their top Facebook videos. The best 30-day average (V30) from the top ten was 5.7 million, and the highest V30 of all 100 publishers hit 39.3 million. Top Facebook Publishers September 2018 “The times they are a changin’” across the top ten publishers on Facebook. LADbible has officially acquired long-time competitor Unilad, and fellow viral entertainment brand Viral TRND, a Brave Bison property, has claimed the #1 spot on September’s leaderboard thanks to more than 1.4 billion views! The media giant also saw its Daily Viral Stories vertical claim #25 with more than 348 million views and a rank increase of 16 positions. Despite not claiming some of the most-watched content of the month, Brave Bison clearly isn’t suffering; in fact, the media property’s verticalization strategy and addictive video content continue to bring in enough viewers to make it one of the biggest leaders in viral entertainment on Facebook. Recently, 5-Minute Crafts has been killing it on social video, like on YouTube where it claimed 60% of all DIY and home content in Q2 on that platform. The titular 5-Minute Crafts Facebook account landed at #3 last month thanks to an increase of five positions and more than 1.1 billion total views across its top Facebook videos. Additionally, the 5-Minute Crafts sub-properties 5-Minute Crafts KIDS and 5-Minute Crafts GIRLY saw themselves land on September’s leaderboard with rank increases of +59 and +52 to hit #38 and #40, respectively. Here are some of the other broadcasters who improved their rankings for September’s leaderboard: Kenh14.vn (Vietnam) at #11 with a +5 position increase CBS News (U.S.) at #67 with a +74 position increase Cheddar (U.S.) at #68 with a +64 position increase ABS-CBN (Philippines) at #77 with a +152 position increase Vijay Television (India) at #94 with a +2 position increase The stats from these publishers show audiences around the world are starting to show interest in Facebook as a platform for news and entertainment selections from their favorite broadcasters.
Now that autumn (i.e. pumpkin spice latte season) is in full swing, it’s time we dive into the top most-watched Facebook publishers from September! The leading ten publishers generated just over 9.7 billion total views, about 400 million more views than in August. Of course, the first ten publishers can only show us so much, which is why we’re going to see what the top 100 creators and brands have been up to last month across their top Facebook videos. Here’s some of what we discovered:
- Four publishers claimed at least 1 billion views each.
- The highest average 30-day engagement rate (ER30) of the top ten publishers hit 1.3x, while the highest ER30 of the top 100 publishers landed at 2.9x, almost 3 times the average engagement rate.
- The best 30-day average (V30) from the top ten was 5.7 million, and the highest V30 of all 100 publishers hit 39.3 million.
- Out of all 100 publishers, 13 of them increased rankings by at least 100 positions each, with the phenomenal position change of 1658 spots being the highest of all!
Top Facebook Publishers September 2018
“The times they are a changin’” across the top ten publishers on Facebook. LADbible has officially acquired long-time competitor Unilad, and fellow viral entertainment brand Viral TRND, a Brave Bison property, has claimed the #1 spot on September’s leaderboard thanks to more than 1.4 billion views! Brave Bison also saw another of its brands land at #4; in general, this UK-based parent property saw its Facebook accounts succeed exceptionally well last month, which we’ll talk about next, along with a couple of the other most interesting trends from the top 100 Facebook publishers in September.
Brave Bison Charges Ahead as Viral Entertainment Leader
It’s no news that viral entertainment is a hit on Facebook, but what is news is when a particular publisher starts to make leaps and bounds in that genre, eventually getting to the point that it’s one of the most prominent publishers on the platform. This is exactly what many of Brave Bison’s properties have been doing over the last few months, and September saw those efforts come to full fruition for the media giant.
For starters, as previously noted, Viral TRND overtook several long-time viral entertainment competitors to place first on September’s leaderboard, which is a huge accomplishment when you think about just how many views and video content is in play to claim that honor! In addition to Viral TRND’s top position, its Blunt Community vertical, which focuses on positive and encouraging entertainment, landed at #4 thanks to just over 1 billion total views. Brave Bison’s presence on September’s leaderboard doesn’t stop there. The media giant also saw its Daily Viral Stories vertical claim #25 with more than 348 million…
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