It appears that the Triple Crown of Surfing, more directly, the Pipeline Masters, has been the most viewed online contest to date, an approx. 27% growth on previous highs, according to ratings calculated via online data analysis using Alexa.
A world title on the line, massive swells throughout the series of events, and an ever growing world wide audience has spiked at an all time high. Exact numbers are still not a widely publicized thing, but these charts look positive.
THE NEXT BEST THING….
They say winning the Triple Crown is the next best thing from winning the World Title, well the numbers would agree. Online interest in not only the WCT Pipeline Masters was of significant notice, but the WQS events at Haliewa and Sunset brought a significant girth to the chart above compared to other top ranking events.
JOINING THE DOTS
So word is there will be a new common domain / platform / website in which we view online surfing next year. What will it look like? And how can they join the dots with these peaks in traffic? …To maintain this audience between the topline events, and a casual browsing audiences, who are online every day. Less than 3 months now until the Quiksilver Pro kicks off, I wonder who has been commissioned to develop such a project?
Can’t wait to see it.
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