We analyzed 1.4k pieces of influencer content sponsored by Liquid Death over the last 12 months.
This report breaks down where & how Liquid Death invests in influencer marketing, which social platforms they prioritize, top geographical markets, and more.
The data in this report comes from Modash's Brand Collaborations API.
P.S. for a simple list of influencers who have collaborated with Liquid Death, see here: Liquid Death influencers.
Liquid Death's influencer campaigns are active year-round with notable month-to-month fluctuation. The chart below shows month-by-month data for total sponsored posts tracked.
Number of sponsored posts
Liquid Death's influencer activity appears to have tapered over the year, from 207 posts in January down to 45 in December. June was the busiest month at 222 posts, 87% above the monthly average.
In our dataset (which only includes Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok), this is how the volume of Liquid Death's sponsored influencer collaborations break down by social platform:
Share of sponsored content by social network
TikTok influencer marketing is a clear focus for Liquid Death.
Here are 3 examples of Liquid Death's recent sponsored collaborations (one each for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube).
Influencer bio
The best of beauty for every 👀👄🤩 ✨e.l.f. Clean. Vegan. Cruelty-free. Fair Trade Certified. @elfskincare = our skincare BFF
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Influencer bio
Voice over content: @Trashygasstationlady 📧: Vanessa@trashygasstationlady.com
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Influencer bio
The voice of the people. People over Profit, Party, or Politics.
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If you break this down further by content type on TikTok, this is what it looks like:
💡 Related resource: How To Find TikTok Influencers.
For their top social platform (TikTok), here is a breakdown of the type of influencers Liquid Death are collaborating with, by audience size.
Note: this breakdown is based on each influencer's average views (not follower/subscriber count), because views typically correlate more closely with influencer pricing and impact.
Based on each influencer's average views per post
Liquid Death's creator selection appears relatively diversified across size tiers, with no single segment dominating. This suggests a balanced approach to influencer partnerships, spreading investment across different audience sizes.
Here is an example of a sponsored collaboration with a larger-audience creator on TikTok (1.2M avg views/post):
Influencer bio
Vegan Athlete 🌱 Foodie🍔 YT:mattwgrant IG: mattwgrant 📧matthewgrant682@gmail.com
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And here is another example with a smaller creator on TikTok (9.3k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
Kyle's Test Kitchen coffee connoisseur and what not 🤠 coffee | food | real estate | lifestyle 📩: kylestestkitchen@gmail.com
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Out of 821 unique influencers in our dataset, 8 of them (1%) posted content for Liquid Death in 3 or more separate calendar months. The most consistent partner is @Tim_Black, who has collaborated across 11 months with 177 total posts. @Tim_Black alone accounts for 12% of all tracked sponsored content.
Here are 3 examples of Liquid Death's repeat influencer partnerships, with links to the sponsored content.
💡 Related resource: Long-Term Influencer Partnerships: Pros, Cons & How The Pros Manage Them.
In our dataset, United States is where Liquid Death had the most influencer activity. 73.7% of their live influencer content in the last 12 months was posted by American influencers.
Based on the percentage of influencer content per market, other important markets include:
Here is another example of Liquid Death collaborating with an influencer in United States.
Liquid Death competes for beverage mindshare with OLIPOP and Poppi among health- and culture-conscious consumers. All three brands rely on high-shareability creator content and strong brand voice to drive trial and repeat purchase.
Total sponsored posts tracked (last 12 months)
Poppi leads with 9.7k sponsored posts, significantly outpacing OLIPOP (6k posts) and Liquid Death (1.4k posts). Across all three brands, the average volume is 5.7k posts, indicating mature, scaled influencer programs. OLIPOP and Poppi have multiple times more total posts than Liquid Death.
Sponsored posts by platform
Among these brands, Poppi leads on Instagram and TikTok and OLIPOP leads on YouTube. The gap is most notable on TikTok, with Poppi at 6.8k, OLIPOP at 2.7k, Liquid Death at 693 posts. Poppi's activity is particularly concentrated on TikTok. On TikTok, Poppi has multiple times more posts than Liquid Death and OLIPOP.
Estimated sponsored posts in Liquid Death's top markets
Poppi has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United States (7.6k posts, 78.2%), Canada (572 posts, 5.9%), United Kingdom (378 posts, 3.9%), suggesting a North America focus, while Liquid Death leads in Brazil with 58 posts (4%). Looking at United States specifically, the split is Poppi at 7.6k posts (78.2%), OLIPOP at 4.9k posts (82.8%), Liquid Death at 1.1k posts (73.7%).
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