We analyzed 4.4k pieces of influencer content sponsored by Sports Research over the last 12 months.
This report breaks down where & how Sports Research 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 Sports Research, see here: Sports Research influencers.
Sports Research'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
Sports Research's influencer posting pattern appears irregular, with notable fluctuations month to month. January saw the highest output at 528 posts (46% above the 362 monthly average), while April was the quietest at 174 posts.
In our dataset (which only includes Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok), this is how the volume of Sports Research's sponsored influencer collaborations break down by social platform:
Share of sponsored content by social network
TikTok influencer marketing is a clear focus for Sports Research.
Here are 2 examples of Sports Research's recent sponsored collaborations (one each for Instagram, TikTok).
Influencer bio
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Influencer bio
Sharing my favorite ttshop finds 🛍️ 💖
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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 Sports Research 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
With 83.6% of partnerships featuring creators averaging <1K views, Sports Research's strategy suggests niche targeting and authenticity, likely leveraging collaboration models like gifting and affiliates to work with smaller creators.
Here is an example of a sponsored collaboration with a larger-audience creator on TikTok (533.4k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
UGC Creator✨ UGC Collabs: Shelby@shelbyugc.com
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And here is another example with a smaller creator on TikTok (8.6k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
🌟Boise State Soccer 💌tambree@azureagency.com links 👇🏽
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Out of 2k unique influencers in our dataset, 204 of them (10%) posted content for Sports Research in 3 or more separate calendar months. The most consistent partner is @babzy531, who has collaborated across 12 months with 46 total posts.
Here are 3 examples of Sports Research'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 Sports Research had the most influencer activity. 70.3% 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 Sports Research collaborating with an influencer in United States.
Micro Ingredients and NAKED nutrition compete closely with Sports Research as supplement-first, ingredient-focused brands offering many of the same core products (e.g., collagen, omega-3s, and single-ingredient powders). They target similar health-conscious shoppers shopping online and on major marketplaces, making them highly realistic benchmarks.
Total sponsored posts tracked (last 12 months)
Micro Ingredients leads with 18.1k sponsored posts, significantly outpacing Sports Research (4.4k posts) and NAKED nutrition (1.4k posts). Across all three brands, the average volume is 7.9k posts, indicating mature, scaled influencer programs. Micro Ingredients has several times more total posts than Sports Research and NAKED nutrition.
Sponsored posts by platform
Sports Research leads on YouTube, while NAKED nutrition has the most activity on Instagram and Micro Ingredients has the most activity on TikTok. The gap is most notable on TikTok, with Micro Ingredients at 18.1k, Sports Research at 3.8k, NAKED nutrition at 435 posts. Sports Research's activity is particularly concentrated on TikTok. TikTok post volume is much higher for Micro Ingredients than for Sports Research and NAKED nutrition.
Estimated sponsored posts in Sports Research's top markets
Sports Research has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United States (3.1k posts, 70.3%), Brazil (336 posts, 7.7%), India (166 posts, 3.8%), while NAKED nutrition has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United Kingdom (88 posts, 6.4%), Canada (54 posts, 3.9%). Looking at United States specifically, the split is Sports Research at 3.1k posts (70.3%), NAKED nutrition at 1k posts (74%). Sports Research's strength in United States may indicate a home-market focus, while NAKED nutrition shows broader regional investment.
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