We analyzed 3.9k 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 sponsored post volume peaks in January with 535 posts, 66% higher than the monthly average of 323. October recorded the lowest activity at 211 posts, 35% below average.
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
🛒 Follow me for hot Costco finds! 📥 CostcoBuysInfo@gmail.com for collabs! 🚫 Not affiliated with Costco 📍 MI 🇺🇸
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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 79.7% 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 (1.3M avg views/post):
Influencer bio
fashion & yapping 💌 becca@underscoretalent.com outfit links👇🏼
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And here is another example with a smaller creator on TikTok (9.0k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
Cowgirl sh🥂t UGC CREATOR Bougie.bettay@gmail.com
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Out of 1.7k unique influencers in our dataset, 158 of them (9%) posted content for Sports Research in 3 or more separate calendar months. The most consistent partner is @meiby_ardon, who has collaborated across 11 months with 34 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. 66.5% 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.
NAKED nutrition and Micro Ingredients are close substitutes for Sports Research, competing on a similar mix of core supplement ingredients, powders, and capsules sold direct-to-consumer. Both appeal to value- and purity-focused shoppers, making them realistic, head-to-head competitors in the nutrition & supplements space.
Total sponsored posts tracked (last 12 months)
Micro Ingredients leads with 17.8k sponsored posts, significantly outpacing Sports Research (3.9k posts) and NAKED nutrition (1.6k posts). Across all three brands, the average volume is 7.7k posts, indicating mature, scaled influencer programs. Micro Ingredients has far more total posts than Sports Research and NAKED nutrition.
Sponsored posts by platform
Among these brands, NAKED nutrition leads on Instagram and YouTube and Micro Ingredients leads on TikTok. The gap is most notable on TikTok, with Micro Ingredients at 17.7k, Sports Research at 3.3k, NAKED nutrition at 506 posts. Sports Research's activity is particularly concentrated on TikTok. Micro Ingredients posts far more on TikTok, while it has no Instagram posts in this comparison.
Estimated sponsored posts in Sports Research's top markets
Sports Research has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United States (2.6k posts, 66.5%), Brazil (355 posts, 9.1%), India (179 posts, 4.6%), while NAKED nutrition has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United Kingdom (100 posts, 6.4%), Canada (63 posts, 4%). Looking at United States specifically, the split is Sports Research at 2.6k posts (66.5%), NAKED nutrition at 1.2k posts (74.1%). Sports Research's strength in United States may indicate a home-market focus, while NAKED nutrition shows broader regional investment.
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