We analyzed 1.3k pieces of influencer content sponsored by Vita Coco over the last 12 months.
This report breaks down where & how Vita Coco 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 Vita Coco, see here: Vita Coco influencers.
Vita Coco's influencer campaigns are active year-round with notable month-to-month fluctuation. The two charts below show month-by-month data for:
Number of sponsored posts
Vita Coco's sponsored post volume peaks in December with 276 posts, 146% higher than the monthly average of 112. June recorded the lowest activity at 45 posts, 60% below average.
Total views on sponsored video posts
January generated the most views at 50.7M, while October recorded the least at 7M. Across all tracked posts in the 12-month window, average views per post were 221.6k. Interestingly, the highest-view month (January) does not align with peak post volume (December), which could indicate performance differences across months. The top-performing tracked post, by @romeosshow, generated 42.1M views.
In our dataset (which only includes Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok), this is how the volume of Vita Coco's sponsored influencer collaborations break down by social platform:
Share of sponsored content by social network
TikTok influencer marketing is a clear focus for Vita Coco.
Here are 3 examples of Vita Coco's recent sponsored collaborations (one each for Instagram, TikTok, YouTube).
Influencer bio
📈2.4M+ on Tiktok ✉️seansolo@iso-ent.com South East Asia inquiries: ✉️seansolo@aspectratiostudios.com
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Influencer bio
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Influencer bio
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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 Vita Coco 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 57.1% of partnerships featuring creators averaging <1K views, Vita Coco'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 (3.3M avg views/post):
Influencer bio
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And here is another example with a smaller creator on TikTok (8.8k avg views/post):
Influencer bio
CO Marpes & Matchas Amirite collabs: 💌mckaragreyy@yahoo.com
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Out of 968 unique influencers in our dataset, 16 of them (2%) posted content for Vita Coco in 3 or more separate calendar months. The most consistent partner is @peteholmes, who has collaborated across 12 months with 37 total posts.
Here are 3 examples of Vita Coco'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 Vita Coco had the most influencer activity. 60.8% 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 Vita Coco collaborating with an influencer in United States.
Vita Coco competes in hydration-focused beverages alongside Liquid Death’s lifestyle-led water branding and Electrolit’s functional electrolyte positioning. They target similar consumers via fitness, wellness, and everyday hydration content.
Total sponsored posts tracked (last 12 months)
Vita Coco leads with 1.3k sponsored posts, significantly outpacing Electrolit (511 posts) and Liquid Death (227 posts). Across all three brands, the average volume is 693 posts, suggesting moderate but consistent investment. Vita Coco has multiple times more total posts than Liquid Death and Electrolit.
Sponsored posts by platform
Vita Coco leads on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. The gap is most notable on TikTok, with Vita Coco at 852, Liquid Death at 96, Electrolit at 96 posts. Electrolit's activity is particularly concentrated on Instagram. On TikTok, Vita Coco has multiple times more posts than Liquid Death and Electrolit.
Estimated sponsored posts in Vita Coco's top markets
Vita Coco has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in United States (816 posts, 60.8%), United Kingdom (197 posts, 14.7%), Brazil (44 posts, 3.3%), while Electrolit has the highest estimated sponsored-post volume in Mexico (126 posts, 24.7%), Colombia (58 posts, 11.3%). Looking at United States specifically, the split is Vita Coco at 816 posts (60.8%), Electrolit at 249 posts (48.8%), Liquid Death at 169 posts (74.5%). Vita Coco's strength in United States and United Kingdom may indicate a home-market focus, while Electrolit shows broader regional investment.
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