Trump Maintains Top Standing on Twitter, While Kasich and Rubio Gain Momentum on Facebook - Seite 2

Top Five Rankings of Highest Follower Growth for Republican Candidates on Facebook and Twitter:

Ranking	Facebook	Twitter
1	Donald Trump	Donald Trump
2	Marco Rubio	Marco Rubio
3	Ted Cruz	Ted Cruz
4	Jeb Bush	Ben Carson
5	John Kasich	Jeb Bush
6	Ben Carson	John Kasich
7	Chris Christie	Chris Christie

Source: Engagement Labs 2016 rankings of Republican Candidates' follower growth on social media

During the February 6th debate, John Kasich jumped up in the eValue rankings surpassing Rubio and Carson and taking the top spot on Facebook. Continuing to post frequently on the channel, Kasich saw a boost in his his Impact score which propelled him to the top of the rankings.

Rubio ranked second for overall eValue score, also gaining the second highest number of followers, with 2,318. For the second debate in a row Carson lost his lead on Facebook and took the third spot on the channel. However, Carson continues to have strong Impact on the channel, but again ranked behind Cruz with the second highest Impact score.

Trump came in fifth place with the highest Engagement score of the group, along with the highest active user base. Trump also had the highest number of new followers over the day of the debate, gaining 6,031.

On Twitter, we continue to see Trump lead the pack with the highest Impact and Engagement scores which lead to his top eValue score ranking. Trump also gained the highest number of new followers during the day of the debate with 9,138. Cruz came in second with the highest Responsiveness of the group and one of the highest active user base. Cruz, whose campaign has been gaining momentum over the last few debates also had the highest number of comments per 1000 fans.