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A new study has revealed the most famous sports stars to come from Australia.<\/p>\n
The study by Australian sports experts\u00a0BettingTop10 Australia\u00a0factored in multiple Australian sports stars\u2019 social media presence, engagement, and Google search data to create a definitive index ranking their fame and influence.<\/p>\n
In first place with an influence score of\u00a087.53 out of 100<\/strong>\u00a0is Formula 1 driver and 8-time Grand Prix winner\u00a0Daniel Ricciardo<\/strong>. With over 13 million followers across social media, the Perth native has the equivalent of over half the population of Australia following him online.<\/p>\n Number two on the list is professional tennis player\u00a0Nick Kyrgios,\u00a0<\/strong>scoring\u00a080.33 out of 100.\u00a0<\/strong>The controversial tennis star withdrew from Wimbledon at the start of July, but this hasn\u2019t stopped him from being the most searched sports star on the list, with over 311,000 searches originating from Australia alone over the last 12 months.<\/p>\n Third place goes to professional basketball player\u00a0Ben Simmons\u00a0<\/strong>with an influence score of\u00a077.85<\/strong>. The Brooklyn Nets player has the second-highest number of followers across social media, with over 8.8 million followers.<\/p>\n Close behind in fourth place, with an influence score of\u00a075.21 out of 100,<\/strong>\u00a0is footballer\u00a0Sam Kerr<\/strong>. The Chelsea forward\u2019s various official social media pages have almost 1.8 million followers.<\/p>\n The remainder of the top ten features\u00a0Pat Cummins<\/strong>\u00a0in fifth place, scoring\u00a075.18 out of 100<\/strong>. In sixth place\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0Ellyse Perry,<\/strong>\u00a0with a score of\u00a074.77 out of 100.<\/strong><\/p>\n Seventh place belongs to\u00a0Robert Whittaker<\/strong>, scoring\u00a069.89 out of 100<\/strong>. In eighth place, with a score of\u00a069.6,\u00a0<\/strong>is\u00a0Ash Barty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ninth place goes to\u00a0Alex de Minaur,<\/strong>\u00a0scoring\u00a068.66 out of 100<\/strong>. Rounding off the list in tenth place is\u00a0Nathan Lyon,<\/strong>\u00a0with a score of\u00a065.06 out of 100.<\/strong><\/p>\n Interestingly, the most searched sports star on the list was Nick Kyrgios, racking up 311,343 searches related to the tennis star over the last 12 months from Australia alone. Daniel Ricciardo is behind in second place for searches, with 191,179 searches originating from Australia alone over the last 12 months.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A spokesperson for BettingTop10 Australia commented on the findings, saying:<\/p>\n \u201cThe study highlights the extraordinary impact and influence these sportspeople have garnered, solidifying their status as true icons in the world of sports.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe study’s results shed light on the remarkable resonance and connection that these sports stars have established with fans worldwide, making them incredibly prominent figures within the sports community and Australian culture as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new study has revealed the most famous sports stars to come from Australia. The study by Australian sports experts\u00a0BettingTop10 Australia\u00a0factored in multiple Australian sports stars\u2019 social media presence, engagement, and Google search data to create a definitive index ranking their fame and influence. In first place with an influence score of\u00a087.53 out of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,219],"tags":[1971,3585,576,3581,3579,3586,3580,3583,3584,3582],"class_list":{"0":"post-9232","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest-news","8":"category-sports","9":"tag-alex-de-minaur","10":"tag-ash-barty","11":"tag-australia","12":"tag-ben-simmons","13":"tag-daniel-ricciardo","14":"tag-nathan-lyon","15":"tag-nick-kyrgios","16":"tag-pat-cummins","17":"tag-robert-whittaker","18":"tag-sam-kerr"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/picante.today\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n Name<\/strong><\/td>\n Score (\/100)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1.<\/td>\n Daniel Ricciardo<\/td>\n 87.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2.<\/td>\n Nick Kyrgios<\/td>\n 80.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3.<\/td>\n Ben Simmons<\/td>\n 77.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4.<\/td>\n Sam Kerr<\/td>\n 75.21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5.<\/td>\n Pat Cummins<\/td>\n 75.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6.<\/td>\n Ellyse Perry<\/td>\n 74.77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7.<\/td>\n Robert Whittaker<\/td>\n 69.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8.<\/td>\n Ash Barty<\/td>\n 69.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9.<\/td>\n Alex de Minaur<\/td>\n 68.66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10.<\/td>\n Nathan Lyon<\/td>\n 65.08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n