Who are the Current Professional Athletes with the Highest PeekScores?

Posted on May 14, 2013 by PeekYou Team

What is PeekScore?: PeekScore is a rank from 1 to 10, assigned to every person. The higher someone’s score, the “more important” they are on the web. In calculating your PeekScore and updating it often, PeekYou takes into account your known presence and activity on the Internet, including but not limited to; your blogging, participation in social networks, the number of your friends, followers, or readers, the amount of web content you create, and your prominence in the news. For first time visitors a more in-depth explanation of what the PeekScore is, and how to increase your own, can be found by clicking through here.

It’s been a while since we’ve done a list like this, but the good folks over at Forbes suggested this, and it seemed like a great idea. Forbes recently featured their list of who they determined to be 2013′s Most Influential Athletes (which you can read all about here). They asked that we compile our own list of the athletes with the highest PeekScores, for the purposes of comparing their list to ours. This sounded like a fun and perhaps even illuminating undertaking.

What PeekScores measure are digital impacts and presences; or “digital footprints,” as we call them (a concept you will find explained in brief in the header above, and more in depth here). The names on this fairly surprising list speak loudly and clearly to nothing so much as the truly international nature of the Web. Fewer than half the names on the list are Americans, and a sizable portion play a sport which — while the most popular sport in the world by a healthy margin — is quite famously all but ignored in the states.

The breakdown, for those keeping score, is:

7 soccer players
5 basketball players
4 tennis players
2 race car drivers
1 boxer
1 cricketer
1 snowboarder
1 golfer
1 sprinter
1 swimmer
1 NFL football player

While we’re certain this list is bound to irk some and tickle others (although we remind you that this list reflects no opinions whatsoever), we suggest that you share your feelings in the comment section here and let us know all about it, either way.

Rank	Name	Bio	PeekScore
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portuguese soccer player for Spanish team Real Madrid	10.00 / 10.00
2	Sebastian Vettel	German Formula One racing driver	10.00 / 10.00
3	David Beckham	English footballer who currently plays for French team Paris Saint-Germain	10.00 / 10.00
4	Lebron James	American basketball player for the NBA’s Miami Heat	10.00 / 10.00
5	Kobe Bryant	American basketball player for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers	10.00 / 10.00
6	Lionel Messi	Argentine soccer player who plays for the Spanish team FC Barcelona	9.96 / 10.00
7	Tiger Woods	American golfer	9.95 / 10.00
8	Maria Sharapova	Russian tennis player	9.67 / 10.00
9	Serena Williams	American tennis player	9.61 / 10.00
10	Didier Drogba	Ivorian footballer who plays for Turkish team Galatasaray	9.36 / 10.00
11	Manny Pacquiao	Filipino boxer and politican	9.28 / 10.00
12	Kevin Durant	American basketball player for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder	9.27 / 10.00
13	Roger Federer	Swiss tennis player	9.26 / 10.00
14	Wayne Rooney	English soccer player for the Premier League team Manchester United	9.20 / 10.00
15	Sachin Tendulkar	Indian cricketer	9.18 / 10.00
16	Fernando Torres	Spanish soccer player who plays for the Premier League team Chelsea	9.17 / 10.00
17	Rafael Nadal	Spanish tennis player	9.16 / 10.00
18	Kaká	Brazilian soccer player who plays for the Spanish team Real Madrid	9.15 / 10.00
19	Usain Bolt	Jamaican sprinter	9.13 / 10.00
20	Peyton Manning	American football player for the NFL’s Denver Broncos	9.10 / 10.00
21	Shaun White	American snowboarder	9.09 / 10.00
22	Danica Patrick	American racing driver	9.05 / 10.00
23	Carmelo Anthony	American basketball player for the NBA’s New York Knicks	9.02 / 10.00
24	Chris Paul	American basketball player for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers	8.99 / 10.00
25	Michael Phelps	American swimmer	8.90 / 10.00

Which 2012 Summer Olympian has the Largest Digital Footprint?

Posted on June 30, 2012 by PeekYou Team

What is PeekScore?: PeekScore is a rank from 1 to 10, assigned to every person. The higher someone’s score, the “more important” they are on the web. In calculating your PeekScore and updating it often, PeekYou takes into account your known presence and activity on the Internet, including but not limited to; your blogging, participation in social networks, the number of your friends, followers, or readers, the amount of web content you create, and your prominence in the news. For first time visitors a more in-depth explanation of what the PeekScore is, and how to increase your own, can be found by clicking through here.

On July 27, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, or officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will commence in London, UK. Of the estimated 10,000 athletes participating, with this entry we’re taking a look at ten who, at this moment in time – before the games have started, and before perhaps new stars emerge – are being spoken and/or written of frequently online and off, and whose performances in the games are hotly anticipated.

Measuring each athlete on our 1-10 PeekScore scale, we’re assessing not his or her prowess on the field or in the pool (or wherever), but instead we’re looking at the mark being left here in cyberspace (the digital footprints, if you will, a concept explained in brief above, and more in depth by clicking through here).

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, our list is topped by a pair of veteran, professional athletes and long established, world class champions, who are also Olympians. Our fourth place finisher may be the most famous Olympian on the planet, or surely in PeekYou’s homeland, going into these games. Here on the web however, at this moment, as high as his score is, he is surpassed.

Are there any surprises for you below? Any names you’d like to see included? Let us know in the comments.

Rank	Name	Country / Event	PeekScore
1	Serena Williams	USA / Tennis	9.61 / 10.00
2	Rafael Nadal	Spain / Tennis	9.16 / 10.00
3	Usain Bolt	Jamaica / Track and Field	9.13 / 10.00
4	Michael Phelps	USA / Swimming	9.06 / 10.00
5	Ryan Lochte	USA / Swimming	8.07 / 10.00
6	Rebecca Adlington	UK / Swimming	8.05 / 10.00
7	Sir Chris Hoy	UK / Cycling	7.97 / 10.00
8	Allyson Felix	USA / Track and Field	7.81 / 10.00
9	Rebecca Bross	USA / Gymnastics	7.12 / 10.00
10	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia / Track and Field	7.06 / 10.00

The Digital Footprints of the Internet’s Biggest Sports Stars

Posted on May 21, 2012 by PeekYou Team

What is PeekScore?: PeekScore is a rank from 1 to 10, assigned to every person. The higher someone’s score, the “more important” they are on the web. In calculating your PeekScore and updating it often, PeekYou takes into account your known presence and activity on the Internet, including but not limited to; your blogging, participation in social networks, the number of your friends, followers, or readers, the amount of web content you create, and your prominence in the news. For first time visitors a more in-depth explanation of what the PeekScore is, and how to increase your own, can be found by clicking through here.

Any one of the names below will grant you millions upon millions of hits on most of the major web search engines, and each of the men featured on this list has millions of followers on Twitter and/or Facebook, and often both. At this moment in time, these are the ten individual athletes making the greatest impacts here in cyberspace. We are surprised and excited to see that the list is so diverse in terms of the nations included (if not in terms of the sports represented, with soccer and basketball dominating, tennis coming up the rear, and cricket making a somewhat unexpected appearance).

Given the enormous global fame of the folks on this list, a large portion of them are currently graded with our ultimate PeekScore of 10. The 10 is a rare score, but this is a rare bunch of global super-celebrities. While very slight, there is a teensy bit of wiggle room near the ceiling of our digital footprint scoring scale. The order these athletes are listed in below is accurate, and as a result, in this case the story comes from the rankings more so than the scores themselves.

(You can learn about the PeekScore in brief by reading the disclaimer at the top of this entry, or more in depth by clicking through here.)

Rank	Name	Bio	PeekScore
1	Cristiano Ronaldo	Captain of the Portugal national soccer team	10.00 / 10.00
2	David Beckham	English soccer player, model, all-around famous guy	10.00 / 10.00
3	Kobe Bryant	Shooting guard for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers	10.00 / 10.00
4	Michael Jordan	Retired basketball superstar, widely considered the sport’s all-time greatest player	10.00 / 10.00
5	Lionel Messi	Captain of the Argentina national soccer team	10.00 / 10.00
6	Roger Federer	Winner of a record 16 men’s Grand Slam tennis finals	10.00 / 10.00
7	LeBron James	Superstar player for the NBA’s Miami Heat	10.00 / 10.00
8	Sachin Tendulkar	Indian cricketer, and a household name in any country where the sport is played	9.59 / 10.00
9	Rafael Nadal	Winner of 10 Grand Slam men’s tennis finals	9.58 / 10.00
10	Shaquille O’Neal	Retired NBA superstar, and a trailblazer in terms of celebrity social networking	9.57 / 10.00

Which of the World’s Top Male Tennis Players has the Largest PeekScore?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by PeekYou Team

Rank	Name	Bio	PeekScore
1	Roger Federer	Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time	10.00 / 10.00
2	Andy Murray	Reached the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in 2011	9.40 / 10.00
3	Rafael Nadal	Has won ten Grand Slam singles titles, and the Olympic gold medal	9.37 / 10.00
4	Novak Djokovic	Has won five Grand Slam singles title, including Wimbledon in 2011	9.08 / 10.00
5	John Isner	Played in the longest ever professional tennis match at Wimbledon in 2010	8.72 / 10.00
6	David Ferrer	Appeared in the semi-finals at the 2007 US Open and 2011 Australian Open	8.47 / 10.00
7	Mardy Fish	Reached the quarter finals at the 2007 Australian Open, the 2008 US Open, and the 2011 Wimbledon Championships	8.38 / 10.00
8	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	Winner of the 2008 Paris Masters	7.19 / 10.00
9	Janko Tipsarević	Winner of two ATP tour championships, two Futures, and nine tournaments in the ATP Challenger Series	7.15 / 10.00
10	Tomáš Berdych	Reached the final at Wimbledon in 2010	7.14 / 10.00