It seems that during the recent FIFA World Cup 2026, the event that received the most attention from fans around the world was the match involving the Argentina and Egypt teams. Previously, Google stated that searches involving the match recorded the highest search record on Google Search, now Meta also shares approximately the same data.
According to Meta, during the match, sending messages via WhatsApp recorded a peak of 29 million messages per second - surpassing the record on the platform previously recorded during the final event of the FIA World Cup 2022.
In addition, Meta also stated that more than 80 million shares were made on Facebook mentioning the World Cup, while Threads recorded more than 1.5 billion views involving content related to the tournament. Not only that, Instagram also showed high usage, with many people starting to follow the accounts and profiles of players in the tournament.
With these various high statistics, it also makes the FIFA World Cup continue to be the tournament with the highest number of viewers and fans in the world, surpassing other tournaments.
