48 million Brazilians held their breath for a single word

On May 18th, Carlo Ancelotti read out Brazil's World Cup squad. Not a match, not a goal, just a list of names. And yet 48 million people, 28.97% of the country, were glued to a screen waiting on one answer: would Neymar make the cut?

At FLUZO we measured that moment end to end, across the full audiovisual footprint: TV, digital, plazas, bars and living rooms. What we found says a lot about how a nation-uniting event is consumed today, and why some audiences still show up all at once, in the very same second.

Inside you'll find:

• The real TV vs. digital split, and how much of each audience was exclusive;
• The generational twist: what happens with 18-34s and why digital draws level with TV;
• Men vs. women across age brackets — with a surprise in the 55+ group;
• The day-by-day curve: how it exploded on day one and held all week;

And, of course, the methodology behind it (ACR + audio-matching): how we measured a single video across the whole audiovisual ecosystem.

→ See the full report (PDF)

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