The 10 stores with the most Likes on Facebook are Big Box retailers, with male as well as female users ranking Wal-Mart, Target, and Amazon in the top 4, according to a recent report by ePrize.
Three of the top 6 retailers that men Like most are electronics stores (Best Buy, Fry's Electronics, and h.h. gregg), whereas mass retailers and department stores dominate women's 10 most Liked.
The under-18 age group is the one demographic that doesn't have as much of an affinity for Big Box retailers: Their list of top 10 Liked stores includes Converse, Aeropostale, and Build a Bear.
Below, additional key findings from the report, which was based on data collected from 52,697 unique Facebook fans from the US who have Liked CPG companies.
Musicians
- Men on Facebook have a taste for classic rock and hard rock, with The Beatles (#2), AC/DC (#5), Metallica (#7), and Pink Floyd (#9), landing on their list of musicians with the most Likes.
- Women tend to Like a wide variety of current pop artists, including Maroon 5, Adele, Nickelback, and Carrie Underwood.
- Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Katy Perry are in the top 10 for both genders.
- There is also some common ground for kids and their parents. Eminem, Taylor Swift, and Lady Gaga make the top 10 both for those under 18 and those 35-44.
TV Shows
- Ellen is the TV show with the most Facebook Likes from women, followed by House and SpongeBob SquarePants.
- Cartoons make up five of the top 10 shows most Liked by men (Family Guy, The Simpsons, South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Futurama).
Causes
- For people who Like at least one cause, the average number of cause-related Likes is 5.9.
- 58% of women Like at least one cause, compared with 42% of men.
- Of the 100 causes with the most Likes, 14 are animal-related; next are those related to children (13), the military (12), and health (12).
About the research: The report was based on data collected from 52,697 unique Facebook users mainly from the United States who participated in 18 separate campaigns run by CPG brands in 2013.
