How Has The Disappearance Of Fans Due To Covid Affected Athletes
Covid was a big contributor to the online use for athletics. Fans were unable to attend games because of Covid and it changed athletics, teams were left with finding ways to connect the fans and athletes like they’ve never left. “Internet users are currently growing at an annual rate of 4.0 percent, equating to an average of more than half a million new users each day”(DATAREPORTAL). In 2019 the number of global users was 4.39 Billion people, today in 2022 that number is now 4.62 Billion people (DATAREPORTAL). That is an increase of 5.24% since 2019. These numbers indicate that society depended on social media to stay connected to the world.