Gowalla is the other major geolocation checkin site. I haven’t looked at it since the first day of the World Cup. I need to be a bit more proactive in checking it and updating but the total checkin volume is just so much lower that it is hard to see it as a contender during the cup. (Though, to be fair, Foursquare is falling and when the checkin rate has a difference of 18, that’s not many people.)
I’ve completed a table comparing the total and average checkins on Gowalla for all World Cup games to date. The rankings are rather different than for that of the Foursquare. I’d love speculation as to why.
| Team |
Total Checkins |
Average Checkins |
Games |
Grounds |
| Denmark |
5 |
5 |
1 |
Soccer City |
| Netherlands |
5 |
5 |
1 |
Soccer City |
| Australia |
4 |
4 |
1 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium |
| Germany |
4 |
4 |
1 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium |
| England |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
| Ghana |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Loftus Versveld Stadium |
| Serbia |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Loftus Versveld Stadium |
| Spain |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium |
| Switzerland |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium |
| United States |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
| Uruguay |
5 |
2.5 |
2 |
Loftus Versveld Stadium ; Cape Town Stadium |
| Argentina |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Coca-Cola Park (Ellis Park Stadium) |
| Chile |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Mbombela Stadium |
| Honduras |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Mbombela Stadium |
| Italy |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Cape Town Stadium |
| Paraguay |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Cape Town Stadium |
| France |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Cape Town Stadium ; Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| Algeria |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
| Slovakia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
| Slovenia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| Nigeria |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Coca-Cola Park (Ellis Park Stadium) ; Free State Stadium |
| South Africa |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Loftus Versveld Stadium ; Soccer City |
| Mexico |
1 |
0.5 |
2 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium ; Soccer City |
| Brazil |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Coca-Cola Park (Ellis Park Stadium) |
| Cameroon |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Free State Stadium |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| Greece |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium ; Free State Stadium |
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Free State Stadium |
| North Korea |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Coca-Cola Park (Ellis Park Stadium) |
| Portugal |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| South Korea |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
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The second round seems to have a lot fewer checkins than the first. Examples? South Africa and Mexico’s first game had 335 checkins. South Afraica’s second game had 36. Mexico’s second game had 14 checkins. Nigeria’s first game had 203 checkins. The second game had 19. What exactly is going on? Can anyone explain why there are no second round swarm badges? Is there a different audience attending these games that is less likely to use Foursquare?
Table is sorted by average checkins as that seems to better reflect what is going on. There are a number of changes from yesterday in ranking.
| Country |
Total Checkins |
Total Unique Visitors |
Average Checkins |
Average Unique Visitors |
Games played |
Grounds |
| South Africa |
371 |
164 |
185.5 |
82 |
2 |
Soccer City Soccer Stadium; Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| Mexico |
349 |
148 |
174.5 |
74 |
2 |
Soccer City Soccer Stadium; Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| Argentina |
283 |
116 |
141.5 |
58 |
2 |
Ellis Park Stadium; Soccer City |
| England |
136 |
55 |
136 |
55 |
1 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium; |
| USA |
136 |
55 |
136 |
55 |
1 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium; |
| Italy |
119 |
52 |
119 |
52 |
1 |
Cape Town Stadium; |
| Paraguay |
119 |
52 |
119 |
52 |
1 |
Cape Town Stadium; |
| Nigeria |
222 |
83 |
111 |
41.5 |
2 |
Ellis Park Stadium; Free State Stadium |
| Chile |
104 |
49 |
104 |
49 |
1 |
Mbombela Stadium; |
| Honduras |
104 |
49 |
104 |
49 |
1 |
Mbombela Stadium; |
| Denmark |
96 |
34 |
96 |
34 |
1 |
Soccer City Soccer Stadium; |
| Netherlands |
96 |
34 |
96 |
34 |
1 |
Soccer City Soccer Stadium; |
| Uruguay |
160 |
83 |
80 |
41.5 |
2 |
Green Point Stadium ; Loftus Versfeld Stadium |
| France |
138 |
67 |
69 |
33.5 |
2 |
Green Point Stadium ; Peter Mokaba Stadium |
| Brazil |
65 |
39 |
65 |
39 |
1 |
Ellis Park Stadium; |
| North Korea |
65 |
39 |
65 |
39 |
1 |
Ellis Park Stadium; |
| Australia |
59 |
27 |
59 |
27 |
1 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium; |
| Germany |
59 |
27 |
59 |
27 |
1 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium; |
| South Korea |
110 |
59 |
55 |
29.5 |
2 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium; Soccer City |
| New Zealand |
50 |
32 |
50 |
32 |
1 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium ; |
| Slovakia |
50 |
32 |
50 |
32 |
1 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium ; |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
49 |
37 |
49 |
37 |
1 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium; |
| Portugal |
49 |
37 |
49 |
37 |
1 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium; |
| Spain |
40 |
33 |
40 |
33 |
1 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium; |
| Switzerland |
40 |
33 |
40 |
33 |
1 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium; |
| Ghana |
35 |
17 |
35 |
17 |
1 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium; |
| Serbia |
35 |
17 |
35 |
17 |
1 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium; |
| Cameroon |
29 |
17 |
29 |
17 |
1 |
Free State Stadium; |
| Japan |
29 |
17 |
29 |
17 |
1 |
Free State Stadium; |
| Greece |
49 |
26 |
24.5 |
13 |
2 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium; Free State Stadium |
| Algeria |
18 |
4 |
18 |
4 |
1 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium; |
| Slovenia |
18 |
4 |
18 |
4 |
1 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium; |
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