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Real fuels NBA Twitter. Scrolling through the timeline and seeing Real bangers, consistently. It’s always been the plan, but it still feels surreal. My cloud 9.
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Swap Ashton Jeanty with Travis Hunter. Boise State is not ranked. Colorado is a top 10 team in college football.
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Ja Morant’s block reminded me of a similar block he had in college… had to put it side by side. He’s been like this 💯.@JaMorant @RacersHoops @WorldWideWob
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From 7 live viewers to 200k in 4 years. Surreal.
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Since this post, Real has grown from 184k to 739k monthly actives.
this real app fad is going to end up exactly how threads did.
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I’m starting to see a Real screenshot every time I open this app. Sports fans have been deprived of easy access to sports data and rewarding engagement features. We knew this and refined the experience daily over the past 3 years. Seeing it unfold naturally is surreal.
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@kylemck18 It’d be a robbery if he doesn’t win. See you on Friday, when he proves yet again that he’s the most impactful player in college football.
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Historical data on Real will go so hard.
Thank you, Derrick Rose. We can’t wait to relive your legendary career through historical NBA data. Coming soon… 👀
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The WNBA needs to amplify Caitlin Clark to new heights this season. She’s the most marketable athlete in sports.
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Imagine the type of motion pro players would have in our comment sections
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3 years ago today, this video style changed @realapp_ growth forever. Daily/Monthly Actives on Dec. 18:.2021 - 5k / 13k.2022 - 75k / 148k .2023 - 183k / 288k.2024 - 452k / 693k. From 43k to 1.54 million signups. It’s early still.
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One of the edits I made for Ja
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We have a vision to change how fans engage with live sports. Legacy apps (ESPN, B/R, etc.) are slow, subjective, and lack community. My oldest brother @louisantonelli texted me in 2020 about the OG idea: a real-time sports app where you could discuss and react directly to NBA.
@JohnAntonelli_ @realapp_ what made you decide to make the real app?.
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Just wait until we re-run top games from 2010s, 2000s, etc. ….
Real Fam,. Today we are testing our first-ever "Throwback" NBA game and it's part of Advent Day 6!. A Throwback is a 30-minute condensed replay of a past game. All the plays and box scores will update live as if the game is live. To complete Advent Day 6, view the plays during
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Real’s growth since Dec. 31st, 2023. Signups: 704,745 —> 1,593,504 .MAM: 313k —> 719k.WAM: 264k —> 606k.DAM: 208k —> 481k. W year. Only up in 2025.
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Imagine a hater notification toggle on Real.
creating a Hater Sports App where you can add players you don’t like from any sport to a list and you will be alerted via text whenever they commit an error, foul, turnover, etc.
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Claiming that “Real app ruins sports because screenshots are being shared” is like saying video broadcast ruins sports because people clip and share highlights. False narratives thrive on a lack of accurate info. The more people active on Real, the better informed they’ll be.
@JohnAntonelli_ Box scores, averages, and game logs are increasingly being used to push false narratives. Have numbers always been used to support certain agendas? Absolutely. But now, apps are making it easier than ever for people to access sports stats and keep up with games without actually.
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From a few friends and family to hundreds of thousands. Surreal.
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The NBA’s ratings problem is mostly about access. Legacy outlets haven’t adapted to how fans consume live games today. Viewership is changing. Real (@realapp_) bridges the gap
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I got chills tbh.
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You will never get me to use that real app that those sports accounts are using.
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How do kickers simply just. miss kicks.
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Bronny has insane motion. The last NBA Instagram post to hit over one million likes was from the Celtics recent championship
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v1 Real during the NBA bubble. Nostalgic
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Looking for a new account admin. Must be kind to athletes, specifically Steph Curry (and can make bangers).
We fired our admin. And paid him $2. He wasn’t being Real. Curry has had two game winners this season. One in the pre-season and one during regular season. Oh and the most since 2013 🤷♂️
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The difference in LIVE game viewers 🔥. 9,000 members —> 79,000 members.
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Ah my bad this isn’t outstanding
@JohnAntonelli_ @kylemck18 Good thing it’s the most OUTSTANDING player not most impactful.
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This fall, this is very tough…. In this fall I'm going to take my talents to United Kingdom and join Liverpool FC fandom.
BREAKING: Premier League (EPL) and Champions League (UCL) are officially coming to Real this August/September. They will be in public beta, and we’ll be improving quickly throughout the season.
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There’s a massive untapped opportunity for making song lyrics social.
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@IcyVert Thank you Icy! Excited to keep working together and watching you reach new heights. Only up 🤝.
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Traditional play-by-play is dead.
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LSPN is a joke ngl. Caitlin Clark is the rookie of the year and it’s not close. Get Real.
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Leagues and legacy media products are failing to build tech that rewards fandom. Sports betting is a broken form of “engagement” beyond surface level. Real’s the solution @realapp_ .• Contextual live sports data.• Gamified play collecting.• Thriving community. It’s early.
The NBA is adding live betting to NBA League Pass. Viewers will be able to see betting lines on the screen in real-time, select the bet they want to place, and then be taken directly to FanDuel or DraftKings to place it. It feels like every league will do this in the future.
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Always feels so dope seeing Kenny support Real. He’s by far one of my favorite sports creators. He’s also been active since we launched in 2021 (1,302 days). A real one.
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70% of Real members active in the last 30 days were active in the last 24 hours. Wow.
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Going back to the roots.
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As of today, Real (@realapp_) has 415k weekly and 490k monthly actives ⚡️. 85% of monthly are weekly active. And NBA regular season hasn’t started yet….
As of today, Real (@realapp_) has 148K weekly and 182K monthly actives ⚡️. Meaning 80% of members that use Real every month, use Real every week. And NBA regular season hasn’t even started yet… 🤯.
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@AtlanticArctic Tre Jones, Grayson Allen, Myles Turner, Nassir Little and a few other college players that are known. Likely a lot of others with burners that are unknown.
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@WorldWideWob Blow the team up. Still haven’t recovered since getting rid of Jimmy Butler. GarPax screwed us.
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23 🥳. Grateful for all the people and experiences in my life. Bouta make this the best year yet. Zero Dark Thirty-23 activated #StriveForGreatness #LeBronYear 🚀
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70% of Real members active in the last 30 days were active in the last 24 hours. 543k daily, 642k weekly, 774k monthly. Wow.
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Dreamed of activity like this since the day we thought of Real in Feb. 2020. 149.3k live game viewers is unreal. Grateful.
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10 years ago today, I started my first sports account on Vine. I’m forever grateful for the friends I’ve made and the experiences I’ve had along the way. Excited for the next 10 years!. “You overestimate what you can do in 1 year and underestimate what you can do in 10.”
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The first time a game hit over 250k live viewers. This month is about to get crazy.
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@Maverick_SZN That’s why we have “walk-off” and “game-winner” on @realapp_ . Game-winning shots aren’t always the last shot taken in a game. Walk-offs are.
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This update is banger. Don’t sleep on Real.
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Insane amount of live viewers. Expecting greatness this Super Bowl.
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@zebster114 Aligning with the NBA in some capacity could be cool to explore one day. But streaming/media is a different beast. We have no plans to explore that anytime soon or at all. Sports data is the future.
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@Dom_2k Buddy Hield staying hot, Mikal jumper is back, AD looking like the best player in the league, Coby White & the bulls beat Bucks despite Giannis masterclass, Trae Young being Trae Young, LaMelo career high in threes (but 10 TOs / fouled out), and Ingram called game. Beauty.
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