Social media index

A ranking of social media activity by FTSE100 companies

FTSE100 Social media index

These January 2013 findings are the latest in a research programme begun in 2009 and repeated every six months, into how FTSE100 companies use social media.

 
 
Rank   Company Sector No. of
channels
66  New Aberdeen Asset Management  General Financial 3
84  63 Admiral Group  Insurance 4
44  54 Aggreko  Support Services 5
44  52 Amec  Oil and Gas 3
31  84 Anglo American  Basic Materials 4
90  84 Antofagasta  Basic Materials 2
22  5 ARM Holdings  Technology, Media and Telecomms 6
99  84 Associated British Foods  Consumer Goods 1
17  24 AstraZeneca  Healthcare 6
12  8 Aviva  Insurance 6
86  New Babcock International Group  Support Services 1
14  11 BAE Systems  Industrials 6
9  21 Barclays  Banking 6
58  62 BG Group  Oil and Gas 3
100  73 BHP Billiton  Basic Materials 0
15  3 BP  Oil and Gas 5
53  63 British American Tobacco  Consumer Goods 3
66  45 British Land Co ★ Real Estate 6
41  29 British Sky Broadcasting Group  Technology, Media and Telecomms 4
11  4 BT Group  Technology, Media and Telecomms 5
91  84 Bunzl  Support Services 3
1  2 Burberry Group  Retail 5
63  56 Capita  Support Services 3
98  83 Capital Shopping Centres Group  Real Estate 2
5  1 Carnival  Travel and Leisure 6
25  22 Centrica ★ Utilities 6
46  49 Compass Group  Travel and Leisure 5
83  84 CRH  Basic Materials 3
93  New Croda International  Industrials 1
42  40 Diageo  Consumer Goods 3
96  84 Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation  Basic Materials 1
89  66 Evraz  Basic Materials 2
28  79 Experian  Support Services 6
95  76 Fresnillo  Basic Materials 2
24  30 G4S  Support Services 5
76  84 GKN  Industrials 2
20  16 GlaxoSmithKline  Healthcare 5
79  71 Glencore International  Consumer Goods 2
81  69 Hammerson  Real Estate 4
50  53 Hargreaves Lansdown  General Financial 5
13  19 HSBC Hldgs  Banking 5
97  84 IMI  Industrials 1
80  75 Imperial Tobacco Group ★ Consumer Goods 2
15  10 InterContinental Hotels Group ★ Travel and Leisure 5
50  33 International Consolidated Airlines Group  Travel and Leisure 3
54  63 Intertek Group  Support Services 5
33  84 ITV  Technology, Media and Telecomms 4
60  80 Johnson Matthey  Basic Materials 4
85  84 Kazakhmys  Basic Materials 1
74  59 Kingfisher ★ Retail 5
73  57 Land Securities Group  Real Estate 2
66  43 Legal & General Group  Insurance 5
46  45 Lloyds Banking Group  Banking 5
3  4 Marks & Spencer Group  Retail 5
57  80 Meggitt  Industrials 5
92  New Melrose Industries  Industrials 1
35  42 Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets  Retail 5
36  38 National Grid  Utilities 5
10  19 Next  Retail 5
61  58 Old Mutual  Insurance 5
27  17 Pearson  Technology, Media and Telecomms 6
69  New Pennon Group  Water and Waste 3
70  73 Petrofac ★ Oil and Gas 3
72  84 Polymetal International  Basic Materials 1
64  54 Prudential  Insurance 3
78  84 Randgold Resources  Basic Materials 1
26  7 Reckitt Benckiser Group  Consumer Goods 6
52  44 Reed Elsevier  Technology, Media and Telecomms 4
88  84 Resolution  General Financial 1
82  84 Rexam ★ Industrials 4
29  18 Rio Tinto  Basic Materials 5
21  35 Rolls-Royce Holdings  Industrials 5
19  32 Royal Bank Of Scotland Group  Banking 5
3  6 Royal Dutch Shell A and B  Oil and Gas 5
34  59 RSA Insurance Group  Insurance 4
32  30 SABMiller ★ Consumer Goods 6
30  47 Sage Group  Technology, Media and Telecomms 5
6  27 Sainsbury (J)  Retail 6
49  41 Schroders  General Financial 5
40  48 Serco Group  Support Services 5
65  24 Severn Trent  Utilities 4
71  70 Shire  Healthcare 2
38  28 Smith & Nephew  Healthcare 4
87  84 Smiths Group  Industrials 2
39  39 SSE  Utilities 5
18  14 Standard Chartered  Banking 6
43  49 Standard Life  Insurance 5
77  78 Tate & Lyle  Consumer Goods 3
7  26 Tesco ★ Retail 6
37  36 Tullow Oil ★ Oil and Gas 5
2  9 Unilever  Consumer Goods 6
48  23 United Utilities Group  Utilities 5
59  51 Vedanta Resources  Basic Materials 5
8  13 Vodafone Group  Technology, Media and Telecomms 6
94  80 Weir Group  Industrials 2
62  33 Whitbread  Travel and Leisure 3
75  71 Wolseley ★ Support Services 5
55  New Wood Group (John)  Oil and Gas 5
22  12 WPP  Technology, Media and Telecomms 5
55  66 Xstrata  Basic Materials 4

★ Group clients

The index is published twice yearly. Rankings may also be revised when new data is presented.