Pepsi takes top honors in Twitter’s inaugural #BrandBowl

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Hours after the Philadelphia Eagles were crowned the winners of Super Bowl LII, Twitter announced that Pepsi had won the first-ever #BrandBowl.

The soda marketer — and sponsor of the Super Bowl Halftime Show — took top honors as the most tweeted-about brand in Twitter’s inaugural competition. It can be argued that, as the sponsor of the Super Halftime Show, Pepsi had an unfair advantage since any tweets that included terms related to the mid-game concert, such as “Justin Timberlake,” counted toward Pepsi’s total. Then again, that’s why a brand like Pepsi ponies up the big bucks to sponsor the spectacle.

Twitter did not release any stats for any of the awards, such as the percentage of brand-related tweets that mentioned Pepsi.

Announced last week, #BrandBowl marks the company’s attempt to formalize its association as the social network for Super Bowl advertisers, though it also honored brands that didn’t air spots during the big game. Winning brands will receive actual trophies, as well as access to exclusive Twitter ad products and consumer research.

Here is the full rundown of the #BrandBowl52 brand winners:

#MVP Awarded to the brand that received the highest percentage of brand-related tweets. Winner: Pepsi

#Blitz Awarded to the brand that generated the most tweets per minute. Co-winners: Doritos and Mountain Dew

#Quarterback Awarded to the brand that received the most retweets on a single tweet. Winner: Universal Pictures’ “Jurassic World”

#Interception Awarded to the brand that did not run a national TV spot during the game but received the highest percentage of brand-related tweets. Winner: Ally Bank

Twitter also recognized the most tweeted-about brands in several verticals.

Home and health care Winner: No winner named (no home and health care brands enrolled in the competition)

Check out many of these ads and teasers aired ahead of game day in our big roundup of Super Bowl LII ads.