Areto Hate Speech Index
A quarterly gauge of social media sentiment
The Areto Hate Speech Index (Sports) gives you insight into the changing behaviours, trends and sentiments of social media users across the world. Every quarter, we analyze aggregated and anonymized data of over 20 million social media comments across 58 sports in over 55 languages.
Sexism hits record high in Q3 2026 as abuse against women's sports surges
Sexism reached a record 550 on the Areto Index in Q3 2026, while abuse on women's sports accounts rose 27% in a quarter and the usual summer dip disappeared.
Abuse across sports social media hits a record high as sexism reaches 4.5 times baseline
Online abuse on sports social media hit a record high in the first half of 2026, with the Areto Sexism Index at 4.5 times baseline.
