Perhaps not that surprising, but an amusing statistic nonetheless: Twitter interest in sports increases with national success.

Danish blog Overskrift.dk has tracked Twitter activity related to the men’s handball team’s success in the European handball championship. And the stats connected to Twitter hashtag #emdk show that success and interest go hand in hand:

Throughout the first few matches, which Denmark lost, activity was quite low. But as the team got into the playoff, Twitter activity increased. During the final, Twitter in Denmark all but exploded with enthusiasm and national rejoicing.

Statistics compiled and presented by overskrift.dk