# Barstool Dave Portnoy has bought back Barstool Sports for $1 from Penn Entertainment, a deal valued up to $850 million. ### About Barstool Barstool Sports is a digital media company focused on sports and pop culture content. ### Insights - barstool Sentiment hit a 52-Week high of [--] for the day ### Engagements: [----------] (24h)  [Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/barstool/time-series/interactions.tsv) Current Value: [----------] Daily Average: [----------] [--] Week: [---------] -98% [--] Month: [-------------] -35% [--] Months: [--------------] -36% [--] Year: [--------------] +1.40% 1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-02-16 1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-08-20 Engagements by network (24h): Reddit: [---] News: [---] Instagram: [-----] TikTok: [----------] YouTube: [---------] X: [----------] ### Mentions: [-----] (24h)  [Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/barstool/time-series/posts_active.tsv) Current Value: [-----] Daily Average: [-----] [--] Month: [-----] +14% 1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-14 1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-06-14 Mentions by network (24h): Reddit: [--] News: [--] Instagram: [--] TikTok: [-----] YouTube: [-----] X: [-----] ### Creators: [-----] (24h)  [Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/barstool/time-series/contributors_active.tsv) [-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Barstool in the last [--] hours which is up 6.20% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours Daily Average: [-----] [--] Month: [-----] -24% 1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-14 1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-06-14 ### Sentiment: 81%  [Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/barstool/time-series/sentiment.tsv) Current Value: 81% Daily Average: 72% [--] Week: 74% -1% [--] Month: 92% +13% [--] Months: 92% +9% [--] Year: 92% +18% 1-Year High: 92% on 2026-02-14 1-Year Low: 43% on 2025-11-03 Most Supportive Themes: - Top Creators Driving Engagement: (40%) The most influential creators on Barstool's platform are generating significant engagement, with the top creator alone amassing over [--] million engagements. - Viral Content on TikTok and X: (35%) TikTok and X are the primary drivers of engagement, with several posts on these platforms achieving millions of views and hundreds of thousands of engagements. - Consistent Content Output: (25%) Barstool consistently publishes content across various platforms, with a high volume of posts daily, ensuring a steady stream of engagement. Most Critical Themes: - Engagement Decline Over Time: (-44%) While current 24-hour engagements are high, the 1-week, 1-month, 6-month, and 1-year metrics show significant percentage decreases, indicating a potential decline in overall engagement trends. - Mentions Fluctuation: (-10%) Mentions have a 1-year high of [------] and a low of 2,382, suggesting variability in public conversation volume. ### Top Barstool News Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours *Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.* "Dave Portnoy Paid $1 (Yes One Dollar) to Buy Barstool Sports Back From Penn Which Will Take Up to $850 Million Charge Related to Disposal of the Business Dave Portnoy bought Barstool Sports for the nominal cash consideration of $1 from Penn Entertainment" [News Link](https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/dave-portnoy-barstool-sports-paid-one-dollar-penn-entertainment-1235692418/) [@Variety](/creator/x/Variety) 2023-08-09T20:39Z 3.1M followers, 1.1M engagements ### Top Barstool Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours *Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.* "Wait for it 😂 (🎥:@mikchickennn28) #valentinesday My valentines gift to him 😂 My valentines gift to him 😂" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@barstoolsports/video/7606913992266714382) [@barstoolsports](/creator/tiktok/barstoolsports) 2026-02-15T02:31Z 48.5M followers, 526.4K engagements "No chance 😂 (🎥:@Annie) Have you ever seen a dramatic baby 😅 Have you ever seen a dramatic baby 😅" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@barstoolsports/video/7606910559384063246) [@barstoolsports](/creator/tiktok/barstoolsports) 2026-02-15T02:18Z 48.5M followers, 1.7M engagements "Mac McClung said he wouldve done these [--] dunks if he was in the [----] NBA Dunk Contest 😦 (🎥:MacMcClung37 & TeamVKTRY/x) #nba #dunkcontest #dunk The [--] Dunks Mac McClung said he wouldve done at the [----] Dunk Contest 😦 The [--] Dunks Mac McClung said he wouldve done at the [----] Dunk Contest 😦" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@barstoolsports/video/7606907215022198029) [@barstoolsports](/creator/tiktok/barstoolsports) 2026-02-15T02:05Z 48.5M followers, 775.2K engagements "Valentines Day Effort 🫡 (🎥:@Gab Cron) #valentinesday 💕 💕" [TikTok Link](https://www.tiktok.com/@barstoolsports/video/7606863860678593805) [@barstoolsports](/creator/tiktok/barstoolsports) 2026-02-14T23:17Z 48.5M followers, 310K engagements Limited data mode. 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Dave Portnoy has bought back Barstool Sports for $1 from Penn Entertainment, a deal valued up to $850 million.
Barstool Sports is a digital media company focused on sports and pop culture content.
Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: [----------]
Daily Average: [----------]
[--] Week: [---------] -98%
[--] Month: [-------------] -35%
[--] Months: [--------------] -36%
[--] Year: [--------------] +1.40%
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-02-16
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-08-20
Engagements by network (24h): Reddit: [---] News: [---] Instagram: [-----] TikTok: [----------] YouTube: [---------] X: [----------]
Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: [-----]
Daily Average: [-----]
[--] Month: [-----] +14%
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-11-14
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-06-14
Mentions by network (24h): Reddit: [--] News: [--] Instagram: [--] TikTok: [-----] YouTube: [-----] X: [-----]
Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Barstool in the last [--] hours which is up 6.20% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]
[--] Month: [-----] -24%
1-Year High: [-----] on 2025-11-14
1-Year Low: [---] on 2025-06-14
Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: 81%
Daily Average: 72%
[--] Week: 74% -1%
[--] Month: 92% +13%
[--] Months: 92% +9%
[--] Year: 92% +18%
1-Year High: 92% on 2026-02-14
1-Year Low: 43% on 2025-11-03
Most Supportive Themes:
Most Critical Themes:
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours
Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.
"Dave Portnoy Paid $1 (Yes One Dollar) to Buy Barstool Sports Back From Penn Which Will Take Up to $850 Million Charge Related to Disposal of the Business Dave Portnoy bought Barstool Sports for the nominal cash consideration of $1 from Penn Entertainment"
News Link @Variety 2023-08-09T20:39Z 3.1M followers, 1.1M engagements
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.
"Wait for it 😂 (🎥:@mikchickennn28) #valentinesday My valentines gift to him 😂 My valentines gift to him 😂"
TikTok Link @barstoolsports 2026-02-15T02:31Z 48.5M followers, 526.4K engagements
"No chance 😂 (🎥:@Annie) Have you ever seen a dramatic baby 😅 Have you ever seen a dramatic baby 😅"
TikTok Link @barstoolsports 2026-02-15T02:18Z 48.5M followers, 1.7M engagements
"Mac McClung said he wouldve done these [--] dunks if he was in the [----] NBA Dunk Contest 😦 (🎥:MacMcClung37 & TeamVKTRY/x) #nba #dunkcontest #dunk The [--] Dunks Mac McClung said he wouldve done at the [----] Dunk Contest 😦 The [--] Dunks Mac McClung said he wouldve done at the [----] Dunk Contest 😦"
TikTok Link @barstoolsports 2026-02-15T02:05Z 48.5M followers, 775.2K engagements
"Valentines Day Effort 🫡 (🎥:@Gab Cron) #valentinesday 💕 💕"
TikTok Link @barstoolsports 2026-02-14T23:17Z 48.5M followers, 310K engagements
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