Users of Facebook and other social networks were thirsty for Coca-Cola in August, as the beverage giant sat atop the growth list for the Optim.al Index for the month, along with pulling in the most likes for the month.

In fact, not only did Coca-Cola top both lists, but it was the only brand to appear on both lists.

Optim.al is one of two companies, along with Nanigans, that are real-time bidding partners in Facebook Exchange, as well as Facebook ads application-programming-interface partners.

The top 25 brands for August in terms of growth on the Optim.al Index were:

  1. Coca-Cola, 1,425
  2. Reese’s, 1,378
  3. Monster Energy, 1,068
  4. Pepsi, 948
  5. CoverGirl, 858
  6. National Football League, 848
  7. CouponCabin, 819
  8. Aeropostale, 785
  9. Cheez-It, 778
  10. Hollister, 746
  11. ESPN, 683
  12. Twix, 675
  13. Dr Pepper, 668
  14. Dairy Queen, 668
  15. Olive Garden, 653
  16. Baskin-Robbins, 650
  17. National Rifle Association, 647
  18. Animal Planet, 639
  19. Causes.com, 638
  20. Best Buy, 615
  21. ShopAtHome.com, 602
  22. Sprite, 589
  23. Chanel, 588
  24. American Express, 581
  25. Abercrombie & Fitch, 574

And the top 10 brands in terms of new likes for August were:

  1. Coca-Cola, 3,657,691
  2. Target, 2,496,166
  3. Samsung Mobile USA, 2,467,663
  4. Amazon, 2,182,731
  5. Walmart, 1,670,156
  6. Facebook, 1,485,414
  7. Lancome Worldwide, 1,285,742
  8. YouTube, 1,104,701
  9. Kohl’s, 925,629
  10. Subway, 893,837