Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos’ boxing spectacle “La Velada del Año IV” catapulted Twitch to unprecedented heights this weekend, with the platform reaching a staggering 6.74 million concurrent viewers.
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The increase in viewership broke Twitch’s previous viewership record of 6.65 million, set last year during Ibai’s third edition of the same event. It shows the growing anticipation for Ibai’s primetime event, whose title translates to “The Night of the Year.”
Although the event initially started at a private venue, it moved to Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. In addition to breaking both personal and platform records, the event also filled the 80,000-seat capacity after all available tickets quickly sold out in April.
At the height of the event, Ibai drew a remarkable 3.85 million concurrent viewers, making up more than half of Twitch’s total viewership at the time of the taping. Ibai’s stream peaked during the clash between YouTuber Viruzz and Twitch personality shelao. Throughout the nearly eight-hour broadcast, Ibai’s stream maintained an impressive average of 3.14 million viewers, totaling 23.84 million hours watched, according to StreamsCharts.
