Twitch sets new records as the pandemic continues


Avid steamer ‘TheGrefg’ Martínez recently set a new viewing record on the Twitch platform. — Twitch and David ‘TheGrefg’ Martínez

While Twitch has seen a significant increase in viewer numbers over the last 12 months, this trend appears to be digging in for 2021. David “TheGrefg” Martínez has set a new record for the video streaming platform, attracting more than 2.4 million simultaneous viewers in his latest live broadcast.

The Spanish Twitch player who counts 6.3 million subscribers captured the attention of new viewers by introducing his new avatar for Fortnite: a red-haired character available from Jan 16 on Epic Games’ flagship game store. This announcement was followed live by more than 2.47 million people on the video streaming platform, according to data from the TwitchTracker website.

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