The weekend of July 13 was a landmark moment in Spanish culture. The men's national soccer team won Euro 2024, home-grown player Carlos Alcaraz won Wimbledon for the second consecutive year, Ibai Llanos Rewritten Twitch The Bilbao-born streamer set a new record for concurrent viewers during his fourth Twitch stream. La Velada del AñoInfluencer boxing event.
Like previous iterations, the fourth installment of La Velada del Año (translated as “The Night of the Year”) featured multiple boxing matches between big-name creators. As per usual, these matches garnered record-breaking viewership on Ibai's Twitch account. In 2022, the second installment of Velada reached 3.3 million concurrent viewers, and in 2023, the third installment surpassed that record, reaching 3.4 million concurrent viewers.
The sequel to these games in 2024 far surpassed previous viewership records. According to stream charts, La Velada del Año IV Concurrent viewership: 3.85 million on Ibai's account. The event also contributed to another record. During the event, Twitch 6.74 million concurrent viewers across the siteThis is the highest total ever, considering other streams from La Velada. Of these, 4.34 million were concurrent users. It comes from a channel that streams Ibai's masterpieces.
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La Velada del Año IV broke viewership records on Twitch and drew a huge audience in person, selling out the event. Santiago Bernabeu Stadiumhome of the Spanish national champions real madrid.
This isn't the first time Ibeye has attracted at least 80,000 fans to a streamer-driven show, of which he was one of the driving forces. Kings Leaguea football tournament that has seen FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium sell out with its first-ever final taking place in 2023. With a capacity of over 99,000, the Camp Nou is the only sports venue in Spain that can accommodate more fans than the Bernabéu.
Highlights of La Velada del Año IV included two-on-two matches, a 10-man “King of the Ring” free-for-all, and musical performances by musicians such as: Will SmithThe amount of planning that went into this event is incredible, and it would make Ibai a front-runner to win the event of best event of the year award when Spain's leading creator awards show, Los Premios Eslandes, returns in 2025.
