Twitch streamer Kai Cenat breaks subscriber record – Nigerian Observer

Kai Cenat has broken the record for attracting the most Twitch subscribers. The 21-year-old US streamer amassed 300,000 subscribers on the Amazon-owned streaming service, following a month-long drive to increase subscriptions. His ‘subathon’ – launched on 1 February – saw Cenat streaming 24 hours a day: chatting, gaming and interviewing guests, as well as sleeping, on camera, the BBC reports. The popular YouTuber officially overtook former Twitch record holder Ludwig Ahgren on Tuesday. Twitch is a livestreaming platform, where people typically play video games while chatting to viewers. Ludwig previously held the record for the most Twitch subscribers, hitting a peak of 283,000 viewers during a non-stop stream in April 2021. Two years later, Cenat broke Ludwig’s record with his own subscription marathon – or ‘subathon’ – a stream with a countdown timer which is extended every time someone subscribes to the channel. Twitch gamer sets record with 31-day stream stint Twitch offers subscriptions to users as a means of supporting their favourite streamers and creators on the platform. In the UK, the basic subscription package costs £3.99 – or $4.99 in the US – with additional tiers costing more. Users can also gift subscriptions, so subscriber numbers can increase
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