- Bernie Sanders hosted a fireside chat on Twitch this weekend.
- The broadcast hit a combined total of 100, concurrent viewers.
- Unofficial estimates suggest the broadcast had over 1 million viewers across all platforms.
Pokimane may have just signed a lucrative exclusivity deal with Twitch, but it looks like she might face some unexpected competition. Over the weekend, Bernie Sanders drew more than , (concurrent viewers) on the Amazon-owned streaming service.
Fireside Chat With Bernie
In a format that harks back to the famous fireside chats of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic presidential candidate cozied up to a wood stove in his Burlington, Vermont home on Saturday.
But rather than radio, Sanders hopped on Twitch to discuss his vision for the future of the United States and answer questions from viewers.
For 90 minutes, Senator Sanders sat with campaign manager Faiz Shakir, touching on topics such as health care and his live debate with Joe Biden the next day.
Invariably, much of the conversation shifted to the worsening coronavirus situation
. Many of the viewer questions related to the pandemic in some form or another.
While politicians (
even the UK Parliament are turning to platforms such as Twitch to reach a broader, predominantly younger audience, few live streams have attracted as many fans as Bernie Sanders’ fireside chat.
K Viewers On Twitch Alone
On Saturday, over 100, (viewers tuned in to Bernie Sanders’ Twitch channel . Another , 10 viewers watched via the channel of Hasan Piker, a former Young Turks personality turned Twitch streamer .
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