Spanish streamer smashes Twitch viewership record Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Spanish streamer smashes Twitch viewership record While revealing his own Fortnite skin. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 12 Jan 2021 38 comments More than 2 million people tuned into Twitch last night to watch Spanish Fortnite streamer David "TheGrefg" Martínez reveal his own skin in the game, utterly smashing the platform's concurrent viewer record. At one point, total viewership to TheGrefg's channel hit 2.4 million - nearly quadruple the record set by fellow Fortnite fan Ninja back in 2018 when he played the battle royale with rapper Drake and notched up 635,000 viewers. (TheGrefg already beat that total once - narrowly - back in December, with a stream watched by just over the 639,000 people.) Twitch confirmed the record-breaking viewership last night, shortly after TheGrefg's stream finished and his Fortnite skin was unveiled. ¡Vamos!@TheGrefg now holds the record for most concurrent viewers ever on Twitch. pic.twitter.com/26VceVSJyS- Twitch (@Twitch) January 11, 2021 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings TheGrefg becomes the fourth streaming "Icon" to receive their own skin in Fortnite, following Ninja, Lachlan and Loserfruit. If you don't care about Fortnite, this news is still notable for a couple of reasons. As a popular Spanish-language streamer, TheGrefg has been a figurehead in the long-term growth of non-English channels on the platform - something last night's incredible record has only cemented further. Then there's the sheer size of the new record, which feels like it may not be totalled for some time. Watching TheGrefg last night, when it became clear he had beaten the all-time record by some margin at 1m viewers, there was a huge push online to see just how big the viewership could get. Not bad for a dead game. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store