'Your insult is not an insult': xQc fires back at users asking 'who' is Ibai after his record-breaking 10.8 million stream
The streaming world witnessed a history, with a record-breaking 10.8 million viewers tuning in for a single Twitch broadcast. But it seems like not everyone recognized the magnitude of this moment, prompting a fiery response from one of the biggest names on the platform.
xQc ensured to dismiss the chorus of 'who' in quite a blunt way. He made sure to shut the questioners with his perfect response.
xQc issues a sharp response to the streaming ignorance
With Spanish streamer Ibai shattering the viewership record on Twitch with La Velada del Año 5, there were some viewers who responded on social media platforms with dismissive comments. Their 'who?' reaction just didn't sit well with the streamer xQc, a Canadian streamer.
Félix Lengyel, popularly known as xQc, is famous for his unfiltered commentary. He stumbled upon the news of a historic 10.8 million viewer stream, mocked the ignorance of the streamers and viewers who acted like they knew everything about Twitch, and yet filled the comment section with
'Who?'
He was surprised that they even asked about the streamer who was behind this record.
xQc reacts to Ibai 11 MILLION Twitch Live Viewers 😱 #xqc #twitch #ibai
In the words of xQc,
'I love how like new age streamers and watchers like to act that they know about Twitch and if something happens, They go yo Who is this guy?'
xQc found the entire irony to be laughable. He mocked the tendency of viewers to dismiss such a monumental achievement with just a question of who?
xQc then added, specifically mentioning the Who dude,
'your insult is not an insult when the post is actually getting like 11 million viewers.
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He highlighted the absurdity of trying to diminish someone, pulling the numbers, and bringing in entire platforms' daily traffic in one stream.
Who is
Ibai Llanos
, and why couldn't the streaming world's audience recognize him?
Ibai Llanos is a streamer from Spain who recently was able to achieve the unexpected during
"La Velada del Año"
fifth annual event. The event with the blend of influencer boxing, sheer spectacle, and celebrity appearances has previously smashed viewership records (consistently).
Ibai, who is a former esports commentator and the co-founder of the KOI, commands one of the largest global followings on Twitch and YouTube channels. It exceeds 11 million subscribers.
Ibai, though, comes from a different streaming hemisphere. Despite being a giant, the core audience and content style focused by him diverge from streamers like xQc. The dominance of Ibai is deeply rooted within the Spanish-speaking world.
It is built on the massive and thoroughly produced events.
Now, despite the large following, reaction from the streaming world questioning Ibai's identity is potentially because of the linguistic and cultural divide in streaming events. It shows that even the unprecedented success could remain invisible to the segments of one's own community. It even shows that creators are still underestimated by viewers, if they do not speak english.
To such viewers, these streamers are unknown, irrespective of the impact they create in the streaming world.
Ibai Llanos broke his viewership record
Ibai rompió récord en Twitch con #veladadelaño5
Ibai's La Velada del Año V event was held at La Cartuja Stadium, Sevilla. This year did not just break the viewership record, but Ibai's previous Twitch viewership record, too. It surpassed his 6.7 million viewership's previous record. The numbers are staggering, and they far exceed peaks set even by the massive streamers like TheGrefg and Kai Cenat.
Historic Twitch Record Broken!
The achievement shows that the non-English streamers, particularly from Latin America and Spain, aren't just growing, but they are setting benchmarks for the live viewership.
Ibai has consistently occupied Twitch's top spots in all-time rankings as one of the Spanish streamers. He has proved the immense power of large-scale and localized event streaming. His current success clearly signals a bright and undeniable future. It even shows that the next record-shattering moment can come from anyone or anywhere at all.
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