Ludwig Ahgren – a popular American Twitch streamer and YouTuber – went live on March 14 to host a Subathon event where viewers can control the length of the stream through the number of subscriptions. The live stream started last week and was anticipated to last only 30 minutes; however – the live stream is still ongoing, with no end in sight for the streamer.
After a short social media hiatus, Ahgren returned to Twitch with a bang: this is how his subathon works: each subscription adds 20 seconds while tier-two and tier-three subscriptions – which both go up in cost – add 40 seconds and 100 seconds respectively. Bit donations also add a few seconds to the clock. With these rules in mind, the Twitch community has banded together to ensure that Ahgren’s stream never ends.
Ahgren revealed on his Twitch and YouTube channel that he had earned an estimated $140,000 within just three days of the Subathon stream:
Ahgren also shared that he was the number one trending topic twice on Twitter due to his subathon – even when he was just sleeping during the stream:
how did this happen.. pic.twitter.com/rNySqOdgbc
— ludwig (@LudwigAhgren) March 18, 2021
Because the Twitch Community is determined to never let the stream die off, Ahgren has reduced the seconds for each of the rules: now, each subscription will increase the timer by 10 seconds, with tier-two and tier-three subscriptions only increasing it by 20 and 50 seconds respectively. This reduction – however – has not stopped the influx of subscriptions: currently, the live stream timer is set around 58 hours with over 43,000 live viewers.
Twitch itself has personally commented on the Subathon via Twitter:
Goodnight, @LudwigAhgren.
— Twitch (@Twitch) March 16, 2021
This ongoing Subathon stream has made Ahgren the most watched streamer on Twitch. Ahgren’s ultimate aim is to break American streamer Ninja’s record by streaming for 31 days straight.
Do you think Ahgren can break the record?