Twitch streamer "The Grefg," whose real name is David Cánovas Martínez, smashed through Twitch records on Monday afternoon with over 2.4 million people watching concurrently at one point.- People were watching as Martinez revealed his in-game skin for the wildly popular game "Fortnite."
- Previous Twitch viewer records were held by the likes of Tyler "Ninja" Blevins and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, which Martinez surpassed by millions of viewers.
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"TheGrefg," whose real name is David Cánovas Martínez, was debuting his new skin in the wildly popular game "Fortnite."
The new skin is part of the "Icon Series" of "Fortnite" skins, which includes other famous
Here's what the skin looks like:
Previous Twitch records for concurrent viewers were set by the aforementioned Ninja, who also streams "Fortnite," as well as less likely sources - such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and NASA.
TheGrefg started getting commendations from fellow streamers even as his stream as still ongoing.
"2.4 million live viewers on his Fortnite skin Debut! Congrats @TheGrefg," said Ninja. "Absolute monster and you deserve it." Mark Reins, vice president of Epic Games, the company that makes "Fortnite," was watching as well. "Unbelievable! We love our @FortniteGame Spanish community!!" he said.
Twitch representatives didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
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