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IShowSpeed's tour of Southeast Asia

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IShowSpeed's tour of Southeast Asia
Official poster
DurationSeptember 9 – 25 2024
LocationSoutheast Asia (various locations)
Organised byIShowSpeed

In September 2024, American YouTuber and streamer Darren Watkins Jr., better known as IShowSpeed, toured seven countries in Southeast Asia on livestream. The tour is the most successful tour by a streamer of all time, with Watkins gaining 3.4 million new subscribers and receiving a total watchtime of 4.16 million hours over a two week period, making the tour more successful than his tour of Europe during the UEFA Euro 2024.[1]

Watkins visited seven countries on the tour: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.[1] Throughout the stream, Watkins visited various tourist attractions, experienced the local culture and cuisine and saw wildlife such as elephants, monkeys and tigers, with fans following him through the streets. Watkins also signed autographs for, took selfies with and received gifts from fans. Whilst in the Philippines, Watkins met former politician and professional boxer Manny Pacquiao.[2]

The tour was highly successful. Indeed, the stream titled "IRL Stream in Indonesia" received a peak viewership of over one million, making it the first stream by an English-speaking streamer to receive over one million views whilst live. Excluding music videos and shorts, the stream is the most watched video on the IShowSpeed channel, with over 24 million views as of November 2024.[3]

Background

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The tour came after Watkins's highly successful tour of Europe during the UEFA Euro 2024. In his European tour, he streamed in 17 countries across the continent.[4]

Watkins announced the tour on Twitter on September 7.[5]

List of streams

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Stream Date Location
"IRL Stream in Thailand"[6] September 9, 2024 Bangkok, Thailand
"IRL Stream in Thailand, Part 2: Pattaya City"[7] September 10, 2024 Pattaya City, Thailand
"IRL Stream in the Philippines"[8] September 11, 2024 Manila, Philippines
"IRL Stream in the Philippines, Part 2 (feat. Manny Pacquiao)"[9] September 12, 2024 Manila, Philippines
"IRL Stream in Vietnam"[10] September 14, 2024 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
"IRL Stream in Cambodia (30 Million)"[11] September 17, 2024 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
"IRL Stream in Malaysia"[12] September 17, 2024 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
"IRL Stream in Indonesia"[3] September 18, 2024 Jakarta, Indonesia
"IRL Stream in Indonesia, Part 2: Bali"[13] September 20, 2024 Denpasar, Indonesia
"IRL Stream in Indonesia, Part 3: Yogyakarta"[14] September 21, 2024 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
"IRL Stream in Cambodia, Part 2: Phnom Penh"[15] September 23, 2024 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
"IRL Stream in Singapore (32 Million)"[16] September 24, 2024 Singapore
"IRL Stream in Philippines, Part 3: Cebu City"[17] September 25, 2024 Cebu City, Philippines

Impact

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Watkins walking through the streets of Chinatown, Singapore. A large crowd is following him and chanting his name.

The tour had a significant impact on Watkins' subscriber count, having gained 3.14 million new subscribers and a watchtime of 4.16 million hours over the course of the tour.[1]

Watkins' stream in Jakarta, which was his first stream in Indonesia, had a peak viewership of 1,043,028 viewers, the highest live viewership count of any English-speaking YouTuber in a single livestream.[1]

Aftermath

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After the success of the tour, Watkins confirmed in October 2024 that the next destination he would be touring would be Australia "sooner than what [sic] you think", without specifying a date.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Murko, Dmytro (October 2, 2024). "Even bigger than in Europe — IShowSpeed takes Southeast Asia by storm and becomes world's top English-speaking streamer". Streams Charts.
  2. ^ Das Mahapatra, Tuhin (September 13, 2024). "Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao schools Twitch star IShowSpeed in a hilarious "spar"". Hindustan Times.
  3. ^ a b IShowSpeed (September 18, 2024). ""irl stream in Indonesia 🇮🇩" – YouTube". YouTube.
  4. ^ "IShowSpeed concludes European stream tour with over 2.5 billion views". Mundo Deportivo. July 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Kapoor, Atharv (September 7, 2024). "IShowSpeed's South East Asia tour: Date, time, livestream link, and other details revealed". Sportskeeda.
  6. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-09). irl stream in Thailand 🇹🇭. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-10). irl stream in Thailand pt 2 🇹🇭 Pattaya City. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-11). irl stream in Philippines 🇵🇭. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-12). irl stream in Philippines pt 2 🇵🇭 ft. Manny Pacquiao. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-14). irl stream in Vietnam 🇻🇳. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-16). irl stream in Cambodia 🇰🇭 30 million... Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  12. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-17). irl stream in Malaysia 🇲🇾. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-20). irl stream in Indonesia pt 2 🇮🇩 Bali. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-21). irl stream in Indonesia pt 3 🇮🇩 Yogyakarta. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-23). irl stream in Cambodia pt 2 🇰🇭 Phnom Penh. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  16. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-24). irl stream in Singapore 🇸🇬 32 million……. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ IShowSpeed (2024-09-25). irl stream in Philippines pt 3 🇵🇭 Cebu City. Retrieved 2024-11-18 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "IShowSpeed confirms Australia as his next destination". Esports.gg. October 24, 2024.