From The Straits Times · · 1m 10s
Democrats sweep US midterms with influencer livestreams
Democrats won US midterms as influencers drew millions watching election results live.
In brief
Democrats won US midterms as influencers drew millions watching election results live. Democrats swept US midterms with influencers like Hasan Piker attracting 1.75 million watch hours on election night. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
Democrats sweep US midterms
Democrats won US midterms with millions watching election results on livestreams with their favorite influencers.
NBC's Kornacki Cam
NBC's 'Kornacki Cam' drew 29 million views with 300,000 concurrent viewers for three hours.
Hasan Piker's stream
Hasan Piker drew 241,783 concurrent viewers and 1.75 million watch hours on election night twitch stream.
Piker's political clout
Piker backed progressive challengers and won younger viewers but drew Republican attacks over past remarks.
El-Sayed and Piker
Abdul El-Sayed won michigan senate seat and became first muslim senator after piker's remarks.
Viewership trends
Election livestreams drew 10.27 million hours of viewing across 2,500 channels in 30 days.
Piker's influence
38% of americans aged 18-29 get news from social media influencers versus 8% of those 65+.
Republican response
Michigan senator candidate mike rogers used piker's 9/11 remarks against el-sayed in election.
The short version
Democrats swept US midterms with influencers like Hasan Piker attracting 1.75 million watch hours on election night.
