The Digest:
Nigerian content creator Carter Efe has claimed the title of Africa's most-followed Twitch streamer following a massively viral livestream featuring Afrobeats superstar Davido. The session not only propelled Efe past the previous record-holder but also set new viewership and subscriber milestones on the platform.
Key Points:
- Carter Efe now has over 405,000 followers on Twitch.
- He overtook fellow Nigerian creator Shank Comics, who held about 233,000 followers.
- Efe gained roughly 160,000 new followers in four days around the Davido stream.
- Davido set a record for the most-watched Twitch livestream in Africa with ~83,000 viewers.
- He also became the first African streamer to exceed 20,000 subscribers on Twitch.
- The stream included surprise calls to Victor Osimhen and Twitch CEO Dan Clancy.
- A spontaneous boxing challenge from creator Enzo also went viral during the broadcast.
Sources: Vanguard, CarterEfe/Twitch
