Most viewers for a debut stream on Twitch
- Who
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- What
- 439,000 total number
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 19 October 2020
On 19 October 2020, American politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitch to play Among Us as a means of encouraging people to get out and vote in the election. She pulled in a record breaking 439,000 concurrent viewers at the stream’s peak, making it the biggest debut stream of all time and setting a record for the biggest Among Us stream of all time.
Ms Ocasio-Cortez was joined by superstar streamers Hasan “HasanAbi” Piker and Imane “Pokimane” Anys, as well as fellow congresswoman Ilhan Omar. The New York native has been playing videogames for many years, and reached the Silver III rank in League of Legends in July 2020.