After a year of being one of the most talked-about events in sports,Paul vs. Tysonhas set a massive streaming record for Netflix. Pitting social media influencer Jake Paul against sports icon Mike Tyson, the boxing match was first said to be in the works in November 2023 before being confirmed in March 2024 as an exhibition bout with Netflix set to livestream the event. Following various delays due to health concerns for Tyson,Paul vs. Tysonofficially was scheduledfor November 15, with the two fighters notably having a heated confrontation in the final press conference.
Following the event,Netflixhas shared the first viewership information forPaul vs. Tyson.The boxing match drew in a total of 60 million households for live viewing worldwide, with the stream ultimately peaking at 65 million concurrent viewers, while the co-main event of Serrano vs. Taylor 2 brought in around 50 million households live. This figure putsPaul vs. Tysonabove Netflix’s previous top-performing livestream ofThe Roast of Tom Bradyby approximately 1.8 million concurrent streams.
What This Means For Netflix’s Future
At first glance,Paul vs. Tysondrawing in such a high record in viewership is a great sign of their continued investment in future live events.The streamer has already inkeda 10-year deal with the WWEfor live weekly programming, which is set to begin by streamingRawin January 2025 in the US, Canada, the UK and Latin America before expanding to other territories over time. They also have a deal with the NFL to stream at least one Christmas game each year, with 2024 seeing both airing on the platform.
Who Won Netflix’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Fight
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson’s live-streamed fight on Netflix was one of the most-watched sporting events of all time, and featured an unsatisfying end.
That being said, the streamer still has a long way to go before they may consider expanding their livestream portfolio.Paul vs. Tysondominatedsocial media in part due to its technical issues, with some reports indicating that upwards of 90,000 households were experiencing outages in the hour leading up to the start of the fight, while countless others lamented ongoing outages during the fight. With the streamer having an estimated 283 million users worldwide, if having 60 million users tuning in worldwide leads to outages, they will need to adjust their servers to better suit wider events.
Our Take On Paul vs. Tyson’s Record Numbers & Netflix’s Live Future
Controversy Sells Well In Sports
It ultimately doesn’t come as too much of a surprise for me thatPaul vs. Tysonturned out as big of a record as it did. Both of the fighters have a fair amount of power behind their names, though Paul certainly fueled anticipation for the fight with his over-the-top and offensive boasting against the former undisputed heavyweight world champion. When paired with what’s still considered the No. 1 streaming platform in the world, the fight was pretty much destined to set some viewership records.
Netflix’s Mike Tyson Vs. Jake Paul Fight Controversies Explained
Countdown: Paul vs Tyson prefaces the much-anticipated fight between 58-year-old boxing legend Mike Tyson and 27-year-old YouTuber Jake Paul.
That being said, the sheer amount of technical issues Netflix users encountered trying to streamPaul vs. Tysonlive doesn’t give me a lot of confidence in the platform’s future livestreams. Considering their planned push for more events, I’d like to think they plan to address these problems ahead of time, but until they release some kind of statement apologizing for or acknowledging the users who experienced outages trying to watch the fight, I remain a little skeptical about their WWE and NFL futures.
Paul vs. Tyson
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Jake Paul is set to fight Mike Tyson in a headline heavyweight boxing match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The live event is expected to attract significant attention from fans globally.
