Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul positively received’t go down because the combat of the yr, however it’s virtually definitely going to finish up as probably the most watched fight sports activities occasion in 2024.
On Tuesday, Netflix revealed that Tyson vs. Paul topped out at over 108 million viewers for the boxing occasion. In the meantime, the co-main occasion between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano turns into the single-most watched skilled ladies’s sports activities occasion within the historical past of the US with 47 million common minute viewers in addition to an estimated 74 million stay viewers globally.
Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson makes historical past with over 108 Million LIVE world viewers!
It’s the most-streamed world sporting occasion ever and Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano 2 is the most-watched skilled ladies’s sports activities occasion in US historical past. pic.twitter.com/QN1P5EWUEc
— Netflix (@netflix) November 19, 2024
The Tyson vs. Paul combat peaked with 65 million concurrent streams, which set a brand new file as probably the most streamed world sports activities occasion in historical past. There have been 38 million concurrent streams in the US alone.
In keeping with TVision — an organization that measures TV viewing — 56 % of all U.S. TV viewing between 12am and 1am EST was tuned into the Tyson vs. Paul combat.
The occasion was additionally No. 1 general on Netflix for the week with 46.6 million views (whole hours seen/runtime) by means of Sunday evening.
It’s a outstanding quantity for a combat that noticed Tyson return to motion as knowledgeable boxer for the primary time in almost 20 years. The 58-year-old former heavyweight champion in the end went eight rounds with Paul earlier than dropping a unanimous choice.
Paul consistently touted the promoting energy of the combat after he introduced plans to face Tyson with Netflix signing on because the streaming companion for the occasion. Relatively that doing pay-per-view, Tyson vs. Paul was accessible at no additional cost for Netflix subscribers.
Based mostly on the latest monetary disclosure from the streaming big, Netflix boasts 282 million world subscribers. Which means over one-third of all Netflix subscribers tuned in to observe the Tyson vs. Paul combat.
Paul’s Most Priceless Promotion’s additionally introduced the ultimate stay gate figures for the occasion held at AT&T Stadium simply outdoors Dallas with whole income reaching $18,117,072, which units a brand new file for fight sports activities occasions in Texas. The occasion can be now the second-biggest stay gate for any boxing or MMA occasion outdoors of Las Vegas.
