Late Wednesday night, rapper Drake and streamer Tyler "Ninja" Blevins raked in more than 600,000 concurrent viewers while playing "Fornite" -- currently the most popular survival co-op shooting game on Twitch -- to break the record for the most viewers watching a single-player stream. It shattered the previous record of 380,000.
Later, Pittsburgh Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster and rapper Travis Scott also jumped in on the fun. The result? Drake dropping weapons for Ninja. Travis Scott asking JuJu for Band-Aids. Ninja laughing at Scott's requests for Band-Aids. Drake saying "God's Plan" (the name of his new hit single) after reviving Scott.
Drake just revived Travis Scott and he said God's Plan 2018 is wild pic.twitter.com/i4CdsQx4Aw
- ryan² (@ryrybun) March 15, 2018
The stream was so popular that it even took over the top slots of Twitter's trending list. Not only does this bode well for Ninja, but it's good news for "Fortnite," a game that's eager to dive into the esports arena.
LEGENDARY @drake @ninja @trvisXX pic.twitter.com/PNLfgRFutu
- JuJu Smith-Schuster (@TeamJuJu) March 15, 2018
Ninja is currently the most popular "Fortnite" streamer on Twitch. According to a report by Forbes, he earns more than $560,000 a month from subscriptions alone.
You can watch a VOD of the stream on Ninja's Twitch channel.
