Ibai breaks his Twitch viewership record with the Evening of the Year V: this was the most-watched broadcast of his career.

Ibai Plains has put streaming back in the spotlight after celebrating the fifth edition of The Evening of the Year, an event that brought together more than 80.000 attendees at the La Cartuja Stadium in Seville and achieved an unprecedented following on TwitchEven before the curtain opened, the number of connected devices was looking high, but what ended up happening exceeded any previous expectations.

During the broadcast, The number of simultaneous viewers surpassed the 9 million mark, establishing a new record on the platform twitch Leaving behind the figures from previous years, which already topped the all-time ranking of digital audiences, the Evening of the Year thus consolidates its position as a must-see for millions of people both inside and outside Spain and marks a turning point in online entertainment events.

A meteoric rise in La Velada's audience

The rise of The Evening of the Year has been progressive and overwhelming. Since its inception in 2021, the event has broken all its own records.: It began with 1,5 million viewers in Barcelona, then surpassed 3,3 million in Badalona the following year and reached 3,45 million in Madrid during its third edition. The Santiago Bernabéu stadium held the previous record with nearly 3,85 million connected devices, until this year, when Seville raised the mark to over 9 million. Ibai Llanos ranks among the top performers in Twitch history., being the only one capable of improving his own legacy year after year.

Boxing and music: the formula for success

One of the great attractions of The Evening of the Year is its A combination of boxing matches between content creators and high-level musical performancesIn the fifth installment, the card featured seven matches that were closely followed in the digital community. Highlights included TheGrefg's win over Westcol, Alana's win over Ari Geli, and victories for Pereira7, Perxitaa, Abby, Andoni, and Viruzz. Each fight generated conversation and excitement both in the arena and on social media, with some results even becoming controversial due to the judges' decisions.

The musical scene was not left behind, with Performances by international icons such as Aitana, Myke Towers, Eladio Carrión, Grupo Frontera, Melendi, De La Rose and the iconic Los del Río, which made the entire stadium dance with La Macarena. Melendi, for his part, surprised by inviting Saiko and dedicating a song to Fernando Alonso, marking a night where music played as much of a role as sport.

Global impact and cultural phenomenon

Beyond numbers, The Evening of the Year has become a global cultural phenomenon that connects generations and transcends borders.The broadcast, available for free on Twitch, has a diverse audience and followers from different countries. The presence of international artists and boxers demonstrates the format's ability to unite the Spanish-speaking community and attract the interest of the general public, not just streaming fans.

As the platform itself has acknowledged, The event is already the world's largest digital boxing spectacle. and live music, supported by a strategy that combines the digital environment with the in-person experience.

Ibai Llanos: a benchmark of new entertainment

The success of The Evening of the Year reaffirms the role of Ibai Llanos as one of the great promoters of live entertainment in the Hispanic world. His ability to reinvent formats and bring together millions of people consolidates him as an essential figure in the industry, the only one capable of surpassing his own records and universalizing events that, just a few years ago, seemed reserved for very specific niches.

The fifth edition, marked by a production on par with major international shows and a festive atmosphere in Seville despite the heat, makes it clear that the La Velada phenomenon and its impact are now part of the history of digital entertainment.