Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul undoubtedly gained’t go down because the battle of the yr, however it’s nearly 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 america with 47 million common minute viewers in addition to an estimated 74 million reside viewers globally.
Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson makes historical past with over 108 Million LIVE international viewers!
It’s the most-streamed international 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 battle peaked with 65 million concurrent streams, which set a brand new report as probably the most streamed international sports activities occasion in historical past. There have been 38 million concurrent streams in america alone.
In response to TVision — an organization that measures TV viewing — 56 p.c of all U.S. TV viewing between 12am and 1am EST was tuned into the Tyson vs. Paul battle.
The occasion was additionally No. 1 general on Netflix for the week with 46.6 million views (complete hours seen/runtime) by means of Sunday evening.
It’s a exceptional quantity for a battle that noticed Tyson return to motion as knowledgeable boxer for the primary time in almost 20 years. The 58-year-old former heavyweight champion finally went eight rounds with Paul earlier than shedding a unanimous resolution.
Paul always touted the promoting energy of the battle after he introduced plans to face Tyson with Netflix signing on because the streaming associate for the occasion. Reasonably that doing pay-per-view, Tyson vs. Paul was obtainable at no further cost for Netflix subscribers.
Based mostly on the newest monetary disclosure from the streaming large, Netflix boasts 282 million international subscribers. Meaning over one-third of all Netflix subscribers tuned in to look at the Tyson vs. Paul battle.
Paul’s Most Precious Promotion’s additionally introduced the ultimate reside gate figures for the occasion held at AT&T Stadium simply outdoors Dallas with complete income reaching $18,117,072, which units a brand new report for fight sports activities occasions in Texas. The occasion can also be now the second-biggest reside gate for any boxing or MMA occasion outdoors of Las Vegas.
