Netflix used the Tyson vs. Paul in 60 million homes

Netflix reached a peak of “65 million streams” during the boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul last night, according to Most Valuable Promotions, the promoter of the fight. Those broadcasts reached 60 million homes worldwide, the group said in a press release shared with them. The Verge by email. That’s more than double the traffic Netflix would see for its NFL Christmas Day broadcast this year, if everyone watched it last year.

The crush of people trying to watch Tyson vs. Paul seems to be more than Netflix’s servers could easily handle, as the social media web was flooded with complaints about the streaming quality, which many found to be muddy, or suffering from bursts and crashes. communication. Downdetector recorded more than 100,000 complaints of Netflix streaming problems during the event, according to Bloomberg.

Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone told employees that the company has faced this “unprecedented level” by prioritizing to keep the stream stable for “large audiences,” according to the report. Bloombergby Mark Gurman.

“We don’t want to dismiss the bad experiences of other members, and we know we have room for improvement, but we consider this event a great success,” Stone reportedly wrote.

Update on November 16th: Added Disney Plus Hotstar streaming numbers for added context.