Mike Tyson and Jake Paul‘s boxing match on Netflix drew 108 million viewers worldwide, the streamer announced Tuesday.
According to Netflix, that makes it the “most streamed global sporting event ever.” The fight garnered an estimated average minute audience (AMA) of 108 million live viewers globally. The event peaked at 65 million concurrent streams, with 38 million concurrent streams in the US. Total viewership AMA estimates are derived from TVision data in the US and first party data in global markets.
The streaming sports event was the top title on Netflix for the week, with 46.6 million views through Sunday night.
Netflix had previously reported that the heavyweight boxing match between Paul and Tyson was viewed by 60 million households globally, while 50 million households globally tuned in live for the co-main event of Serrano vs. Taylor 2. Netflix now says that the Taylor-Serrano fight averaged an estimated 74 million live viewers globally and became the most-watched professional women’s sports event in US history with 47 million AMA in the US.
After eight rounds, Paul, 27, claimed victory over former world heavyweight champion Tyson, 58, in a unanimous decision.
Aside from Paul vs. Tyson, the main card also featured a highly-praised rematch between undisputed super lightweight champion Katie Taylor and unified featherweight champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano, which saw Taylor once again defeat Serrano by a controversial unanimous decision. Taylor previously won the initial bout between the two via a split decision. Other fights included one between Mario Barrios and Abel Ramos for the WBC welterweight world title that ended in a split draw, and Neeraj Goyat defeating Whindersson Nunes via unanimous decision.
The Paul-Tyson Friday fight card, the largest live event Netflix has produced to date, was plagued by technical issues as it went on, with many users complaining of lagging and buffering issues. Users have previously had similar problems with other Netflix live events. The aforementioned “Love Is Blind” reunion special, for example, was only seen live by a small number of subscribers and did not end up becoming fully available on the platform until the day after it was supposed to air.
