Royal Wedding Breaks Internet Records – Largest Live Stream Ever
The live streaming of Prince William and Kate’s nuptials had 1.6 million concurrent video views, making it the biggest event to be watched on the Web, exceeding last summer’s World Cup, according to Akamai. The wedding, streamed by YouTube and other sites, also surpassed “other major video events, like Michael Jackson’s funeral and the inauguration of President Obama,” Young said. It’s yet another sign that the Internet has “become a broadcast medium,” he said.
“I can tell you the World Cup (last June) was around 1.6 million concurrent views as well, but the royal wedding has edged that out just a little bit more,” said Jeff Young, spokesman for Akamai, which provides streaming-media services for more than 300 news websites, including msnbc.com, as well as other companies.
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