YOGYAKARTA - IshowSpeed, who is a YouTuber from the United States, managed to shock the Indonesian social media world. So why is Ishowspeed famous in Indonesia?

His visit to various cities in the country not only attracted the attention of his fans, but also became a hot topic of conversation among the wider community.

This IShowSpeed phenomenon raises the question: What makes a foreign YouTuber like IshowSpeed this popular in Indonesia?

The iShowSpeed tour in Southeast Asia is certainly full of events. In the midst of a passionate crowd of spectators and excited actions, the creator who was born with the name Darren Watkins, Jr. has reached the highest number of viewers on his YouTube channel.

Interestingly, its live broadcast from Indonesia has become the biggest hit on its journey in Asia so far: At its peak, the stream attracts more than one million viewers simultaneously.

During his trip in Thailand, Watkins set a new personal record with more than 600,000 spectators at the same time. Then the audience in Indonesia can exceed that number.

Because of the record, Watkins was then moved to tears after his audience surpassed one million viewers at the same time. "Oh God, that's really one million," he said. "Thank you Indonesia!"

If there is a country in the world that will be a place for Watkins to make a record-breaking broadcast, then Indonesia has always been a very possible candidate.

Indonesia, which is the country with the fourth largest population in the world, is a hotbed of content creators, especially on short platforms such as TikTok.

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Indonesia itself is the target of content creators. Reporting from Tubefilter, YouTube Shorts Indonesia creators such as Virola_Chan appeared among the 50 most watched channels on YouTube.

Interestingly, Watkins' contribution to Southeast Asian creators' economy is impressive. However, the achievement of one million viewers at the same time is not enough to claim the most-watched streaming title in YouTube history.

However, the privilege of a record audience was given to India's national space agency, which broadcast the moon landing to more than eight million spectators at the same time.

Meanwhile, on Twitch, the current equivalent record holder is Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos, who brought in 3.85 million concurrent spectators for the fourth edition of his influencer boxing event La Velada del Amengo.

Although Watkins did not break one of these world records, his tour proved that he was an international star. This is at the same time what makes him popular with Indonesia's requirements.

In addition, maybe Watkins was boosted by his relationship with another world famous name, football legend Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese set a record on YouTube as soon as he appeared on the platform.

Watkins, who is a big fan of Ronaldo, took advantage of the striker's celebrity status to lift his own profile.

Will the Watkins star continue to shine when he ends his work in Southeast Asia? So far, there have been joys and sorrows (large crowds, traditional dances) and grief (motorcycle accidents, fraud from local residents).

In addition, there will probably be more madness that will happen when Watkins brings it to other countries. But it could be that what Watkins did would be a violation of the rules in a country with strict rules.

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