Elias “EliasN97” Nerlich is currently the largest Twitch streamer in Germany. When he invites to the week-long marathon stream, there are tens of thousands of viewers alongside well-known guests. Within 24 hours of starting, he set a new record for the longest hype train.
What is the stream about? On Monday, May 15, EliasN97 (25) started a streaming week on Twitch. His buddies Sidney Eweka, Niklas Wilson, Rohat, and Eldos are joining him. There are also guest appearances and challenges planned with other content creators, rappers, and football players.
The event started at 5:00 PM, and 3 hours later it peaked at over 110,000 viewers. The fans diligently supported the streamer and started what is called a hype train. Just under 7 and a half hours after the start of his streaming week, EliasN97 established the new record.
With this, the 25-year-old once again cemented his place among the largest streamers in Germany.
Community support leads to world record
What record has the streamer set? In the night on Tuesday, around 01:22, EliasN97 reached a “hype train” level of 52 and thus set a new world record, as Twitter user kayo reported:
The previous record was held by American streamer Kai Cenat with level 47 – he can still console himself with his records for the most simultaneous subs.
What is a hype train? It is a system from Twitch that allows viewers to support their favorite streamers. In contrast to a so-called subathon, where each completed paid subscription extends the stream duration, several forms of (financial) support count in a hype train.
Viewers can start a hype train by leaving subs or bits, the currency of Twitch, within a certain period. If a specific threshold set by the streamer is reached, the hype train leaves the station.
From that moment on, different actions such as subscriptions, donations, and the use of bits and emotes increase the level of the hype train.
Additionally, EliasN97 gained more than 12,000 new subscribers on the first day of his marathon stream. Overall, the German streamer now ranks 7th worldwide with slightly over 43,000 subs – is another world record on the horizon?
By the way, another Twitch record is in European hands:
A European has smashed the all-time record for the most viewers on Twitch – 3.35 million
