Havoc erupted in Manhattan Friday afternoon as authorities tried to control the massive crowd at a game console giveaway hosted by popular Youtuber and live streamer Kai Cenat.
Several hundred people, possibly more, descended on Union Park for a"HUGE GIVEAWAY" where the content creator promised free PlayStation consoles. Crowds had already filled the park square by 3 p.m. - one hour before the giveaway was scheduled to start.
As news of the chaotic scene began to spread on social media, questions started to surface about who Cenat is and the reason for his rise in popularity. The 21-year-old live streamer has amassed 6.5 million followers on YouTube, where he began posting content, particularly comedy-centered videos and pranks, in 2018.
A popular figure on the video game streaming website Twitch, he broke the record for the most subscriptions on the service, with that number exceeding 300,000 earlier this year. Cenat soared to fame at a"nearly unprecedented rate" by livestreaming Grand Theft Auto V and chatting with his fans, who pay $5 to $25 to subscribe to his content on Twitch, Bloomberg
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