Streamer IShowSpeed Is Gen Zs ESPN

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News Source : Wired

News Summary

  • IShowSpeed is one of the most watched people on the planet.
  • For generations Z and Alpha, he is practically ESPN.
  • For this year's World Cup, Speed is bringing his love of the game to stream from different host cities.
  • FIFA estimates the 2026 cup will draw more than 6 billion total viewers globally across the tournament’s month-plus of play.
  • The 21-year-old started posting on YouTube as a teenager in 2017, but it wasn’t until the Covid-19 lockdowns, in 2020, that the Cincinnati, Ohio, native committed to streaming full-time.

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