Summer time Video games Executed Fast 2024 (SGDQ) wrapped up on July 6, elevating over $2.5 million for Medical doctors with out Borders. This newest version of the charity speedrunning marathon sequence raised roughly the identical whole as different occasions in recent times. Nevertheless, these constant fundraising totals proceed regardless of a downward development in viewership.
In line with GDQ’s fundraising knowledge, its tentpole occasions — Superior Video games Executed Fast (winter) and Summer time Video games Executed Fast — have raised almost $40 million since SGDQ 2017. On common, every occasion raised $2.6 million for charity or barely greater than SGDQ 2024. That being stated, this 12 months’s SGDQ outraised the earlier 12 months by 12%. Notably, AGDQ sometimes raises about 10% greater than its summer time counterpart.
Regardless of GDQ persevering with to boost tens of millions for charity, viewership for its essential occasions has trended downwards for the reason that pandemic. Summer time Video games Executed Fast 2024 was the least watched occasion since its 2017 iteration.
Notably, this total development will not be a results of a shorter broadcast. Exterior of a barely shorter SGDQ 2017, all tentpole occasions broadcasted for roughly 160 hours.
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GDQ’s continued success
Regardless of declining viewership, GDQ proceed to draw main model sponsorships and neighborhood assist. Whereas SGDQ 2024’s viewership slid, the occasion was probably the most watched channel on Twitch throughout its airing. This may increasingly clarify why manufacturers comparable to Doritos, Pink Bull and Streamlabs proceed to sponsor GDQ.
Furthermore, this development signifies that fundraising will not be immediately correlated to total viewership. In reality, GDQ has cultivated a loyal fanbase that helps make up for its smaller viewers.
In line with GDQ’s funding knowledge, the typical donation for its occasions has climbed constantly since SGDQ 2017. In comparison with the identical occasion in 2017, SGDQ 2024’s common donation was 28% bigger. Likewise, the variety of donations has trended downward since 2022.
Finally, this reveals that almost all of GDQ’s donations got here from a loyal core of followers, moderately than a widespread informal viewers. As lengthy GDQ performs effectively on Twitch (relative to different channels), its total declining viewership possible gained’t affect model sponsorships or its funding totals considerably.