Footballer Lamine Yamal and Coldplay's Chris Martin help Polish influencer raise more than £50m for cancer patients
Summary
A Polish influencer named Piotr Hancke, known as Latwogang, held a continuous nine-day livestream on YouTube to raise money for a children's cancer charity. The event raised more than £50 million, with support from celebrities like Coldplay’s Chris Martin and footballer Lamine Yamal.Key Facts
- The livestream lasted nine days nonstop and aired from Warsaw.
- Over £50 million (250 million zlotys) was raised for the Cancer Fighters Foundation (CFF).
- At one time, 1.4 million people watched the stream simultaneously.
- Celebrities including Chris Martin, Lamine Yamal, Wojciech Szczęsny, and Robert Lewandowski took part.
- Latwogang listened to a charity rap song featuring a young cancer patient on repeat during the stream.
- Some participants shaved their heads to show support for cancer patients, including Latwogang himself.
- CFF promised to publicly report how the money will be used to help children with cancer.
- The amount raised broke the previous livestream fundraising world record, which was around £14 million.
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