A record-breaking debut for the NFL on YouTube
Sep 08, 2025 [[read-time]] minute read
Sep 08, 2025 [[read-time]] minute read
This past Friday, the gridiron and the YouTube community collided to make history.
Our first-ever exclusive, global broadcast of an NFL game, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers live from São Paulo, Brazil, was a huge success. It also set a record for most concurrent viewers of a live stream on YouTube. In case you missed it or want to replay the action, the game is available on the NFL YouTube channel.
The broadcast drew a global audience of over 17.3M average-minute-audience (AMA). This included 16.2M AMA in the U.S. and 1.1M AMA outside of the U.S.
We partnered with the NFL to bring a uniquely interactive and creator-driven viewing experience. The broadcast featured exclusive content from MrBeast, Haley Kalil, Michelle Khare and Marques Brownlee; commentary from Deestroying from the sidelines; pre-game and post-game hosting from Kay Adams, Peter Overzet and NFL Legends Cam Newton, Derek Carr, Brandon Marshall, and Tyrann Mathieu; a dazzling halftime show from KAROL G; and Watch With streams and commentary from a stacked roster of creators including IShowSpeed, Tom Grossi, Robegrill, SKabeche, CazéTV and many more.
Thank you to all 17 million of you who tuned in for this game-changing moment on YouTube. Happy NFL season!
1. U.S. AMA Source: Nielsen. YouTube Custom Analysis. 9/5/25. P2+. Data is inclusive of YouTube first-party data
2. EX-U.S. AMA Source: YouTube First-Party Internal Data. Global ex-U.S. 9/5/25.