Never before has so much music been streamed in one day as on Christmas Eve this year
Never before has so much music been streamed in Germany in one day as on Christmas Eve this year. This was announced by GfK Entertainment on Friday. According to the report, there were almost 830 million views on December 24.
"This once again significantly surpassed the previous record from 2022," said GfK Entertainment. Back then, around 802 million streams were recorded on December 24.
There were also records for the most streamed songs within 24 hours: Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" achieved a total of 6.1 million clicks, while "Last Christmas" by Wham! collected more than 5.7 million views.
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The record-breaking music streamed on Christmas Eve was not limited to Germany, as many other countries also witnessed a surge. In fact, worldwide music streams on that Day reached over a billion views for the first time.
Interestingly, a saint's eve tradition in many parts of the world involves retrieving an old carol CD from the attic and playing it during dinner, adding to the overall music stream count.
Almost never in history has such a steep increase in music streaming been observed on a regular Day, let alone a holiday like Christmas Eve.
Source: www.ntv.de
