The Mexican government’s press conference from the Palacio Nacional on Wednesday looked like the part of a late-night comedy skit. Standing behind a podium with the government’s seal, an official proudly announces that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been named Mexico’s Broadcaster of the Year for the first quarter of 2023. THis announcement was no joke.
López Obrador shocked the broadcasting world this week when he suddenly appeared at number six on the list List of the top ten most watched Spanish broadcasting channels for the first quarter of 2023. With 13.2 million watch hours on his site YouTube channelaccording Stream Data Provider Streams Charts, Lopez Obrador beat the Mexican Twitch star Mariana (Which ranked eighth with 9.43 million watch), Colombian Twitch streamer Juan Guarnizo (Ninth place with 9.18 million watch watch), and a Spanish streamer exocas (10th place with 8.57 million watch hours). He’s been the only politician to ever earn a place in the spreadsheet rankings, and he wants you to know that.
During the government press conference on Wednesday morning, a Mexican government official Elizabeth Garcia Vilches He spoke enthusiastically about López Obrador’s new streaming credentials and offered ratings for Streams Charts, which revolve around the president’s channel for those watching in person and online.
The Mexican President’s YouTube channel has 3.72 million subscribers Very active in recent months. LiveIt broadcasts daily morning government press conferences as well as López Obrador’s activities and policy updates. In the first quarter of the year, the Mexican President’s channel broadcast live for 208 hours and 10 minutes.
“We are very proud to see so many Mexicans having success on social media, including Juan Guarnizo (Guarnizo is Colombian but resides in Monterrey, Mexico), El Mariana, and of course, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador,” said García Vilches. .
The other top Spanish-speaking quarterbacks, none of whom headed state, seemed surprised and amused that López Obrador was considered one of the better players. Spanish Twitch Streams player Ibai Llanos, one of the most popular Spanish-speaking streamers who ranked in the top 10 with 21.48 million hours watched, responded Tuesday on Streams Charts on Twitter and He expressed his disbelief On the order of the Mexican president.
It was later suggested that López Obrador could win an award due to his broadcasting prowess. “If the Mexican President wins the ESLAND award, someone will have to explain it to me,” Llanos tweeted on Wednesday, referring to the largest live-streaming award for the Hispanic community hosted by TheGrefg.
Rubios, who ranks seventh after Lopez Obrador with 9.70 million watch hours, responded to the Mexican president’s ranking on Wednesday. Duct tape referred to López Obrador by his nickname AMLO.
“I knew going to Japan for a month would cost me, but I didn’t know it would be that much,” Rubios said on Twitter.
Nazar Babenko, product manager at Streams Charts, told Gizmodo in an email Thursday that while López Obrador’s appearance in the rankings was unique, it wasn’t the first time a politician had slipped into streaming territory. Babenko explained that in October 2020, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York made headlines when she It flows itself while playing Between us. Roughly 439,000 people watched Ocasio-Cortez’s broadcast simultaneously, and it’s currently carrying Record of the female streamer with the highest number of viewers.
Stream Charts Product Manager also highlighted the YouTube channel of Indian President Draupadi Mormo, which topped the lists of the most popular YouTube Live channels at the end of January. On January 26, Mormo’s live broadcast of the military parade to celebrate Republic Day, a national holiday celebrating the enactment of the Indian constitution, attracted more than 242,600 viewers simultaneously.
Babenko said that while ratings for streaming charts have always been very popular, the platform never expected such a response. He added that the live broadcast gives politicians an opportunity to be closer to their constituents, and to have fun.
“I would like to see more game streams rather than broadcast news. Just imagine if the head of state is playing Fortnite With the best live streamers? said the product manager. “Or if he (watched) another season of the Kings League? I am sure that politicians will appear in the future, because it opens up new opportunities for interaction with audiences between 18 and 34 years old.