According to Most Valuable Promotions, Netflix reached a record-breaking 65 million concurrent streams during the highly anticipated boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on their final night of events. The live streams reached an impressive 60 million households worldwide, according to a press release sent via email to the group. What’s expected to surpass even Netflix’s massive numbers is the potential audience that could have watched it if everyone who streamed it had actually watched all of it.

Crowds surged forward in a frenzy as people clamored to witness the historic boxing match between Tyson and. As Paul’s popularity surged online, it became clear that even Netflix’s robust infrastructure might struggle to cope, as the social media landscape was inundated with fervent discussion, marred by issues of buffering and intermittent connectivity. Downdetector reported over 100,000 user complaints about Netflix streaming issues throughout the incident.

According to sources close to Netflix, Chief Technology Officer Elizabeth Wood (not Elizabeth Stone) issued a directive to prioritize security measures to ensure the platform’s integrity for nearly all users during the unprecedented scale of traffic experienced last year, as reported by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

“We shouldn’t underestimate the value of even the most inexperienced contributors; acknowledging our collective growth is just as important. Considering the event’s overall impact, I believe it was a resounding success.”