Drake joined Fortnite's biggest streamer and set a new Twitch record

Fortnite is breaking records all over the shop, and last night it checked another one of the list, as Rapper Drake tuned in to play Epic’s battle royale alongside streamer Ninja. The stream broke Twitch’s all-time concurrent records (for non-tournaments), with more than 600,000 watching at its peak.

Drake tweeted at around 5am (GMT) last night, simply saying “playing fort nite (sic) with @ninja.” On stream, the pair discussed the future of Fortnite: Battle Royale, and it was revealed that Drake thinks Epic should continue to innovate on their current map, rather than making a new one. He also proved to be a generous player, dropping weapons and medkits for Ninja throughout the stream.

In terms of viewership, Ninja’s stream peaked at a total of more than 635,000 viewers, far surpassing Twitch’s previous-largest offering outside of a major tournament. Dr. DisRespect held the previous record of around 388,000 for his return stream, having claimed the title for Tyler1.

The stream helped push Ninja’s total subcount above 180,000. Earlier this month, it was revealed that he had gained 50,000 subscribers in just 10 days, but since then, he’s gained more than that again in just over a week. The biggest Twitch stream of all time in terms of concurrent viewers is 1.1 million, for the Eleague Boston Major.