Naver Chzzzyzik Sets Record with 4.94 Million Concurrent Viewers for South Africa Match

Peak Concurrent Viewership Surpasses Czech Republic and Mexico Matches

On June 25, Naver announced that its streaming platform Chzzzyzik, which is live broadcasting matches of the '2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup,' recorded a peak concurrent viewership of 4,938,000 during the South Korea vs. South Africa match—the third match for the Korean national team.

According to Naver Chzzzyzik, the match between South Korea and South Africa was broadcast exclusively online through a dedicated channel and through "watch together" streams hosted by popular streamers, achieving the highest concurrent viewer record to date.

Previously, the highest concurrent viewership was 4,825,000 for the South Korea vs. Czech Republic match and 4,780,000 for the match against Mexico—both now surpassed by this figure. Chzzzyzik explained that, as of the previous day, a cumulative total of 1,422 streamers had hosted watch-together streams, with 4,707 such broadcasts in total. The cumulative number of plays of World Cup-related clip content has surpassed 310 million.

A Chzzzyzik representative stated, "Naver is focusing on ensuring the stability of large-scale intellectual property (IP) content live broadcasts through a real-time quality of experience (QoE) data-based, continuous monitoring system. During the second and third matches, we enjoyed the World Cup with partner streamers such as Han Dong-suk and Poongwolryang, celebrities like Lee Kyung-kyu, football-focused channels such as Shoot for Love, Eastar TV, and idol recappers like 'Anwonjalbu,' as well as Playbe and Inokssal, thereby expanding the culture of community-based viewing."

Meanwhile, Naver plans to exclusively broadcast the global esports tournament 'Esports World Cup' (EWC), scheduled for July 6, online through Chzzzyzik.

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