# Drake and Ninja’s Fortnite livestream

> Twitch reported 628,000 concurrent viewers for Ninja’s Fortnite stream with Drake.

- Owner: Ninja
- Kind: Creator moment
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2018-03-15
- Peak date: 2018-03-15
- Spread Score: 47 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Pairing, Platform jump, Response chain, Press loop, Celebrity amplifier, Controversy

## Summary

Drake joined Ninja on Twitch and tweeted the link to his 36.8 million followers. Twitch reported 628,000 concurrent viewers; fan memes and press coverage followed. Kotaku estimated $25,000 in new-subscription revenue. Repeat sessions and Epic’s E3 Pro-Am followed.

## Timeline

- 2018-03-15 — Ninja (Twitch) — Ninja streamed Fortnite with Drake on his Twitch channel.
- 2018-03-15 — Drake (X) — Drake tweeted the stream link, and viewers posted jokes and imagined album covers.
- 2018-03-15 — Game Informer (Press) — Game Informer reported the stream’s viewing record and its Twitter trends.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/drake-ninja-fortnite-stream

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Drake and Ninja’s Fortnite livestream.” Case HIS-00132. Spread Score v1.2: 47/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00132