Grade B13 sourcesHIS-00940
Jay's Virtual Pub Quiz
Activity · 2020 · Niche
Jay Flynn's lockdown quiz for friends drew a record 182,513 households on YouTube.
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How it worksNumbers
- Households playing one quiz
- 182.5K
- YouTube · Apr 30, 2020 · Guinness record · YouTube · Guinness World Records
- Seed to milestone
- 5 weeks
- Mar 26 ’20 to Apr 30 ’20
- Platforms
- 5
- Started on YouTube
- Origin
- Organic
- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originJay Flynn set up a Facebook quiz for friends days before the UK lockdown. The first stream on March 26, 2020 drew a reported 300,000 viewers, and on April 30 a record 182,513 households played on YouTube. It raised money for charities and became a book.
Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
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March 2020
Facebook users precursor · Mar 23 ’20
The event passed 10,000 responses by the Monday lockdown was announced, with interest from Geneva to New Zealand.[1]
Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
- Added 1 number
- Added: 15 events, 12 sources · Score 17
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