During the platform’s Excel Broadcast, a program that encourages competition among guest BJs by displaying real-time donation amounts, the highest donation amount ever recorded was reached.
On October 6, screenshots of the Excel Broadcast were shared on the online community Fomos, showing a message that read, “Thank you for 1.17 million Star Balloons, OOO.“
Commenters praised the record-breaking event, noting that it was “the highest record ever” and that they had “never seen anything like it in 8 years of broadcasting“.
According to the captures, the broadcast set three new records.
△ The highest number of Star Balloons received in a single donation (1.17 million) △ The fastest time to reach 10 million Star Balloons △ The most Star Balloons received in a single day (21 million in 18 hours).
The 21 million Star Balloons are equivalent to about 2.1 billion KRW, meaning that the broadcast generated this amount of revenue in just one day.
The Excel Broadcast hosts all stood in line, bowing deeply and expressing their heartfelt thanks to the donors.
Excel Broadcast ranks the donations in real-time and presents the data in a format similar to an Excel spreadsheet, encouraging fans to engage in donation competitions.
The show usually features female BJs who appeal to fans with their physical appearance, and they often perform provocative reactions to attract more donations.
Star Balloons are AfreecaTV’s paid donation item, each costing 110 KRW. Regular BJs can cash out 60 KRW per Star Balloon, Best BJs can cash out 70 KRW, and Partner BJs can cash out 80 KRW.
Top AfreecaTV BJs often earn tens of billions of KRW annually from Star Balloons.
According to data provided by AfreecaTV to lawmaker Park Choong-kwon of the People Power Party, the top-earning BJ, Commander Zico, received about 20 billion KRW. Other top BJs also earned about 10 billion KRW.
Out of the top 10 BJs receiving the most Star Balloons on AfreecaTV, 9 are involved with Excel Broadcast.
Source: Wikitree
