A nine-day nonstop livestream in Poland raised about £52.5m (257m złoty) for children with cancer. The marathon — hosted by 23-year-old Piotr Garkowski (Łatwogang) — drew more than 1.5 million viewers to the finale and featured guests including Robert Lewandowski, Iga Świątek and a video cameo from Chris Martin.

How the marathon stream worked The fundraiser was a continuous online broadcast in which 23-year-old Piotr Garkowski (Łatwogang) played a charity recording on repeat while hosting dares, challenges and guest appearances. The song, “I’m still here”, was recorded by rapper Bedoes 2115 with 11-year-old Maja Mecan and was framed as a message to children with cancer; Maja sings a chorus that repeats, “I’m still here/Did you think you had me?/I’m still here.” The stream ran nonstop for nine days and accepted real-time donations. Organisers began with a modest target (about 500,000 złoty) but donations grew steadily throughout the broadcast and into the finale. Celebrity involvement and symbolic gestures Poland's cultural and sporting elite helped convert attention into cash. Highlights included: - Robert Lewandowski danced to the song on TikTok and donated more than £200,000. - Wojciech Szczęsny recorded a video that included Barcelona and Spain’s Lamine Yamal. - Vladimir Semirunniy, a Russian-born speed skater now representing Poland, donated his Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics silver medal and shaved his head on camera. - Coldplay frontman Chris Martin sent a short video message and improvised on keyboards. - Iga Świątek donated over £20,000 and offered two tickets to her match at Wimbledon as part of her contribution. The stream mixed entertainment with solemn testimony: performers and patients shared moments ranging from celebratory to reflective. The looping song, live interaction and symbolic acts such as head-shaving and medal donations helped sustain attention across several days. Money raised and audience reach Organisers reported the total reached 257m złoty (about £52.5m) by Monday morning after the stream closed. More than 1.5 million people watched the finale live, where Łatwogang, Bedoes 2115 and child cancer patients appeared together on screen. The combined effect of many mid-sized donations and several large gifts produced a sum campaigners say ranks among the largest single fundraising events on YouTube. Organisers and public messaging Łatwogang and Bedoes 2115 thanked supporters on Instagram after the event, asked media outlets to amplify the fundraiser and highlighted the awareness raised for children with cancer.

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Organisers said the total topped 257m złoty (£52.5m) and more than 1.5 million people watched the finale live; campaigners described the haul as one of YouTube's largest single fundraising events.

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