A 23-year-old Polish influencer has shattered the world record for fundraising through a livestream, raising close to 60 million euros — roughly 250 million Polish złoty — for children with cancer over the course of nine consecutive days. Patryk Garkowski, known online as Łatwogang, streamed continuously from his small apartment in Warsaw, the Polish capital, with a single song playing on loop in the background, ultimately drawing a peak audience of 1.5 million simultaneous viewers.
The campaign began with a modest goal of 500,000 złoty (around 118,000 euros) and an unusual mechanic: the duration of the stream would be determined by how many likes a TikTok announcement post received, with one like equalling one second of streaming. The post went viral almost immediately, accumulating enough likes to commit Garkowski to nine days of uninterrupted broadcasting. Within hours, the original fundraising target had already been surpassed.
At the heart of the stream was the song "I'm Still Here," written by Polish rapper Bedoes 2115 and 11-year-old Maja Mecan, a girl fighting leukaemia for the third time. The track, framed as a defiant anthem against cancer, became the emotional centrepiece of the event. As the days passed, Polish celebrities and businesses joined in solidarity, and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin made a brief appearance via video, playing an improvised song and apologising for his limited Polish. In a particularly moving moment near the end of the stream, sick children and their families appeared on camera, prompting a fresh surge of donations. Some supporters shaved their heads live on stream in solidarity with children undergoing chemotherapy.
The final total obliterates the previous Guinness World Record of 16.7 million euros, which had been set by two French streamers earlier in 2025. All proceeds are directed to the Cancer Fighters Foundation, an organisation that supports children with cancer and their families through medical care, therapies, and practical assistance. The foundation has announced plans to launch a dedicated website showing donors exactly how the funds will be spent. Garkowski described the campaign as a "miracle," praising donors and calling the children "little warriors."
In a joint Instagram statement, Garkowski and Bedoes 2115 declined interviews and deflected credit: "This was a collective effort by all of us. We congratulate you for what you have done for the children." Their one request to the media was to emphasise that cancer is not a death sentence — which they described as the only thing they truly care about.