It appears DC FanDome is here to stay as Warner Bros. revealed today the second-ever virtual event was a huge success. As you can see below, Bruce Wayne is also looking at the numbers.
DC FanDome was a huge success last year with over 22 million views for its first-ever virtual event, and today DC FanDome has revealed they’ve tripled those views for this past Saturday. The show aired on October 16, featured the first-ever The Batman trailer, plenty of reveals in regards to video games and comics content, and now they can safely say the show has only grown. The virtual event was available in 12 different languages across 220 countries, which certainly helped.
Some other figures included DC FanDome trending #1 for eight hours on Twitter and DC FanDome also trending in the Top 50 in 53 countries around the world.
“With triple the fan traffic of last year, DC FanDome 2021 exceeded all of our expectations,” said Ann Sarnoff, Chair and CEO, WarnerMedia Studios and Networks in a statement sent to AIPT. “We continue to innovate across the company in service of our fans, and I cannot overstate the creativity and hard work that went into this highly curated, global digital event. We gave fans what they wanted – the very best of all things DC – and their engagement and response have been fantastic. We’re as excited as they are to deliver on all the great content DC FanDome highlighted.”
DC FanDome 2021 featured tons of guest stars, actors from a variety of their TV shows and movies, as well as free exclusive apps.
For more on this news, read the official press release below.
DC FanDome, the ultimate global fan experience, shattered last year’s viewership with 66 million views worldwide to date from the streaming event on October 16. The virtual event drew fans from around the world to immerse themselves in the DC Multiverse with exclusive first-looks and behind-the-scenes previews from highly anticipated feature films, live-action and animated television series, games, comics, home entertainment releases and more.
DC FanDome was a truly global experience, available to fans in 12 languages and in over 220 countries. Fans shared their excitement on social media, with DC FanDome trending #1 on Twitter for eight hours in the US. DC FanDome also trended in the Top 50 in 53 countries around the world.
“With triple the fan traffic of last year, DC FanDome 2021 exceeded all of our expectations,” said Ann Sarnoff, Chair and CEO, WarnerMedia Studios and Networks. “We continue to innovate across the company in service of our fans, and I cannot overstate the creativity and hard work that went into this highly curated, global digital event. We gave fans what they wanted – the very best of all things DC – and their engagement and response have been fantastic. We’re as excited as they are to deliver on all the great content DC FanDome highlighted.”
DC FanDome was streamed live on October 16 on DCFanDome.com and over 50 livestreams across multiple social platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and Twitter, around the world, with hundreds of other outlets re-broadcasting.
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