AI - How Many Are Watching the Charlie Kirk Memorial Service Online?
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The Charlie Kirk memorial service, held today, September 21, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona, has an estimated online viewership in the millions, with one Turning Point USA spokesperson anticipating that more people around the world would hear the Christian gospel through the event's livestreams than at any other single time in history .
The event is being extensively streamed on platforms such as BlazeTV, YouTube, Pluto TV, Facebook, X, Rumble, Fox News Digital, and LiveNOW from FOX, among others.
While specific real-time online viewership numbers were not consistently reported across all platforms, Kirk's social media accounts had already gained millions of followers in the days following his death on September 10.
For example,
his YouTube account grew from 3.81 million to 4.56 million subscribers, and
"The Charlie Kirk Show" TikTok account increased from 7.3 million to 9.1 million followers between September 9 and September 13, 2025 .
The memorial itself, held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, is drawing more than 300,000 in-person attendees, with federal agencies designating it a SEAR Level 1 event due to its high national significance .
Media outlets like TheBlaze facilitated a livestream, noting numerous messages of appreciation and prayers from online supporters