Awesome Games Done Quick raises whopping $2.39m for charity

gilian white January 14, 2019

Here's something wholesome to brighten up your Monday: this year's Awesome Games Done Quick - an annual charity speedrunning marathon - has raised a total of $2.39m for charity. See, it's not all doom and gloom in the world.

This remarkable amount means the 2019 marathon has beaten 2018's donations total by slightly over $100,000. According to the press release, AGDQ 2019 saw 2200 people make the trip to the Maryland venue to watch the speedrunners strut their stuff, while the Twitch broadcast saw a peak of 219,240 concurrent viewers.

The funds are being given to the Prevent Cancer Foundation - an American charity "dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection". A total of 45,000 people from around the world pitched in to donate.