Twitch Streamer Asmongold Raises Nearly $400,000 For Ukraine Relief in a Day

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Charity streams are nothing new, but it is not often that a streamer can raise almost $400k in a single stream. However, that is exactly what popular Twitch streamer and content creator Asmongold achieved in the effort to help victims of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

The whopping sum of money was raised by donations from viewers during Asmongolds' charity stream on March 25th, 2022 in support of the humanitarian organization known as the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere. The organization, which is known by the acronym CARE, has been heavily involved in helping the people of Ukraine since the invasion by Russia.

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Asmongold streamed for over nine straight hours talking to viewers while playing Elden Ring and Lost Ark. The streamer managed to earn the CARE charity a huge total of $391,000, exceeding the targets he had set for the stream. This amount represents the largest sum of money that Asmongold has ever been able to raise during a charity stream.

At the end of the stream, the Twitch streamer said, «I did not expect that we were going to get anywhere near this. We took all of this money together.» Speaking about his weapon level on Lost Ark and how the money could be usedhe jokingly continued, «I could almost get my weapon to +20 in Lost Ark, but unfortunately it's gonna go to a good cause. All of this money that we have raised today is going to be going towards CARE, so they can allocate those resources to people in need in Ukraine. Thank you all so much, thank you everybody for doing this and making this possible.» Asmongold then took to Twitter to thank all of those who donated to the worthy cause and help those in need.

It wasn't just Asmongold that contributed