by Danica Vermillion

According to Teenage Cancer Trust, “Everyday, seven young people aged 13-24 hear the words, ‘You have cancer.’”

The latest Sidemen charity event was held at the London Stadium on September 9. A total of 62,000 tickets sold out in less than 90 minutes and raised 2.5 million dollars for the charity Teenage Cancer Trust and others like suicide prevention charity CALM, M7 Education, and the wish-granting charity Rays of Sunshine.

The event was live streamed on YouTube where they had a total of 2.7 million viewers and was streamed 17 million times in the 24 hours after the event stream ended. The match was hosted by YouTubers Elz The Witch along with rapper and TV personality Big Zuu.

The Sidemen Charity Match was first held in 2016, though this year was the biggest event yet.

Kids facing cancer at such a young age can feel like they are in the scariest and loneliest place in the world, but the charity events make it so it doesn’t have to be that way. Teenage Cancer Trust creates a world class cancer service for young kids in the UK, providing many kids with life-changing care and support both the kids and the parents so they don’t feel like they have to do this alone. 

Teenage Cancer Trust uses gaming as a way to make a difference. On its website, the organization said, “By fundraising with your streaming community, you can help make sure no young person has to face cancer alone.”

“We’re the only UK charity dedicated to meeting this vital need. By choosing to run for Teenage Cancer Trust, you can help us reach every young person facing cancer and make a huge difference.”

Many celebrities had the opportunity of participating in the event which brought whole event more publicity: KSI, W2S, Miniminter, Vikkstar123, Behzinga, Zerkaaa, TBJZL, Callux, Lazarbeam, Tareq, Calfreezy, Randolph, AngryGinge, Deji, and Mr Beast as Sidemen FC.

Then for the YouTube Allstars they had IShowSpeed, xQc, Danny Aarons, Chandler Hallow, Niko Omilana, Max Fosh, Kai Cenat, Airrack, AboFlash, Chunkz, ChrisMD, Karl Jacobs, WillNE, Young Filly, JiDion, Jacksepticeye, and Duke Dennis.