A Polish influencer has shattered the world record for charity fundraising during a live stream, raising over 251 million złoty ($69.3 million) for children's cancer treatment in nine days of non-stop broadcasting. The achievement puts him in the Guinness World Records and has turned a small Warsaw apartment into the unlikely center of a national movement.
Piotr Garkowski, who uses the pseudonym Łatwogang, raised over 251 million złoty for children's cancer treatment during a nine-day stream that ended on Sunday.
How It Started
The event was inspired by a song in support of cancer patients, recorded by Polish rapper Bedoes 2115 and an 11-year-old girl named Maja, a cancer patient being supported by the Cancer Fighters foundation. After hearing the song, Łatwogang told his followers that he would raise funds through a live stream, with its duration based on the number of likes one of his TikTok posts would receive, with one like corresponding to one second of streaming. His post ended up amassing enough likes for nine days of constant streaming.
The fundraiser had an initial goal of raising 500,000 złoty ($138,000). That target was gone almost immediately. What followed was nine straight days of a country watching, donating, and showing up.
A Record Smashed
The fundraiser smashed the Guinness World Record of €16.6 million, set by two French streamers last year. Many outlets had reported the previous bar as belonging to MrBeast, whose August 2025 campaign raised over $12 million for clean water access, but Guinness notes the French record stands as the official benchmark. Either way, Łatwogang blew past both.
At its peak, around 1.5 million people were watching the stream simultaneously, reports Gazeta.pl.
Poland United
Various Polish celebrities, including football star Robert Lewandowski, actor Cezary Pazura, and pop singer Dawid Podsiadło, joined the effort. Some gave special performances during the stream, while others shaved their heads in a gesture of solidarity with patients. Lewandowski and his wife Anna Lewandowska together donated around 1 million złoty (~$276,000), while Podsiadło contributed around 200,000 złoty (~$55,200).
Corporate Poland followed. XTB, a brokerage firm, donated around 6.3 million złoty (~$1.74 million) and Zen.com, a financial technology company, contributed 5.6 million złoty (~$1.55 million).
What Comes Next
Łatwogang called it a "miracle" and praised those involved, while downplaying his own role. "I believe that only they should be spoken of as people who have done something great," he said, referring to the young patients as "little warriors."
Cancer Fighters thanked donors for the "enormous trust" they had placed in the charity, announced the launch of a dedicated website providing details on how funds would be spent, and said patients in immediate need would be the first to receive support. "This amount represents not only a great opportunity to help, but also a huge responsibility," the charity wrote.
For context, Poland's biggest annual charity fundraiser, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP), raised almost 263.5 million złoty earlier this year (~$72.8 million) for children's medical equipment. Łatwogang came within striking distance of that figure in nine days, with one song, and a TikTok post.