YouTube: More than 8 million people watched Felix Baumgartner jump from the edge of space!


YouTube: More than 8 million people watched Felix Baumgartner jump from the edge of space!

YouTube has revealed some statistics about the Red Bull Stratos Mission which saw Felix Baumgartner jumping from the edge of the space and landing safely using a parachute.

The feed was being watched by more than 8 million web users at one point of time. It is a pretty huge record for the company.

The jump resulted in creation of three different world records:

Highest jump from a platform: 128,100 feet
Longest distance free-fall: 119,846 feet
Maximum vertical velocity: 833.9 mph (Mach 1.24)

He could not however beat the record for the longest free fall. YouTube said:

We congratulate Felix Baumgartner and the entire Red Bull Stratos team for their successful mission, and for creating a live stream with the most concurrent views ever on YouTube.