Sidemen soccer match raises £6.2 million, draws 2.2 million concurrent viewers during 20-goal thriller

On April 18, the Sidemen and their creator friends returned to London for the 2026 edition of their charity soccer match. For the second year in a row, the star-studded footballing spectacle raised more money than any previous edition of the event. A sum of £6.2 million (~$8.4 million) will be split between a pair of nonprofit organizations. The Sidemen, who count 23 million subscribers on their primary YouTube channel, sold enough charity match tickets to fill the 90,000-seat Wembley Stadium to capacity. Those fortunate in-person attendees were joined by massive audience of live viewers. At its peak, according to Streams Charts, the 2026 Sidemen match reached 2.2 million concurrent viewers. Visit Tubefilter for more great stories.