Polish influencer’s nine-day, non-stop live stream raises £50m for cancer charity

Musician Chris Martin, tennis star Iga witek and footballer Robert Lewandowski join Piotr Garkowski in epic fundraiser

A Polish social media influencer has raised more than 50m after a nine-day, nonstop online stream during which he was joined by a parade of celebrity guests to help a charity supporting children battling cancer.

Streaming from a studio flat in right-bank Warsaw, social media influencer Piotr Garkowski, 23, nicknamed atwogang, listened to a charity song dedicated to children battling cancer on loop for nine days straight, filling time with entertaining dares and celebrity appearances.