| Native Name: | Friendly Fire |
| Genre: | Gaming live stream |
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| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
| Num Episodes: | 7 (+1 Special) |
| Executive Producer: | Lena Laaser |
| Runtime: | 720 Minutes |
Friendly Fire is a charity event by German YouTubers and streamers on the live streaming service Twitch. It takes place once a year since 2015 on the first Saturday in December. There was one special on April 12, 2020, collecting money for victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The most recent stream was on December 4, 2021. Each stream is around 12h long and consists of a series of games and challenges. Friendly Fire collected a total of over 6.5 Million € (7 Million US$) in donation money from viewers and sponsors. The money gets split equally between each years charities.
Friendly Fire 9 will be on December 2, 2023, at 3pm CET.[2]
The event won several awards, including the German computer games award in 2018.[3]
| Event | Year | Total Donations | Donations by Viewers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly Fire | 2015 | 170,000€ | 170,000€ | |
| Friendly Fire 2 | 2016 | 300,000€[4] | 200,000€ | |
| Friendly Fire 3 | 2017 | 640,000€[5] | 470,000€ | |
| Friendly Fire 4 | 2018 | 888,000€[6] | 620,000€ | |
| Friendly Fire 5 | 2019 | 1,190,000€[7] | 730,000€ | |
| Friendly Distancing | 2020 (April) | >162,000€[8] | >147,000€ | |
| Friendly Fire 6 | 2020 (December) | 1,654,548€[9] | 1,052,548€[10] | |
| Friendly Fire 7 | 2021 | >1,860,000€ | >1,281,000€ |