Highest-ever in history — Osimhen breaks the internet in Turkey to set new record
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Victor Osimhen has set another record in Turkey.
Victor Osimhen continues to break and set new records in Turkey, with a recent report revealing that the country’s capital recorded its highest internet activity during his unveiling as a Galatasaray player.
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What happened?
According to NTV Spor, the internet exchange operator DE-CIX Istanbul recently published data revealing that Istanbul had its highest-ever internet data traffic during Osimhen’s unveiling.
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Per the report, 505.26 Gbit/s of instantaneous traffic was recorded just after 10:00 PM on July 30th, the day of Osimhen’s arrival and unveiling, and was the highest internet data flow in history.
The DE-CIX Turkey regional director, Bulent Sen, gave an analogy to help understand the data, explaining that 500 Gbit/s of traffic is the equivalent of watching approximately 300,000 TikTok videos simultaneously.
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“The new record of 505.26 Gbit/s reached in Osimhen represents a 295% increase since the beginning of 2020 and a 34% increase since the beginning of 2025,” he further added.
Osimhen’s unveiling
As Pulse Sports reported, the 26-year-old Nigerian international announced in spectacular fashion, with Galatasaray sharing a video on their social media platforms showing Osimhen aboard a plane declaring “SOLO IL GALA” – Italian for “Only Gala” – confirming his commitment to the Istanbul giants.
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The unveiling saw unprecedented levels of fan engagement, as the data has revealed, printed by initiatives like “Victor Osimhen Plane Tracking Broadcast,” through which Cim-Bom allowed their fans to follow the Nigerian’s journey to Turkey via their YouTube channel and GSPlus.
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