Tributes paid to Spanish streamer Sergio Jiménez after he died during a private New Year’s Eve livestream
Influencer Sergio Jiménez reportedly died in a livestream on New Year’s Eve after allegedly taking drugs on camera for money.
According to reports, Spanish streamer Sergio Jiménez, who was 37, died during a private New Year’s Eve livestream after allegedly taking drugs on camera for money. El Periódico reported that “He died on New Year's Eve in his bedroom, allegedly while participating in a challenge broadcast live online.
“According to those close to him, viewers who encouraged him to drink more whiskey paid for the bottle and six grams of cocaine. The challenge, according to his family, was to finish it all in under three hours. Sergio has become the first case in Spain of someone dying live on air while attempting a challenge.”
Mossos d'Esquadra — the police force for Catalonia, Spain, has not released a statement about Sergio Jiménez’s death but posted on X that “There are viral challenges where you are risking more than just a few likes. Don't participate if you put your life or physical integrity at risk.”
In August 2025, Raphaël Graven, known as Jean Pormanove, died on a livestream on the Kick platform that had been running for more than 298 hours.
Le Monde reported at the time that “The 46-year-old former soldier was regularly beaten and abused by two other influencers during livestreams.“
“According to footage shared on social media, the other participants in the livestream noticed Graven had died while they were lying down and cut the broadcast at that moment.”
A spokesperson for Kick said: "We are deeply saddened by the loss of Jean Pormanove and extend our condolences to his family, friends and community.”
Sarah El Haïry, France's High Commissioner for Children took to X and wrote: “I learned of the death of the streamer #jeanpormanove. Horrifying.
“Platforms have a huge responsibility to regulate online content so that our children are not exposed to violent content. I call on parents to be extremely vigilant.”
When Jean Pormanove died, tributes were paid to the streamer online. One fan wrote: “We will miss you so much jp, my son and I are following you. and your death saddens us greatly,” whilst another said:”Your torture is over, you can finally rest. Peace to your soul JP the goat 🕊️❤️.”
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Kick, Kick is a live streaming platform that allows users to broadcast and share live video content, it is considered similar to Twitch and was launched in 2022.