SGDQ 2024 fundraised $2.5M despite declining viewership

Summer Games Done Quick 2024 (SGDQ) wrapped up on July 6, raising over $2.5 million for Doctors without Borders. This latest edition of the charity speedrunning marathon series raised roughly the same total as other events in recent years. However, these consistent fundraising totals continue despite a downward trend in viewership.

According to GDQ’s fundraising data, its tentpole events — Awesome Games Done Quick (winter) and Summer Games Done Quick — have raised nearly $40 million since SGDQ 2017. On average, each event raised $2.6 million for charity or slightly more than SGDQ 2024. That being said, this year’s SGDQ outraised the previous year by 12%. Notably, AGDQ typically raises about 10% more than its summer counterpart.