Are we sure there aren't bots inflating these view counts? Only 3,000 people are watching on Chiang's side.

Are we sure there aren't bots inflating these view counts? Only 3,000 people are watching on Chiang's side.

A large gap in viewer numbers isn't necessarily an anomaly—it may be due to platform traffic splitting, streaming times, and audience habits, so you can't draw conclusions from a single number alone.
Could you clarify whether this number refers to real-time online viewers or cumulative views? There's a significant difference between the two, so it would be better to confirm this before we discuss further.
Platform-level traffic splitting will directly depress the numbers for any single channel, so looking at just one side can easily lead to a misjudgment.
For this kind of data, it's best to have screenshots and the time they were captured, and to keep an eye on whether it gets revised later—otherwise discussions can easily end up based on outdated information.
If you're only looking at numbers from a single platform, it's best to cross-check other broadcast channels before drawing conclusions.