Followed by more than a million people, the Internet user is particularly known for his ability to strongly mobilize his community.
He wants to organize “the European blood donation record”. The influencer and star of the X network (formerly Twitter) Arkunir announced this Saturday, November 16 that he wanted to mobilize Internet users in his community to donate blood between November 28 and December 1 in Paris.
Arkunir is launching this blood donation campaign with streamer Farès Bichard. They hope to mobilize 4,000 people to a meeting at the Paris City Hall on these dates.
1.5 million donors in 2023
Followed by more than a million people, Arkunir has a habit of mobilizing his subscribers and seems particularly good at it. He notably gained popularity in November 2022 after having “ratio” twice to the billionaire and owner of X Elon Musk. This term involves responding to a message on the social network and getting more likes than the original post.
According to the French Blood Establishment, in 2023, more than 2.6 million donations were made by 1.5 million donors, or 3.6% of the population of donor age. However, he notes 17% of new donors. Nearly a million patients are treated each year thanks to voluntary donations.
To find out where to donate blood near you and to make an appointment, you can visit the website dondesang.efs.sante.fr.
