The live broadcast of the Century Solar Eclipse provided by Sina had attracted more than 30 million viewers in three hours, with the latest record breaking peak concurrent users of over 3.2 million, which is much more than the one million viewers of the 2008 Olympics, Broad net Beijing reported on Wednesday.
The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century on Wednesday swept across Asia, drawing hundreds of millions of people to the marvelous scene in the sky.
Millions of Asians are waiting for the century's longest solar eclipse on July 22, an astronomical event that sees the moon move between the Earth and the Sun.
The longest solar eclipse of the century set to take place on Wednesday, July 22 in Asia and will last over 6 and a half minutes.
An estimated 300 million people in China will be able to see a total eclipse on Wednesday which is the longest in 500 years, according to an observatory in Nanjing.
Stock futures signaled Wall Street could hit fresh 12-year lows at the open on Monday as a lack of confidence in steps to shore up ailing banks persists, offsetting news of a $41 billion drug sector takeover.
