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The VCT 2026 China Kickoff generated over 820,000 Hours Watched but recorded its lowest international Peak Viewers since the league’s launch. The tournament determined China’s representatives for Masters Santiago, with All Gamers, XLG Esports, and EDward Gaming qualifying. This article analyzes viewership trends, co-streaming impact, and the global audience decline for VCT China.
Nova Esports secured back-to-back titles at the HoK Invitational 2026 Season 4 in Jakarta. With a record-breaking 583,789 peak viewers and a new English language milestone, the event cemented its place as one of the most popular Honor of Kings tournaments in history
Los Ratones were eliminated from LEC 2026 Versus despite playing the most-watched match of the group stage. The Caedrel-led team drove major viewership growth, contributing to a 42% YoY increase in Hours Watched. Discover full LEC 2026 Winter Split viewership stats, audience trends, and co-streaming impact.
IEM Kraków 2026 set new non-Major Counter-Strike viewership records, surpassing 40M Hours Watched and reaching 1.37M peak viewers during the Vitality vs FURIA grand final. The event became ESL’s second most popular CS tournament ever and the most-watched Counter-Strike event ever held in Poland, marking a historic start to the 2026 season.
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The VCT 2026 China Kickoff generated over 820,000 Hours Watched but recorded its lowest international Peak Viewers since the league’s launch. The tournament determined China’s representatives for Masters Santiago, with All Gamers, XLG Esports, and EDward Gaming qualifying. This article analyzes viewership trends, co-streaming impact, and the global audience decline for VCT China.
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More PRO contentT1 dominated November 2025 with 33.2M Hours Watched, boosted by its historic Worlds three-peat and Red Bull League of Its Own run. KT Rolster, Alter Ego, and FURIA followed as the month’s most-watched teams
T1 reclaimed the top spot as October 2025’s most-watched esports team, generating over 30 million Hours Watched during the League of Legends World Championship. Faker and T1’s thrilling run to an eighth Worlds Final reaffirmed their dominance, nearly doubling the viewership of any other team
Xtreme Gaming became the most-watched esports team in September 2025 with over 22.9M Hours Watched, thanks to their runner-up finish at The International 2025. Their Grand Final clash with champions Team Falcons also set a new club viewership record of 1.78M Peak Viewers, continuing the Dota 2 event's two-year viewership growth streak
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More newsJanuary 2026 esports viewership rankings reveal the most popular tournaments of the month, led by the M7 World Championship, LCK Cup 2026, BLAST Bounty Winter 2026, IEM Krakow 2026, and VCT Pacific Kickoff. The report breaks down peak concurrent viewers, global vs English-language audiences, platform trends, and the growing dominance of co-streamers on Twitch, highlighting how early-season esports viewership is concentrated across MOBA, Counter-Strike, and Valorant events.
Esports Charts presented a full breakdown of the most-watched espoorts games on Twitch in 2025, using our database of esports events and tournaments to present an overview of 2025. Analyze the top games on Twitch, including Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Dota 2, Valorant, and some surprise appearances.
An in-depth analysis of sponsor media value at the StarLadder Budapest Major shows why visibility, timing, and placement design matter more than brand presence alone. Learn how in-game banners, ads, and physical branding perform in Counter-Strike esports, how peak viewership moments drive sponsor value, and why format mix, logo design, and broadcast framing now define effective sponsorship strategy at top-tier CS events.
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More newsExplore the biggest esports events of 2025 game by game. From Worlds in China and MPL Indonesia to TI in Germany and the Austin Major, see which cities and countries hosted this year’s top tournaments. Discover global trends with the updated Esports Map by GG.BET.
For the Esports Awards 2025, esports analytics platform Esports Charts has been nominated for the Esports Supporting Platform of the Year! Esports Charts is proud to have been nominated and recognised as a supportive figure of the scene.
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