ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League - North America becomes most popular season in league history

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The ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League winners for North America were determined on May 8. The region once again confirmed its status as the most popular one in Apex Legends and even managed to attract more viewers than last year, setting a new record for NA events. Esports Charts summarizes the league's viewership totals and compares its performance to other regions.

ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League - North America featured 30 teams, which played 10 rounds against each other, earning ranking points based on frags and placings. As a result, the top 11 teams from North America earned quotas for the Split 2 Playoffs, where they would face off against competitors from other regions for the million-dollar prize pool. The remaining teams can also qualify for this stage, but only via the Last Chance Qualifier.

The team with the most points in ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League - North America was XSET. Representatives of the other top clubs — TSM, FaZe, OpTic, 100 Thieves, and others — also got quotas to the Playoffs. Interestingly, Sentinels were not able to get a quota unexpectedly for its fans, although the team showed decent results in previous seasons.

ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League - North America Viewership Results 

ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League - North America matches accumulated 4.2 million Hours Watched — nearly one million more than during the ALGS: 2022 Split 1. Compared with last season, the Average Viewers number on broadcasts increased by 20%, and the Peak Viewers number increased by about 7.5%.

English became the most popular language of the league, accounting for 94.2% of the total Hours Watched. Twitch had about the same total among the platforms on which the split was broadcasted.

ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League - North America was covered on 92 channels. The most popular of these was TSM_Imperialhal, accumulating 1.2 million HW and drawing 50.7K PV. The channels of streamers NICKMERCS and NiceWigg as well as the official PlayApex channel were also very popular with viewers. 

First of all, the growth of metrics is attributed to an increase in the number of viewers on some of the main channels. For example, NiceWigg nearly doubled his PV number from 17.9K to 30.6K viewers compared to last season. The official PlayApex (Twitch) and Apex Global (YouTube) channels also showed notable growth, with a 68% and 56% increase in Peak Viewers, respectively.

Comparison of ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League - North America with other leagues

ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League has become the most popular season for the league in North America in its current format. The split was the leader in all metrics, total Hours Watched, Average and Peak Viewers. Interest in the professional Apex Legends scene is growing, although many streamers complain about the game's viewership decline on Twitch.

Comparing ALGS: 2023 Split 2 Pro League - North America to leagues in other regions, this league is also in the lead by all metrics. APAC North is in second place, with 113.6K Peak Viewers reached thanks to the activity of Japanese viewers. The European league EMEA is a little behind. Southeast Asia and South America remain the most unpopular ALGS leagues.

The Apex Legends Global Series: Split 2 Playoffs takes place July 13-16 in London. There, 40 teams from different regions will compete for the million dollar prize pool. Follow the tournament on the coverage page.