The Great Push 2024 drew twice as many peak viewers as the AWC 2024 Season 4 EU Grand Finals

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World of Warcraft continues to assert itself not only as a beloved MMORPG but also as a prominent esports contender. Recently, The Great Push 2024 wrapped up its final stage, featuring top guilds racing through mythic-level dungeons. The tournament offered a substantial $200,000 prize pool.

Teams vied for spots in The Great Push 2024 through rigorous open qualifiers and group stages, culminating in a showdown among the six top guilds worldwide. Right from the start, Mandatory and ECHO Esports emerged as frontrunners for the championship, each earning an identical score after six intense raids. Ultimately, ECHO clinched victory with a faster completion time, outpacing their competitors by two minutes in the final standings.

ECHO's triumph rewarded its players with $88,000, while Mandatory, securing second place, earned $49,000. This event not only highlighted World of Warcraft's enduring popularity but also solidified its status as a major player in the competitive esports scene.

The broadcasts of The Great Push 2024 accumulated a total of 1.7 million Hours Watched, slightly less than last year's TGP tournament. This decrease can be attributed to this year's event being almost 16 hours shorter. However, the average online viewership for the broadcasts increased by 21.5% compared to the previous year, while peak viewership surged by 44%. These combined metrics establish The Great Push 2024 as the most popular tournament in the series' history.

Most popular The Great Push tournaments by Peak Viewers

The official Warcraft channel on Twitch attracted the largest audience for The Great Push 2024, with nearly 660,000 HW and 21,800 Peak Viewers. Among community casters, ZeratoR emerged as the undisputed leader. Thanks to his broadcasts, the French language accounted for nearly 23% of the total Hours Watched for the entire tournament, with the majority of viewers tuning in via English streams.

Most popular World of Warcraft tournaments in 2024

In the broader context of World of Warcraft tournaments, The Great Push 2024 ranked as the second most popular event of 2024, following closely behind the Mythic Dungeon International 2024. Notably, The Great Push series attracted twice as many viewers as the Arena World Championship tournaments, underscoring the greater viewer interest in PvE tournaments over PvP battles.

Currently, the most popular World of Warcraft event remains Race to World First: Amirdrassil The Dreams Hope, held in November 2023, which peaked at 388,800 viewers.

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