The M7 World Championship was a celebration of mobile esports and its continued growth in the global esports ecosystem. Multiple records were broken in the course of this mega event, capped off by a Grand Final that attracted more viewers than any other game in the genre's long history.
One of the reasons this coveted championship did as well as it did in terms of livestreaming audience was community casting growth. Co-casting has been a massive help in taking esports events to new audiences and creating the recent slew of viewership records across the industry, and it witnessed a similar development at the latest edition of the M Series.
Compared to the M6 World Championship, this year's iteration saw many more community streamers covering the action, leading to a year-on-year growth of over 100% in their watch time, with the peak concurrent viewership also jumping by more than 70%. This also meant that a lot more channels overall livestreamed the action, with this count exceeding the 700 mark.
To study this increased engagement from community casters further, Esports Charts has crunched the numbers in its database to bring to light the most-watched channels from this coveted tournament, be they official studio channels or community casters.
Most-watched channels at the M7 World Championship
When looking at official organization channels, TikTok's rise in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang esports broadcasting is clearly visible, as four among the top five entries come from here. The leader is the official Indonesian channel, mpl.id.official, which accrued a whopping 11.89 million Hours Watched (HW).
Another official channel for Indonesian audiences, mobilelegends_id, comes in the fourth spot with 2.37 million Hours Watched. MLBB fans in this country seemingly chose to catch the action on the video-sharing app, as it provided them with the flexibility of doing so from anywhere, even if they were on the go.
The official Indonesian channel on YouTube is next with 9.71 million HW, as fans from MLBB's biggest market ensured to throw their full support behind their representatives — Alter Ego and ONIC Esports. The top two channels were also the only ones to peak at over one million viewers each.
The official TikTok channel for Malaysian MLBB, mplmy, finishes third after accumulating 2.48 million watch hours. Fans from the rising Southeast Asian nation were highly engaged as they witnessed their best side, Selangor Red Giants, chart new waters and notch the region's joint-best finish at the world championship.
Last but not least is mplph_official, the official TikTok channel for MLBB in the Philippines, which put up 1.93 million HW. The region continued to be the best-performing one at the M Series, despite Indonesia's viewership dominance, as Aurora Gaming PH clinched its maiden world title.
Most-watched official channels at the M7 World Championship
| Rank
|
Channel | Hours Watched
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | mpl.id.official
|
11 899 818 HW
|
| 2 | MPL Indonesia
|
9 717 532 HW |
| 3 | mplmy
|
2 488 344 HW |
| 4 | mobilelegends_id
|
2 374 053 HW
|
| 5 | mplph_official
|
1 935 792 HW
|
While TikTok dominated the watch time numbers among official channels, YouTube remained the king when it came to community casters, as viewers turned to the comfort of their favorite creators to watch the matches live from the comfort of their homes.
The top name among c-casters is Ade "set1awanade" Pamungkas, perhaps Indonesia's biggest MLBB content creator, who notched 2.93 million HW. The prominent influencer is always on hand to livestream the mobile MOBA's most prominent events and its biggest news, and that has also made him one of the top YouTube Gaming streamers in our yearly rankings.
Second is Zay "ZyZyy" Yar So, the professional Mobile Legends: Bang Bang caster who has built himself a loyal Burmese audience base over the years, with 2.46 million watch hours. It helped that his viewers followed the journey of the Myanmar champion Yangon Galacticos throughout. The side even beat title favorite ONIC Esports en route to finishing in the same bracket as the reigning Indonesian champion.
Rivaldi "R7 Tatsumaki" Fatah was the third-most-watched community streamer at the M7 World Championship. The former professional MLBB player is recognized for his high-level gameplay and, thanks to his ability to provide insights from a player's point of view during the biggest tournaments, has become a prominent figure in the community.
Amirul "Feekz" Shafiq is the only MLBB creator on TikTok to break into this top five leaderboard, having put up 768,109 HW. He is joined by one of the fastest-rising esports and YouTube Gaming streamers from 2025, Delwyn Sukamto, the CEO and Founder of Alter Ego Esports. His YouTube channel, CEOKOPAT ALTER EGO, was flooded with fans tuning in to catch the team make it all the way to the Grand Final and Sukamto's reactions to these history-making games.
Most-watched co-casters at the M7 World Championship
| Rank | Streamer | Hours Watched |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | set1awanade
|
2 931 465 HW
|
| 2 | Zay Casting Channel
|
2 466 926 HW
|
| 3 | R7 Tatsumaki
|
1 605 489 HW
|
| 4 | feekzofficial
|
768 109 HW
|
| 5 | CEOKOPAT ALTER EGO
|
708 848 HW
|
From these rankings, we can see that there's a clear pattern emerging. The rise of TikTok in MLBB esports broadcasting reflects the evolution of livestreaming across the industry. In the case of the M7, the mobile app's growth was fueled by the attention that official studio channels have gained from viewers, most of whom must be primarily mobile users who prefer to catch their matches and news on their phones.
YouTube streamers, meanwhile, continue to populate the co-casting space thanks to their loyal fans and the reliability they have built in the eyes of viewers over the years. Things could change as we head into another busy season in 2026, and it will undoubtedly be intriguing to see where the game's livestreaming industry heads this year.
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