Top esports team of October 2025

After a month away, T1 has returned to its rightful place as the most-watched esports team. The massively popular Korean side has had to go through the wringer at the ongoing 2025 League of Legends World Championship, where it stands one win away from further immortality. Having handed over the limelight to Dota 2 and its most prestigious tournament, The International 2025, in the September 2025 rankings, T1 topped this table once again after going through a busy October. The reigning two-time LoL Worlds champion played seven matches last month, the most of any side in the MOBA, accumulating over 30 million Hours Watched (HW) in the process. T1, looking to achieve the rare feat of winning three consecutive world championship trophies, began this journey in the revamped Play-In Stage. Unlike previous editions, this phase saw just two sides clash in a winner-takes-all encounter. In essence, it was condensed into a single elimination match featuring only the fourth seeds from the top two performing regions (in 2025's case, LCK and LPL). T1 defeated LPL hopefuls and 2018 world champion Invictus Gaming 3:1 to advance to the Swiss Stage. This clash would act as a prelude to what was to come in the storied history between the LCK standout and teams from China. It also raked in 7.4 million HW, the team's second-most-watched series in October 2025, as fans showed keen interest in seeing how Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok & Co would fare in their opening match. After all, this was the lone Play-In match of the event and was more or less a knockout encounter, meaning one false move could send the fan favorite home. Note: Our data excludes viewership from Chinese livestreaming platforms, as they do not publicly release live viewer numbers and rely on alternative audience metrics. Learn more. Having passed the first hurdle, T1 faced a bit of a struggle in the Swiss Stage, losing to domestic rival Gen.G and rising Pacific side CTBC Flying Oyster. These losses were sandwiched by wins over FlyQuest and 100 Thieves, with the 100T series collecting the highest watch time of 3.2 million HW. As a result, the final Swiss Stage game against KOI assumed much significance, as the winner would go through to the knockouts and the loser would be sent home. Despite strong support from Spanish-language fans and its star owner, Ibai Llanos, the latter lost 0:2, with the series emerging as a success after drawing a healthy 4 million watch hours. In its last game of October 2025, T1 reaffirmed its reputation as the "LPL Slayers" and showed why it becomes a different beast in the Knockout Stage of the LoL World Championship. Faker & Co notched a hard-fought 3:2 win over Anyone's Legend to show the tournament debutant the exit door. Anyone's Legend had done exceptionally well to go undefeated through the Swiss Stage, notching wins over Korean powerhouses like Hanwha Life Esports and Gen.G. However, despite taking a 2:1 lead in the Quarterfinals, it failed to capitalise, with the game generating a massive 10.2 million HW, the only series to cross this milestone so far at this event. Also read: T1 chase third straight Worlds crown amid declining viewership These wins reaffirmed T1's reputation as the "LPL Slayers" and put the side in an unprecedented eighth world championship final. It will also be the fourth straight summit clash at this coveted League of Legends event for the star South Korean esports organization, the last two of which have gone in its favor. Now, the side stands just a match away from another title, with Faker also set to participate in his eighth LoL Worlds Grand Final. After an exciting run of games, punctuated by multiple subplots and contrasting performances, T1 accrued almost double the watch time of any other esports team in October 2025. With the season almost wrapped up, it will be a good time to compare the viewership stats of sides like T1 against its peers. Readers interested in tracking the performances of teams across can check out our Teams Dashboard, which gives access to teams-focused viewership analytics covering all matches and broadcasts, including co-streamers.

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