November 2025 was a thrilling month for esports fans around the world, packed with intense competition, record-breaking viewership, and unforgettable moments across multiple games. From the electrifying grand finals of League of Legends Worlds to epic showdowns in Mobile Legends, Minecraft, and Counter-Strike, fans tuned in by the millions to witness the drama, skill, and triumphs of their favorite teams and players. In this roundup, we take a closer look at the most popular esports tournaments and channels that captured audiences' attention last month.
The most popular esports event in November was the 2025 World Championship, the final League of Legends tournament of the year. The event peaked at more than 6.75 million viewers during the grand finals matchup between T1 and KT Rolster. Many fans anticipated a new all-time viewership record, but the tournament ultimately fell just short of surpassing the 2024 World Championship — although it came very close.
Read more: T1 makes history by winning Worlds 2025, event reached over 6.7M Peak Viewers
MPL Indonesia Season 16 took second place in the rankings. The regional Mobile Legends: Bang Bang league hit a peak of 3.1 million concurrent viewers during the grand final, where ONIC Esports defeated Alter Ego. Season 16 now ranks as the third most-popular season in MPL Indonesia’s history. The record still belongs to Season 15, which attracted roughly one million more viewers.
Third place goes to Squid Craft Games 4, a Minecraft show event hosted under the Twitch Rivals banner. The tournament featured several top Spanish streamers and reached more than 1.2 million Peak Viewers across all broadcasts. That’s a bit higher than the previous edition, but still far below the very first Twitch Rivals Squid Craft Games ft. Komanche, which drew an impressive 2.25 million Peak Viewers.
BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 pulled in over 1 million Peak Viewers, securing fourth place in November’s rankings. The tournament hit its peak during the grand final, where FURIA defeated Team Falcons. Overall, BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 finished as BLAST’s second most-popular Counter-Strike event of the year, trailing only the BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.
Read more: BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 draws over million Peak Viewers
Arena of Glory Winter 2025 takes fifth place, reaching a peak of 803.3K concurrent viewers. Fans tuned in to watch Team Flash take down Saigon Phantom in the grand final.
Beyond the 2025 World Championship and BLAST Rivals Fall 2025, English-speaking esports fans also showed strong interest in the Clash Royale League 2025 World Finals. The event’s biggest storyline was the rematch between Egypt’s Mohamed Light and Brazil’s Sub. After dropping to the lower bracket, Mohamed “Mohamed Light” Tarek battled his way back to the grand final and delivered a commanding win, avenging his earlier defeat to Sub in the Upper Bracket Semifinals.
A FaZe vs. NiP matchup at the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 also appeared in November’s rankings. The teams played on Overpass during Stage 1, where NiP secured a convincing win. The match drew a little over 248.8K concurrent viewers watching live.
The Chinese tournament IEM Chengdu 2025 drew a large audience from Asia and Brazil, and English-speaking Counter-Strike fans didn’t miss out either. The grand final between FURIA and Team Vitality attracted over 208.6K concurrent viewers on the English broadcasts, all witnessing the Brazilian team, led by Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo, claim victory.
Among the month’s most popular esports channels, the majority were those covering the 2025 World Championship, including LCK, LoL Esports, Riot Games, and more. Notably, the LCK channel made its first-ever appearance in the top 10 on the CHZZK platform, hitting a peak of 254K viewers and even outpacing the official Riot Games channel on Twitch.
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