PGL Astana 2026 – PGL's most popular tournament outside Majors

Recent PGL Astana 2026, which ended with Team Spirit winning, peaked at 1.16 million viewers. Esports Charts shared these statistics.

The most popular match of the event was the one between Team Spirit and Falcons in the final. Matches featuring FURIA also made the top three. The average number of viewers on the broadcasts amounted to 295,000. The tournament was in air for 79 hours, recording 23.5 million hours watched.

PGL Astana 2026 became the most popular esports tournament in Kazakhstan, the second most viewed CS2 championship in 2026 (behind only IEM Krakow 2026), and the most popular PGL Counter-Strike event outside the Majors. For comparison, last year's PGL Astana peaked at 920 thousand viewers.

PGL Astana 2026 took place from May 9th to 17th in Astana, Kazakhstan, with 16 squads participating. The total prize pool of the competition was $800,000. In the final, Team Spirit crushed Falcons with a scoreline of 3-0. Danil "donk" Kryshkovets was named the event's MVP.

Origin: escharts.com