IEM Melbourne 2025 – second most popular CS tournament outside Majors

Recent IEM Melbourne 2025 tournament, which ended with Vitality's victory, peaked at 1.25 million viewers on the broadcasts. The statistics were shared by the analytical service Esports Charts.

The most popular match of the event was the one between Vitality and Falcons in the final. The top five also included matchups with Liquid, The MongolZ, NAVI and MOUZ. The average number of viewers across the broadcasts was 226,000 users. The competition was on air for 56 hours and recorded 12.6 million hours watched.

In terms of peak viewership, IEM Melbourne 2025 became the second most popular tournament in the history of Counter-Strike outside the Majors (the first place is occupied by IEM Katowice 2025).

IEM Melbourne 2025 was held from April 21 to 27 in Melbourne, Australia, with the participation of 16 squads. The total prize pool of the event was $300,000. Vitality bested Falcons with a 3-2 scoreline in the final, with Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut chosen the tournament's most valuable player.

Origin: x.com