IEM Cologne 2025 becomes most popular CS2 tournament in Cologne

Recent IEM Cologne 2025 Counter-Strike 2 tournament, which ended with the victory of Team Spirit, peaked at 1.13 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 MOUZ and Team Spirit in the final. The top five also included matchups with NAVI, Vitality, FURIA and The MongolZ. The average number of viewers across the broadcasts amounted to 428,000 people. The competition was on air for 82 hours and recorded 35 million hours watched.

The peak and average number of viewers at IEM Cologne 2025 increased by 4.4% and 54%, respectively, compared to last year's event in Cologne. IEM Cologne 2025 has become the most popular tournament of the series.

IEM Cologne 2025 was held from July 23 to August 3, 2025 in Cologne, Germany. The total prize pool of the event was one million US dollars – it was divided among 24 rosters. In the final, Team Spirit bested MOUZ 3-0. Danil "donk" Kryshkovets was chosen the most valuable player of the tournament.

Origin: escharts.com