IEM Atlanta 2026 among top 7 most viewed CS2 tournaments in 2026

Recent IEM Atlanta 2026 Counter-Strike 2 tournament, which ended with NAVI winning, peaked at 630,000 viewers. Esports Charts shared these statistics.

The most popular match of the event was the one between NAVI and GamerLegion in the final. Matchups involving BC.Game and Vitality also made it into the top three. The average number of viewers on the broadcasts amounted to 220,000. The tournament was on air for 56 hours and accumulated 12.4 million hours watched.

For comparison, last year's competition in the US, IEM Dallas 2025, peaked at 914,000 viewers. IEM Atlanta 2026 ranked seventh on the list of most popular CS2 tournaments in 2026.

IEM Atlanta 2026 was held from May 11th to 17th, 2026, in Atlanta, USA, with 16 teams participating. The prize pool of the event was $300,000. In the final, NAVI crushed GamerLegion with a scoreline of 3-0. Igor "w0nderful" Zhdanov was crowned the tournament's MVP.

Origin: escharts.com