Esports World Cup 2026 peaks at over million viewers

Recent Esports World Cup 2026, which ended with Team Spirit's victory, peaked at 1.03 million viewers. An analytical service Esports Charts shared these statistics.

The most popular match of the event was the one between Team Spirit and FUT in the final. Matchups featuring Vitality and FURIA also made the top three. The average number of viewers per broadcast amounted to 308,000. The tournament wad on air for 90 hours and generated approximately 28 million hours watched.

For comparison, last year's Esports World Cup peaked at 739,000 viewers.

The Esports World Cup 2026 took place from August 12th to 23rd, 2026, in Paris, France. The total prize pool of the competition amounted to $2 million, shared among 32 rosters. In the final, Team Spirit defeated FUT with a scoreline of 3-1. Danil "donk" Kryshkovets was chosen the tournament's most valuable player.

Origin: escharts.com