The most-viewed esports events in 2021

After a two-year hiatus, the CS:GO Major returned triumphantly with PGL Stockholm, finishing near the top of all esports events for the year in ... Skiptocontent PhotoviaRiotGames Afteresportseventshadabitofaslowyearin2020inthewakeoftheemergenceofCOVID-19,theindustryhadamassiveboomin2021.Thoseeffectsstandoutintheimpressiveviewershipnumberstheseeventshavegarnered.SeeDotEsportsGamingDealsNotone,buttwodifferenteventsthisyearsetrecordsforbothmosthourswatchedatasingleeventandpeakviewership.Andwhilesomeofthatcanbeowedtoabooststemmingfromtheinabilitytohostin-personcrowds,theseareimpressivemilestonesnonetheless.Herearethemostviewedesportseventsfrom2021.2021LeagueofLegendsWorldChampionshipImageviaRiotGamesWithastrongviewershipfootholdinNorthAmerica,Europe,China,andKorea,it’snowonderthatthe2021LeagueofLegendsWorldChampionship—betterknownsimplyasWorlds—setanotherhighstandardforthegameandtheyear.Itspeakviewershipnumberclearedthefourmillionmark,with4,018,728peakviewersduringthegrandfinalsbetweenEdwardGamingandDAMWONKIA.Theeventalsoimpressivelyaveragedjustshyof1.3millionviewerswithover174milliontotalhourswatched.CallofDuty:MobileMastersChinaSeason2ImageviaActivisionThesecondseasonoftheCoD:MobileMastersChinacompetitionabsolutelyexplodedintotalviewershipthisyear.AccordingtoEsportsCharts,itshatteredtherecordfortotalhourswatchedforanesportseventwithover281milliontotalhourswatched,over100millionmorethanthesecond-highestentryinthepreviouslymentionedWorlds2021.RunningexclusivelyonHuya,oneofthebiggestChineselivestreamplatforms,italsohadanaverageofover1.2millionviewersandapeakofover1.98million.FreeFireWorldSeries2021inSingaporeImageviaGarenaAsarguablythemostpopularmobilebattleroyalegameintheworld,itmakessensethatFreeFire‘sfirstglobaleventoftheir2021seasonwouldhaveastrongviewership.Impressively,thefirstroundofthefinalsoftheFreeFireWorldSeriessetanewpeakviewershiprecordforesportsevents,withover5.4millionpeopletuninginatonce,primarilyviatheBooyahplatform.Inthatfirstround,PhoenixForcewouldwintheirfirstoffourrounds(outofapossiblesix)enroutetoadominantfirst-placefinish.Theeventalsoaveragedover2millionviewersduringitsnine-hourruntime.ThePGLStockholmCS:GOMajorImageviaPGLAfteratwo-yearhiatus,theCS:GOMajorreturnedtriumphantlywithPGLStockholm,finishingnearthetopofallesportseventsfortheyearinvirtuallyeverycategoryandsettingnewrecordsforeachcategorycomparedtootherCS:GOevents.Thepeakviewershipnumberofroughly2.75millionviewersdoubledthenumberpreviouslyheldbytheELEAGUEMajorin2017,andPGLStockholm’s71+milliontotalhourswatchedclearedthenowsecond-bestFACEITLondonMajorbyover10million. LoadMore TrendingArticles RiotrevealsLeague'snewZauniteADcarrychampion,ZeriTylerEsguerra-January4,2022PrimeGamingpageleaksnewVALORANTagentJalenLopez-December31,2021CallofDutyLeague2021-2022offseasonsurvey:Whowonandlostrostermania?Cory"CRONE"Davis-January4,2022TFTPatch12.1settobuffHeimerdinger,nerfKai'SaandSocialiteDannyForster-January4,2022TFTSet6traitHextechAugmentschangesrotateHeartandCrestchampionsinPatch12.1DannyForster-January4,2022