Year over the year, the esports industry continues to improve with regards to viewership. Accordingly, Esports Viewership 2022 has been no different so far. Considering that we’re only halfway through the year, we’ve gathered the top 5 esports events for viewership so far below!
Esports Viewership 2022 – LoL, CS:GO and Others
Furthermore, before we progress, it’s best to bear in mind that all of the viewership statistics were taken from the public website of Esports Charts. In addition, the following list considers events which started and ended in the first half of the year while also being part of featured esports on esportsguide.
#5 – IEM Katowice 2022
- Dates: 15th to 27th February
- Venue: Spodek Katowice, Poland
- Title: CS:GO
- Prize: $1,000,000
- Winners: FaZe Clan
Kicking things off, we have the legendary and yearly IEM Katowice 2022 event. This year, acting as a return to form for live CS:GO events, the event was the mark of a new era.
Specifically, as FaZe Clan rose to the top of the community, the community was entirely behind them as competition between themselves and Natus Vincere brought the very best out of the esport. Bearing this in mind, it’s the most viewed IEM Katowice event in history:
- Peak Viewers: 1,122,015
- Average Viewers: 328,068
Beyond prize and glory, the event was also essential to determine seeding for the PGL Major later in the year – an event you’ll learn more about below!
Be sure to not miss out on future CS:GO events on esportsguide!
#4 – LCK Spring 2022 – Esports Viewership 2022
- Dates: 12th January to 20th March
- Venue: South Korea
- Title: League of Legends
- Prize: N/A
- Winners: T1
Curiously out of all of the events on this list, the LCK Spring 2022 is the only regular season/league event. Accordingly, that’s because such events are usually the build-up to the larger tournament-based Majors.
Bearing this in mind, that only screams volume with regards to the intense popularity of Korean League of Legends. As the LCK continues to bring the most exciting and competitive LoL, the region also continues to attract the strongest viewership numbers as viewable below:
- Peak Viewers: 1,374,155
- Average Viewers: 247,011
Celebrating a flawless and historic run by T1, the LCK Spring 2022 has set a record which will be tough to beat for regional leagues.
Be sure not to miss out on future LoL events on esportsguide!
#3 – Free Fire World Series 2022 Sentosa
- Dates: 14th to 21st May
- Venue: Sentosa, Singapore
- Title: Free Fire
- Prize: $2,000,000
- Winners: Attack All Around
Moving on, we have our first and only mobile esports event. Embracing a global community which simply loves the mobile battle royale of Free Fire, Garena promised to deliver with Free Fire World Series 2022 Sentosa.
As viewable below, they certainly did:
- Peak Viewers: 1,477,545
- Average Viewers: 592,615
In the context of Free Fire trying to kep up with PUBG Mobile, the FFWS was a massive success. Bearing this in mind, we can’t wait for the second Major taking place this Fall which will hope to reiterate the success.
Be sure not to miss out on upcoming Free Fire events on esportsguide!
#2 – PGL Major Antwerp 2022 – Esports Viewership 2022
- Dates: 9th to 22nd May
- Venue: Antwerp, Belgium
- Title: CS:GO
- Prize: $1,000,000
- Winners: FaZe Clan
As we mentioned beforehand, the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 was the ultimate CS:GO event whih the community had been waiting for.
With intense prize pool, huge pools of teams and multiple storylines – the event also featured an incredible live crowd.
All of this combined, with FaZe Clan continuing their performance, led to a peak of over 2,000,000 peak viewers:
- Peak Viewers: 2,113,610
- Average Viewers: 586,218
Be sure not to miss out on upcoming CS:GO events on esportsguide!
#1 – Mid-Season Invitational 2022
- Dates: 10th to 29th May
- Venue: Busan Esports Arena, South Korea
- Title: League of Legends
- Prize: $250,000
- Winners: Royal Never Give Up
May was truly a wild month for esports. Accordingly, while PGL Antwerp was going on, MSI 2022 was pushing the ceiling even further.
Inviting the single best team from every region in the world, MSI saw the Chinese region dethrone the Korean reign. Cradled by Riot Games’ experience, the event was a massive success as determined by the viewership numbers below:
- Peak Viewers: 2,194,104
- Average Viewers: 588,187
Naturally, this leaves us tremendously excited for Worlds 2022 later this year! Be sure to stay up to date for upcoming LoL events on esportsguide!
Moreover, there are more huge events this year which could easily push these numbers further.
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