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As attendance records were shattered in the thrilling League of Legends (LoL) Worlds Grand Final, spectators witnessed history being made. In particular, the opening game drew almost 5.9 million viewers, smashing the previous record. When T1 and DRX faced off in the Worlds 2022 Grand Final, there were over 400,000 more spectators than here.
The excitement didn’t wain; on the contrary, it peaked at an astounding 6,402,760 during Game 3, breaking beyond the 6 million viewership mark. It’s interesting to note that these figures exclude Chinese viewers, suggesting that there is likely a far wider global audience.
With a viewership of over 5.4 million viewers concurrently, the Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore set an industry record, which is now surpassed by this accomplishment, placing League of Legends esports at the forefront.
The impact of T1 on viewing was noticeable during the whole competition. With 4.3 million viewers, the semifinal match between T1 and JDG was the second most viewed series. The show pitting T1 vs LNG had its highest viewership of almost 3,000,000, earning it the third position. T1’s notoriety demonstrated the importance of both its audience and reach.
The average viewership increased throughout the event’s later stages and consistently surpassed 1,260,000 people. This was about 300,000 more than the previous year and very close to the totals reached in 2021 (1,298,219). According to Riot Games, the addition of high-stakes matches and the Swiss stage were major factors in the increased average viewership.
According to Esports Charts, the competition achieved new highs for the main broadcast languages. In Korean (1.87 million Peak Viewers), English (1.64 million Peak Viewers), and Vietnamese (760.7K Peak Viewers), one-time audiences hit all-time highs. This confirms the rising acceptance of League of Legends esports among many language populations.