The group stage of the 2026 Esports World Cup for CS2 attracted a peak audience of nearly 360,000 viewers.
Viewership statistics for the group stage of the 2026 Esports World Cup for Counter-Strike 2 have been released. The data was compiled by Esports Charts.
At its peak, 359,494 people watched the tournament. The average viewership was 209,324, with 10,396,403 hours watched and a total broadcast time of 49 hours and 40 minutes.
The most-watched matches of the stage were:
- BIG vs. Team Spirit (Day 4 of the group stage) — 359,494;
- FURIA vs. 9z Team (Day 4 of the group stage) — 332,291;
- Team Spirit vs. JiJieHao (Day 1 of the group stage) — 304,811;
- Team Spirit vs. Luminosity Gaming (Day 2 of the group stage) — 304,535;
- Team Vitality vs. B8 Esports (Day 3 of the group stage) — 283,570.
The group stage of the 2026 Esports World Cup for CS2 took place from August 12 to 16. GamerLegion, G2 Esports, Team Falcons, FaZe Clan, B8 Esports, FUT Esports, Natus Vincere, and FURIA Esports advanced directly to the playoffs via the upper bracket. Eight other teams, including Team Spirit, MOUZ, Team Vitality, The MongolZ, Astralis, Legacy, magic NS, and paiN Gaming, advanced to the knockout stage via the lower bracket.
Photo: Esports Foundation.
