Up to 58,000 people watched the Chinese qualifiers for The International 2026 simultaneously
Kirill Wockeez
The Chinese region’s qualifiers for The International 2026 drew up to 58,000 viewers at their peak on the final day. Esports Charts’ statistics do not include data from Chinese platforms.
On average, 16,000 people watched the matches, for a total of 620 hours of viewing time. The most popular stream was the Twitch channel hosted by Paragon Events.
Top matches by views
- Vici Gaming vs. Yakutou Brothers (final day) — 57,9 thousand
- Vici Gaming vs. Team Refuser — 41,500
- Vici Gaming vs. Yakutou Brothers (Day 2) — 41,000
- Team Resilience vs. Yakutou Brothers — 25,000
- Team Refuser vs. Team Resilience — 19,000
BLAST Slam VII has concluded—the tournament ran from May 26 to June 7, with a $1 million prize pool. Three matches of the event—the lower bracket semifinals and final, as well as the grand final—drew a combined audience of about 270,000 viewers. Team Yandex took first place.
- See also: BLAST Slam VII peaked at 270,717 viewers
Photo: Valve.
Kirill Wockeez
