The 2026 LCK Season for League of Legends was the most popular tournament in September in terms of peak viewership
The Esports Charts website released viewership statistics for esports tournaments and channels for September 2026.
The League of Legends LCK 2026 Season took the lead in peak viewership—1,556,100 people simultaneously watched the match between T1 and Hanwha Life Esports in the upper bracket of the playoffs. The match, which HLE won 3–2, was the most-watched of the entire Korean league season.
The top five also included MPL Indonesia Season 18 for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, the FNCS 2026 Global Championship for Fortnite, the BLAST Open Porto 2026 for Counter-Strike 2, and the RLCS 2026 World Championship for Rocket League.
MPL Indonesia on YouTube, which broadcasts MLBB competitions, topped the esports channel rankings in terms of viewing hours and peak audience. In September, it accumulated approximately 5.98 million viewing hours and attracted 382,000 concurrent viewers.
Top 5 esports tournaments by peak viewership in September 2026
- LCK 2026 Season (T1 vs. Hanwha Life Esports) — 1,556,100 peak viewers;
- MPL Indonesia Season 18 (Alter Ego vs. RRQ Hoshi) — 1,377,817 peak viewers;
- FNCS 2026 Global Championship (Round 12) — 1,011,169 peak viewers;
- BLAST Open Fall 2026 (MOUZ vs. Team Spirit) — 849,574 peak viewers;
- RLCS 2026 World Championship (Team Falcons vs. Karmine Corp) — 722,347 peak viewers.
Top 5 esports tournaments by peak viewership for English-language broadcasts in September 2026
- FNCS 2026 Global Championship (Round 12) — 582,460 peak viewers;
- BLAST Open Fall 2026 (MOUZ vs. Team Spirit) — 358,818 peak viewers;
- RLCS 2026 World Championship (Team Falcons vs. Karmine Corp) — 349,789 peak viewers;
- LCK 2026 Season (T1 vs. Hanwha Life Esports) — 337,307 peak viewers;
- VALORANT Champions 2026 (G2 Esports vs. Paper Rex) — 314,826 peak viewers.
Most-Watched Esports Channels in September 2026
- MPL Indonesia (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang) — 5.98 million viewing hours, 231 hours and 45 minutes of airtime;
- LCK (League of Legends) — 4.26 million viewing hours, 42 hours and 40 minutes of airtime;
- ow_esports (Overwatch) — 3.24 million viewing hours, 45 hours and 50 minutes of airtime;
- KRAFTON INDIA ESPORTS (Battlegrounds Mobile India) — 3.01 million viewing hours, 169 hours and 5 minutes of airtime;
- LCK Live (League of Legends) — 2.83 million viewing hours, 38 hours and 35 minutes of airtime;
- Rainbow6 (Rainbow Six) — 2.53 million viewing hours, 261 hours and 30 minutes of airtime;
- gaules (Counter-Strike 2) — 2.49 million viewing hours, 717 hours and 15 minutes of airtime;
- nodwingaming (Battlegrounds Mobile India) — 2.35 million viewing hours, 30 hours and 55 minutes of airtime;
- RocketLeague (Rocket League) — 2.09 million hours watched, 63 hours and 50 minutes streamed;
- LCK Global (League of Legends) — 2.07 million viewing hours, 39 hours and 40 minutes of airtime.
Top 10 esports channels by peak viewership in September 2026
- MPL Indonesia (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang) — 382,000 peak viewers, 231 hours and 45 minutes of airtime;
- Monster Strike Official (Monster Strike) — 306,000 peak viewers, 22 hours and 30 minutes of airtime;
- KRAFTON INDIA ESPORTS (Battlegrounds Mobile India) — 289,000 peak viewers, 169 hours and 5 minutes of airtime;
- LCK (League of Legends) — 276,000 peak viewers, 42 hours and 40 minutes of airtime;
- LCK Live (League of Legends) — 225,000 peak viewers, 38 hours and 35 minutes of airtime;
- nodwingaming (Battlegrounds Mobile India) — 203,000 peak viewers, 30 hours and 55 minutes of airtime;
- Free Fire MAX Esports India Official (Free Fire) — 176,000 peak viewers, 85 hours and 50 minutes of airtime;
- LCK Global (League of Legends) — 161,000 peak viewers, 39 hours and 40 minutes of airtime;
- BLAST Premier (Counter-Strike 2) — 155,000 peak viewers, 19 hours and 15 minutes of airtime;
- ow_esports (Overwatch) — 141,000 peak viewers, 45 hours and 50 minutes of airtime.
Earlier, the organizers of the Esports Awards 2026 announced the nominees for awards in 18 categories. Among them are two Team Spirit rosters, Ilya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk, Danil “donk” Kryshkovets, and Maxim “kyousuke” Lukin.
Photo: Riot Games.
