The MLBB Mid Season Cup was the most-watched tournament of the third quarter of 2026
Esports Charts released data on the most-watched tournaments of the third quarter of 2026. The portal compiled two popularity rankings for the tournaments—based on peak viewership and total viewing hours.
Most Popular Tournaments by Peak Viewers
League of Legends led the list in terms of the number of entries—the game appeared in the top three three times. The main Dota 2 tournament took third place, while the Counter-Strike championships were at the bottom of the list.
- MLBB Mid Season Cup 2026 — MLBB, 2,890,433 peak viewers
- Mid-Season Invitational 2026 — LoL, 2,315,920 peak viewers
- The International 2026 — Dota 2, 1,796,267 peak viewers
- PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026 — PUBG Mobile, 1,791,774 peak viewers
- MPL Indonesia Season 18 — MLBB, 1,622,338 peak viewers
- LCK 2026 Season — LoL, 1,556,100 peak viewers
- Esports World Cup 2026 — LoL, 1,477,470 peak viewers
- Esports World Cup 2026 — CS2, 1,037,187 peak viewers
- FNCS 2026 Global Championship — Fortnite, 1,011,169 peak viewers
- BLAST Open Fall 2026 — CS2, 849,574 peak viewers
Most Popular Tournaments by Viewing Hours
Unlike the peak viewership rankings, The International 2026 moved up one spot in the rankings by viewing hours. League of Legends dominates the list, and Valorant—which did not make the previous top tournament list—also appears here.
- LCK 2026 Season — LoL, 70,984,814 viewing hours
- The International 2026 — Dota 2, 62,914,722 viewing hours
- Mid-Season Invitational 2026 — LoL, 50,063,546 viewing hours
- MLBB Mid-Season Cup 2026 — MLBB, 40,258,973 viewing hours
- MPL Indonesia Season 18 — MLBB, 37,584,569 viewing hours
- Esports World Cup 2026 — CS2, 26,761,120 viewing hours
- PUBG Mobile World Cup 2026 — PUBG Mobile, 26,492,292 viewing hours
- BLAST Open Fall 2026 — CS2, 23,694,744 viewing hours
- LEC Summer 2026 — LoL, 23,517,519 viewing hours
- VCT 2026: Americas Stage 2 — Valorant, 23,392,851 viewing hours
Esports Charts also previously reported that the MLBB Mid Season Cup 2026 was the most popular esports tournament among all other disciplines featured at the Esports World Cup 2026.
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