VALORANT Champions 2026 drew nearly 1.5 million viewers at its peak
Viewership statistics for VALORANT Champions 2026, held in Shanghai, have been released. The data was compiled by Esports Charts.
Excluding data from Chinese platforms, the tournament’s peak viewership was 1,491,483 people. On average, 383,530 people watched the tournament; total viewing time reached 38.32 million hours, and total broadcast time was 99 hours and 55 minutes.
The most popular match was the grand final between Team Vitality and LOUD. It was the only match in the championship to surpass the one-million concurrent viewer mark.
Most-Watched Matches of the Tournament
- Team Vitality vs. LOUD (Grand Final) — 1,491,483;
- Paper Rex vs. LOUD (playoffs) — 886,656;
- T1 vs. Paper Rex (playoffs) — 781,892;
- G2 Esports vs. Paper Rex (group stage) — 730,754;
- Team Vitality vs. LOUD (playoffs) — 669,802.
By comparison, the IEM Cologne Major 2026 for CS2, held in June, drew a peak audience of 2,753,128—approximately 1.85 times more.
The main VALORANT tournament of the year concluded on October 18. LOUD claimed the championship title after defeating Timofey “Chronicle” Khromov’s team 3–1 in the grand final. This marks the Brazilian club’s second Champions title in history; the first came in 2022.
Photo: Riot Games.
