Mobile Legends: Bang Bang — the leader among esports titles in terms of peak viewership in the first half of 2026
Esports Charts has published a ranking on its official website of the esports disciplines that attracted the largest number of viewers in the first half of 2026.
According to the analytics portal’s calculations, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang maintained its lead in viewer engagement as of early July 2026. The global M7 World Championship, held in January, drew a peak audience of 5,680,511 viewers—nearly twice as many as the next-ranked event, the IEM Cologne Major 2026 for Counter-Strike 2, whose grand final was watched by 2,752,353 people simultaneously. Moreover, three mobile MOBA tournaments, including M7, attracted large audiences and topped the tournament rankings in the first half of 2026.
Top 5 esports disciplines by peak viewership in the first half of 2026
- 1st place — Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (5,680,511 peak viewers);
- 2nd place — Counter-Strike 2 (2,752,353 peak viewers);
- 3rd place — League of Legends (2,270,021 peak viewers);
- 4th place — PUBG Mobile (1,077,552 peak viewers);
- 5th place — VALORANT (1,071,916 peak viewers).
Top 5 tournaments in the first half of 2026
- 1st place — M7 World Championship (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, 5,680,511 peak viewers);
- 2nd place — MPL Indonesia Season 17 (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, 2,948,968 peak viewers);
- 3rd place — IEM Cologne Major 2026 (Counter-Strike 2, 2,752,353 peak viewers);
- 4th place — LCK 2026 Road to MSI (League of Legends, 2,270,021 peak viewers);
- 5th place — MPL Philippines Season 17 (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, 1,695,073 peak viewers).
Earlier, Edjay Jilka, Head of Esports for MOONTON Games in the EMEA region, discussed the timeline for forming a new region encompassing Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, and also commented on the low popularity of MLBB in the West.
Photo: MOONTON Games.
