CS2 and CS:GO Major Championships: All-Time Peak Viewership Rankings
CS Major peak viewership rankings: PGL Stockholm 2.75M, Antwerp 2.11M, Copenhagen 1.85M, according to official Esports Charts data.
Date compiled 2026-08-24The main table covers Valve Majors from DreamHack Winter 2013 through the 2024 Shanghai Major and the 2025–2026 schedule, ranked by Esports Charts peak viewers PGL Stockholm 2021 remains the highest peak concurrent viewership in CS history at 2.75M.
All-time CS2 / CS:GO Major peak viewership leaderboard
| Major | Year | Peak Viewers | Hours Watched | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGL Stockholm | 2021 | 2.75M | 71.3M | Natus Vincere |
| PGL Antwerp | 2022 | 2.11M | 68.1M | FaZe |
| PGL Copenhagen | 2024 | 1.85M | 58.3M | Navi |
| BLAST Paris | 2023 | 1.53M | 58.9M | Vitality |
| IEM Rio | 2022 | 1.43M | 69.5M | Outsiders |
| ELEAGUE Atlanta | 2017 | 1.33M | 42.8M | Astralis |
| FACEIT London | 2018 | 1.08M | 61.0M | Astralis |
| DreamHack Winter | 2013 | — | — | Fnatic |
The Evolution of Major Viewership: Breaking a Million in 2017 to the 2021 Peak
ELEAGUE Atlanta 2017 peaked at 1.33M, the first time a Major final topped 1.3 million across platforms—Twitch's single channel drew 1.026 million, a record at the time. From 2018 to 2020, PGL, IEM, and StarLadder took turns hosting, with peaks ranging between 1 million and 1.8 million.
PGL Stockholm 2021 pushed the record up 70% to 2.75M: the return to LAN, the narrative of NaVi's first title, and s1mple's star power. Antwerp 2022 followed at 2.11M. After the switch to CS2, Copenhagen 2024, as the first CS2 Major, still held the 1.8 million range at 1.85M.
Peak Match: Rio's "Quarterfinal > Final"
IEM Rio 2022's peak of 1.43M came in the NAVI vs FURIA quarterfinal (per Esports Charts' official retrospective), while the final between Outsiders and Heroic drew about 1.17 million—the first time in Major history that the highest concurrent viewership wasn't in the final. The Brazilian Portuguese stream and FURIA's home-crowd attendance were the main reasons.
HLTV Results and Broadcast Platforms
Cross-Verifying Results and MVPs HLTV.org Major pages. Twitch still dominates English-language peak viewership; since 2024, Kick has taken a share of some CS traffic, but it has not changed the ranking of Major peaks. SteamTV peaks are often seen in the semifinals rather than the final.
How is this ranked?
| Data dimensions | Main data sources and benchmarks | Snapshots and statistical periods | Evaluation weights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Viewers | Esports Charts CS | 2026-08-24 | 45% |
| Match results / ratings | HLTV.org Major pages | 2013–2025 | 25% |
| News recaps | Esports Charts Major final statistics articles (Rio/Stockholm) | 2017–2024 | 20% |
| Liquipedia | Counter-Strike Majors | 2025 | 10% |
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