World League of Legends 2021 exceeds 1 billion total hours watched, Riot says

Riot Games has revealed that this year League of Legends The World Championships have been watched for a total of more than 1 billion hours on 34 streaming platforms worldwide. The significant number capped a tournament where Riot raised viewership ratings for its major eSports event.

In a video released by Riot earlier today, League The developer analyzed statistics regarding this year’s World Championship, showing that this year’s final between Korea’s DWG KIA and China’s EDward Gaming was watched by more than 73 million people at its peak.

The world finals are particularly popular in China, with the majority of the match’s total viewership coming from the country. About 69 one million of the 73 million viewers of this year’s World Finals came from China, according to a previous report from Riot Games.

1 billion professional hours League watched in all World Championships spanning 121 games, the most ever played during a World Championship. In addition to the major tournament finals, other highly watched matches include the semi-final between T1 and DWG KIA, as well as the quarter-final between DWG KIA and MAD Lions of LEC, according to the attendance website watch esports E-sports chart.

Worlds 2021 has moved into a bubble environment just weeks before the kickoff date. The tournament was held entirely in Reykjavík, Iceland after having been scheduled to be held in several cities across China. Next year League World Championship will be held in North America, with the final scheduled to take place in San Francisco.

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