eSports: 21.8 million spectators on average per minute for the Worlds 2019 final in Paris (FRA)

An average of 21.8 million viewers per minute watched the final of the Worlds 2019, the 2019 League of Legends (LoL) video game World Championship, played at the AccorHotels Arena (Paris, FRA) between FanPlus Phoenix (CHN) and G2 Esports (ESP-GER, 3-0), according to the video game publisher Riot Games, on 17/12/2019. This is a new audience record for the eSports competition.

This is an 11.2% increase over the 2018 Worlds final between Invictus Gaming (CHN) and Fnatic (GBR, 3-0) in Incheon, South Korea, which was watched by an average of 19.6 million spectators per minute.

The 2019 final broadcast in France on Twitch and on the France Télévisions website (from 13:00 CET on 10/11/2019) reached a peak audience of 44 million viewers, equal to that of the 2018 Worlds final. "The finals were broadcast in 16 languages and across more than 20 platforms," said Riot Games.

In total, the 2018 Worlds final was viewed (for at least one minute) by 99.6 million people worldwide (compared to 80 million in 2017). The 2018 finals were broadcast in 19 languages across more than 30 platforms and…