The vigorous development and long-term operation of the game industry have always been inseparable from the continuous heat brought by e-sports competitions. Countless esports viewers and players combine to ultimately maintain the vitality of a game.
Looking back at the past 2021, there have been many major esports events. And after marveling at Spirit's upset win, Navi's expectations, and EDG's proof of itself, do you know which esports project will be the most concerned by players in 2021? Recently, the foreign data website EsportsCharts has made statistics on this.
Top 5 esports games with the longest total watch time in 2021:
5. PUBG Mobile Game (Peace Elite)
The total viewing time was 217 million hours, the peak audience recorded 3.8 million (this data appeared in the 2020 Peace Elite Global Finals), and the live broadcast of the event was 8963 hours.
The influence of PUBG Mobile Game is unquestionable, as the world's most gold-absorbing mobile game (not one of them), it has entered this list since 2020. Its influence in the international market has helped PUBG Mobile Game to consolidate its position.
4.DOTA2
The total viewing time was 348 million hours, the peak audience recorded 2.74 million (this data appeared in the TI10 finals), and the total live broadcast time of the event was 10528 hours
Despite the repeated twists and turns affected by the epidemic and almost falling into the dilemma of no place to hold, TI10 is still the world's largest e-sports event after overcoming all difficulties. The generous prize pool attracted dozens of teams, and the V Society's ability to operate the event did not dampen the enthusiasm of Dota2 players.
3. Endless Duels
The total viewing time was 387 million hours, the peak audience recorded 3.19 million (this data appeared in the Endless Showdown M3 World Finals), and the total live broadcast time of the event was 5179 hours
This MOBA mobile game is very unfamiliar to domestic players, but in Southeast Asia and even the world, the influence of "Endless Showdown" is not even lost to "League of Legends Mobile Game". This mobile game developed by the domestic manufacturer Mu Hitomi Technology, the first decision to enter the international market made it win on the starting line. The super high performance of e-sports events in terms of heat is very telling.
2.CS:GO
The total viewing time was 410 million hours, the peak audience recorded 2.75 million (this data appeared in the Stockholm Major final), and the total live broadcast of the event was 16,767 hours
Whether it's the number of players online on a daily basis or the number of spectators for major events, CS:GO is second to none in FPS games. It is undeniable that Battle Royale is one of the hottest gameplay at the moment, EA, Ubisoft, Epic are all competing to imitate, but when it comes to the viewing of esports events, CS:GO is still the king of FPS games.
1. League of Legends
The total viewing time was 664 million hours, the peak audience recorded 4.02 million (this data appeared in the S11 final), and the total live broadcast time of the event was 12863 hours.
League of Legends games can be operated until the 12th year of the heat is not reduced, in addition to the official constant updates to the game to keep fresh, the high attention to e-sports events is also great. With intensive event arrangements and reasonable planning, League of Legends e-sports has become a benchmark project for e-sports events, and previous S competitions have also continuously refreshed the peak record of spectators.
League of Legends has been the leader of this ranking for many years, and this record will continue in the short term.
Due to the special method of counting the audience of the domestic live broadcast platform (the popularity of the live broadcast room and the number of viewers are vaguely defined), the data statistics this time are only counted as the audiences in overseas regions. So in this list, which game is the most surprising about the emergence?