IEM Katowice 2023 Viewership: Popular CS:GO tournament recorded 35 percent lower viewership numbers than last year- In the CS:GO esports calendar, IEM Katowice holds a special place as it is the first S-tier tournament of the year. The IEM Katowice 2023 was won by G2 Esports as they defeated Heroic in the grand finals. Unfortunately, it seems the tournament was not able to attract higher views and the numbers took a major hit. Let us take a look at the numbers of this year’s tournament and compare it to the previous ones.
IEM Katowice 2023 Viewership: Popular CS:GO tournament recorded 35 percent lower viewership numbers than last year
708K Peak Viewers on @IEM Katowice 2023. @G2esports vs @heroicgg is the most popular match of the event. @ESLCS @CSGO #IEMKatowice
More viewership stats of event:https://t.co/QirMTMhUat pic.twitter.com/JLdcYWkyy1
— Esports Charts 🇺🇦 (@EsportsCharts) February 12, 2023
During the entire length of the tournament, the most-watched game was the grand finals between G2 Esports and Heroic. It attained a peak viewership of 726,717, according to Esports Charts. But these numbers can be considered quite low when compared to last year’s grand finals. The IEM Katowice 2022 grand finals between G2 Esports and FaZe received 1,122,015 peak viewership.
The reduced numbers account for nearly a 35 percent drop. Even the average viewership has reduced from 328,068 in 2022 to 235,623 in 2023. It is the same story for the total hours watched by all viewers combined of the tournament.
We cannot blame the fall in viewership numbers on any particular reason since the format of the tournament was entirely the same as last year. But here are a few factors that may have played a role in it. While G2 Esports is quite a popular esports organization, Heroic does not command a similarly huge fanbase as FaZe did in the last year’s grand finals.
700K+ Peak Viewers on 3rd game of @IEM Katowice Grand Finals – @heroicgg vs @G2esports. #CSGO
LIVE stats of Grand Final:https://t.co/QirMTMhUat@ESLCS @IEM @CSGO
— Esports Charts 🇺🇦 (@EsportsCharts) February 12, 2023
Moreover, no Brazilian team made it to the group stage of the tournament. Due to the absence of their favorite teams, many Brazilian fans did not tune in to the live stream. CS:GO is quite popular in North America but the dates of the IEM Katowice 2023 grand finals clashed with that of Super Bowl Sunday. This can also be the reason why many North American fans did not tune in as they were busy with the football game.
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