{"id":28237,"date":"2023-02-14T20:27:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T01:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=28237"},"modified":"2023-02-14T20:27:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T01:27:41","slug":"iem-katowice-suffers-big-drop-in-csgo-viewership-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/iem-katowice-suffers-big-drop-in-csgo-viewership-figures\/","title":{"rendered":"IEM Katowice suffers big drop in CS:GO viewership figures"},"content":{"rendered":"

The IEM Katowice 2023 CS:GO tournament<\/a> wrapped up over the weekend, recording a remarkable drop in peak viewership figures. This comes shortly after the game broke its record for highest concurrent player count. <\/p>\n

The event — one of the most important on the Counter-Strike esports<\/a> calendar — generated a peak viewership of 712,534 during the final match, where G2 Esports defeated Heroic to claim the title. <\/p>\n

READ: G2 Esports lift their maiden IEM Katowice trophy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In comparison, IEM Katowice 2022, which also had G2 in the final, reached a peak viewership of more than 1.1 million, signifying a 36% decrease this year. The 2023 tournament averaged 234,041 views, a 29% drop from last year’s.<\/p>\n

IEM Katowice 2023 also recorded lower hours watched compared to the 2022 tournament. The competition had significant drops in peak viewership across its Portuguese (38%), Russian (38%), and English (28%) language streams. <\/p>\n

The most significant decrease by far happened in the Vietnamese language streams. Compared to last year’s peak viewership of 155,380, the count was down by 88% this year. The cause can be traced to the shutdown of Nimo TV — a streaming platform owned by Huya which closed down in April 2022 in 14 countries as a result of financial troubles. <\/p>\n

World No.9 FURIA were unable to scale past the tournament’s play-in stage after being defeated by IHC Esports and BIG. Reigning champions FaZe Clan also underperformed in the tournament, failing to reach the playoffs. <\/p>\n

Cloud9 failed to win a single match during the competition. Heroic, who have 276,000 followers on social media, were one of the least represented teams in Katowice. <\/p>\n

G2 Esports emerged as the most popular esports team at the event, with 355,200 average viewers. The team also amassed the highest total hours watched at 6 million. Team Liquid came second in total hours watched, with 5 million, while NAVI were second in average viewership at 304,500. G2 Esports and Heroic beat both squads in the semi-finals. <\/p>\n

IEM Katowice Major 2019 still holds the highest count for viewership, with 1.3 million peak viewers during the grand finals. Overall, PGL Major Stockholm 2021 remains the highest-viewed esports event in CS:GO, with an impressive count of 2.7 million viewers. <\/p>\n

Regardless of the viewership decrease, IEM Katowice 2023 remains the seventh most popular Intel Extreme Masters<\/a> event. It is also the fourth-highest IEM tournament to be held in the Polish city. <\/p>\n

CS:GO’s player base seems to be doing just fine despite the drop in IEM Katowice’s viewership. On February 11, the game surpassed its all-time concurrent online player record after releasing Revolution Case.<\/p>\n

Before IEM Katowice’s semi-final matchups, CS:GO’s online player count reached 1,320,219, beating out the previous record the game set in April 2020 by 12,000 players. <\/p>\n

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