According to the Esports Chart, the finals of Worlds 2023 attracted more than 6.4 million viewers at the same time. This is the first electronic sports event in the world to surpass 6 million viewers at the same time. Previously, the most monitored event at the same time was Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore with more than 5.4 million people.
Compared to 2022, the number of viewers at the same time the finals of Worlds 2023 increased to 24.3%. However, Worlds 2023 did not achieve a new record for the total tracking time, with 147 million hours, behind Worlds 2021 – 174.8 million hours.
The final match of Worlds 2023 also set a record for the number of viewers at the same time on Korean, Vietnamese and English channels. According to the Esports Chart, the number of viewers at the same time the finals of Worlds 2023 on the Korean channel is more than 2 million, Vietnamese – 805.3 thousand and English – 1.69 million.
The record for the number of League of Legends on YouTube has been updated, with 3.2 million viewers at the same time the finals of Worlds 2023. The previous record belonged to the 2020 finals, with more than 2 million viewers at the same time. In addition, the finals of Worlds 2023 also brought Afreecatv Esports to a new milestone on the number of viewers at the same time with more than 534.5 thousand.
