VALORANT Champions Grand Final Peaks at 1.45M Viewers – Lower Than CS2 Major

The grand final of VALORANT’s biggest tournament of the year attracted an impressive audience but still couldn’t surpass its main rival. According to analytics platforms, the VALORANT Champions final peaked at 1.45 million viewers, which is about 300,000 fewer than in 2023.

The official broadcasts by Riot Games on Twitch and YouTube were the most-watched streams of the event. Among community casters, the unexpected leader was CS streamer Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann, who covered a VALORANT tournament for the first time and peaked at over 116,000 viewers, outperforming well-known creators like FNS, tarik, and Mixwell.

Despite these strong numbers, VALORANT’s main event was still outperformed by its competitor from Valve. The CS2 Major final in Austin, held in June, peaked at 1,789,038 viewers – almost 350,000 more than VALORANT Champions.

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This once again highlights Counter-Strike 2’s dominance in the FPS scene and shows that interest in Valve’s competitive ecosystem remains consistently strong.