Other records were also broken in this tense final. Viewers from Vietnam anda indonesia set a new record for esports viewers with 1.11 million viewers. This makes Vietnamese the third Southeast Asian language to reach a peak audience of one million in esports, following Indonesian and Tagalog, and the tenth language overall to surpass that figure.
Other languages setting new records include Indonesian, English, Chinese, Swedish and Czech. English nearly reached 2 million online viewers, surpassing the 2023 record with an increase of about 8.37%. Portuguese and French also set new records for peak concurrent viewers, confirming the status of this League of Legends World Championship as the biggest LoL tournament.
A new record was also created on the CHZZK platform with a peak viewership of 297 thousand, surpassing the previous record from LCK Spring 2024, as well as reaching a peak of 445.2 thousand viewers from worlds thanks to the huge support of the Korean audience who cheered their team to achieve a fifth world title.
Meanwhile on Twitch, Faker was the most popular player during the Grand Finals with 23.6K mentions, thanks to his slick play and wins that cemented his legacy. The word “GOAT” (Greatest of All Time) also received more than 4.4 thousand mentions. The most used emote on Twitch is linked to T1, namely riotllaT1 which has been mentioned more than 60 thousand times—twice as many as any other emote.
This latest edition of LoL Worlds continues to push roro4d online in the boundaries of what is possible for an esports event in terms of viewership. There’s still a lot of analysis to be done as the buzz of victory begins to die down, but for now, League of Legends fans can rejoice as their favorite team has won the world championship while breaking numerous records.