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LoL Worlds is the second event series, after the MPL, to reach 1 billion hours of watch time.

Viewership for the League of Legends Worlds (LoL Worlds) series has surpassed 1 billion hours watched. Here are the details!

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LoL Worlds viewership reaches over 1 billion hours watched

The LoL Worlds 2024 event is currently in its Knockout Stage and continues to impress with its viewership numbers. Just last week, theSwiss Stage viewership broke a record with a 96% surge. Now,according to Esports Charts, the LoL Worlds series as a whole is the second event series, after the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL), to reach 1 billion hours of watched time.

Since its start in 2011, LoL Worlds has become one of the most recognized esports events and consistently grew its viewership. For example,Korean peak viewershipalone at LoL Worlds 2023 surpassed the combined peak from LoL Worlds 2016.

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Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, and French audiences have grown over the years as well. Brazil, in particular, is one of the fastest-growing regions in terms of the LoL esports scene. Portuguese-language viewership has been up for LoL Worldswhenever a Brazilian team gets the spotlight.

Meanwhile,viewership from Japanhas increased in the past couple of years. According to Esports Charts, viewership reached over 150,000 concurrent Japanese fans in 2023.

LoL Worlds viewership reaches over 1 billion hours watched (Image via Esports Charts)

That’s all for now. Are you excited for more esports action? The LoL Worlds 2024 Grand Final kicks off on Nov. 2. Stick around on esports.gg for morenews and updates!

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LoL Worlds viewership over the years (Image via Esports Charts)

LoL Worlds 2016 viewership (Image via Esports Charts)

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