The PGL Major Stockholm 2021 became the highest-rated CS:GO tournament in terms of viewership with a peak of 2.74 million people. Until now, no CS:GO tournament had ever been included in the top 20 esports events of all time, but the PGL Major Stockholm 2021 is now currently in 7th place, the only third-party gaming event to ever crack the top ten.
Following the tournament, CS:GO is now the 5th most popular category on Twitch, surpassing Dota 2, VALORANT, and Call of Duty: Warzone. More than 2 million people contributed to the peak viewers statistic. CS:GO also achieved a new milestone on Twitch during the Final, with more than 2 million viewers in the game’s category.
At the end of the tournament, there were four new entries in the top five most popular matches in CS:GO history: 1st place: NAVI vs. G2, 2nd place: NAVI vs. Gambit, 3rd place: G2 vs. Heroic, and 4th place: NAVI vs. Vitality. All these matches took place during the PGL Major.
The PGL Major Stockholm 2021 tournament was the first Counter-Strike major broadcast in 4k and had the biggest prize pool in the history of the franchise at $2 million.
(All information was provided by PGL)
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