Top 10 most viewed esports events of 2018 have been revealed The most popular esports events of 2018 have been revealed by the ESC (Esports Charts), with many old and established tournaments retaining strong interest despite the emergence of new games. The figures, which are based on hours watched on both YouTube and Twitch, show which competitive esports games are more popular than others right now in terms of viewers. League of Legends, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive dominate the most watched games chart according to these statistics, all boasting incredible numbers in various competitions. Unsurprisingly for some, the League of Legends World Championship was the biggest event of the year having attracted over 74.3 million viewers, which is 2.5 million more than last year\u2019s iteration. Just behind that was Dota 2\u2019s \u2018The International\u2019, which massively grew in popularity in the space of a year \u2013 recording 52.8 million views, seeing an increase of 9 million since 2017. In third place, CS:GO\u2019s ELEAGUE Major which was watched by 49.5 million across the world. The full table of statistics can be found in the table below: Despite Epic Games\u2019 attempts to raise the profile of Fortnite\u2019s competitive events during the last 12 months, none of the game\u2019s events made the list. The game\u2019s popularity has not turned into huge success on the competitive scene yet, however, OpTic Gaming member Ian \u2018Crimsix\u2019 Porter believes that the game is moving in another direction. \u201cIn my opinion, they\u2019ve [Epic Games] realized that their game will never be the most competitive, but it can be the most entertaining. So, they\u2019re sticking to their guns in that regard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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