{"id":71193,"date":"2025-02-11T04:48:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T04:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/iem-katowice-2025-viewership-records"},"modified":"2025-02-11T05:25:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T05:25:33","slug":"iem-katowice-2025-viewership-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/counter-strike-2\/iem-katowice-2025-viewership-records","title":{"rendered":"IEM Katowice 2025 Breaks Viewership Records For Non-Major Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some believe Counter-Strike isn’t as great as it used to be, and some think the transition to Counter-Strike 2 (CS2)<\/a> didn’t bring much extra to the table. These people are all wrong, and honestly, IEM Katowice 2025 just proves once again that CS2 esports isn’t just alive; it’s thriving.<\/p>\n

Read More: Vitality Sweeps Spirit in IEM Katowice 2025 Grand Finale<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Esports Charts, IEM Katowice 2025 (29 Jan to 9 Feb) hit a peak viewership of 1,299,747, which is a new record for a non-Major Championship Counter-Strike event. Yes, IEM Katowice has surpassed IEM Cologne 2022. Well done, ESL, well done!<\/p>\n

At IEM Katowice 2025, Team Vitality faced Team Secret in a best-of-five grand finale, which also broke a new French viewership record. IEM Katowice also had the second-highest Mongolian language peak and the second-highest Ukrainian language peak in esports history.<\/p>\n

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#IEM<\/a> Katowice 2025 set:<\/p>\n

– New non-Major @CounterStrike<\/a> event viewership record
– New French 🇫🇷 viewership record
– 2nd highest Ukrainian 🇺🇦 language peak in Esports
– 2nd highest Mongolian 🇲🇳 language peak in Esports<\/p>\n

Full recap here:
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https:\/\/t.co\/VZke8DGHn8<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/JNhfbpdPRS<\/a><\/p>\n

— Esports Charts 🇺🇦 (@EsportsCharts) February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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