IEM Rio 2024 attracted 710 thousand viewers at its peak

The recent IEM Rio 2024 tournament, which concluded with NAVI's victory, achieved a peak viewership of 710,000 according to analytics service Esports Charts.

The most-watched match of the event was the final between NAVI and MOUZ. Other matches featuring HEROIC, FURIA, and Virtus.pro also made it into the top five. The average viewership during the tournament was 289,000, and it aired for a total of 49 hours, accumulating 14.4 million hours of viewing time.

In comparison, last year's IEM Rio, won by Vitality, had approximately 26% fewer peak viewers, reaching 562,000.

IEM Rio 2024 took place from 7 to 13 October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, featuring 16 teams and a total prize pool of $250,000. In the final, NAVI defeated MOUZ with a score of 3:1, and Mikhail "iM" Ivan was named the tournament's MVP.