Most popular CS2 tournaments in 2024

The leader in viewership was the PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024, held in March, with a peak viewership of over 1.8 million.

In second place is IEM Katowice 2024, which attracted 972,000 peak viewers. The top five also includes IEM Dallas 2024 with 823,000 viewers and BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024 with 640,000 viewers.

The recent Esports World Cup 2024 only secured fourth place in the ranking of the most popular Counter-Strike 2 tournaments in 2024 based on peak viewership, according to data from the analytical service Esports Charts.

The Esports World Cup 2024 took place from 17 to 21 July in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, with a prize pool of one million dollars. In the final, NAVI defeated G2 with a score of 2:1. Valerii "b1t" Vakhovskyi was recognised as the best player of the tournament by HLTV. The final match of the tournament was watched by 756,000 viewers simultaneously.