The roughly two-month-long international Valorant leagues which had taken place for Pacific, EMEA, and Americas have concluded with the top teams qualifying for the upcoming VCT 2023 Masters Tokyo.
All three leagues followed an identical format, similar broadcast times, and comparable qualifying rules. However, they all had different teams and distinct storylines, delivering exciting matches but variable popularity.
Here is a breakdown of how much audience was each international league able to attract along with some key metrics like peak viewership, average viewership, air time, and more.
VCT 2023 Pacific, EMEA, Americas Viewership Comparison: Detailed Breakdown
There are many direct and indirect factors that affect and influence the viewership of any tournament. When it comes to the international Valorant leagues, VCT Americas was the clear winner, followed by VCT Pacific, and finally VCT EMEA.
Let's take a look at some of the key viewership metrics and see how they differentiate from one another.
Note: All stats used in this article have been sourced from Esports Charts.
VCT 2023 Americas League: Viewership Details
This international Valorant tournament ran from 1st April to 28th May featuring a total prize pool of $250,000 USD and ten franchised teams fighting to qualify ahead.
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Peak Viewership: 554,170 viewers
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Average Viewership: 205,618 viewers
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Total Air Time: 174 hours 35 minutes
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Total Hours Watched: 35,897,454 hours
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Most Popular Match: NRG vs LOUD
The Brazilian esports organization, LOUD was the most popular team of this tournament having accumulated a total of 10.4 million hours of watch time, which is approximately 29.05% of the total watch time.
VCT 2023 Americas League: Top Five Most Watched Teams
VCT 2023 Pacific League: Viewership Details
This international Valorant tournament ran from 25th March to 28th May featuring a total prize pool of $250,000 USD and ten franchised teams fighting to qualify ahead.
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Peak Viewership: 399,520 viewers
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Average Viewership: 138,528 viewers
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Total Air Time: 181 hours 5 minutes
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Total Hours Watched: 25,084,974 hours
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Most Popular Match: Paper Rex vs DRX
Surprisingly, the most popular team in this tournament was the Japanese side of ZETA DIVISION, which was not even a top-four team. It accumulated a total watch time of 7.8 million hours, which is approximately 31.075% of the event watch time.
VCT 2023 Pacific League: Top Five Most Watched Teams
VCT 2023 EMEA League: Viewership Details
This international Valorant tournament ran from 27th March to 28th May featuring no prize pool and ten franchised teams fighting to qualify ahead.
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Peak Viewership: 303,079 viewers
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Average Viewership: 119,479 viewers
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Total Air Time: 177 hours 30 minutes
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Total Hours Watched: 21,207,436 hours
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Most Popular Match: Liquid vs Fnatic
The champions of this league, Team Liquid with its international roster was the most popular team of this tournament having accumulated a total of 5.5 million hours of watch time, which is approximately 25.94% of the total watch time.
VCT 2023 EMEA League: Top Five Most Watched Teams
VCT 2023 Americas League was the clear leader of the pack across all viewership metrics despite having the lowest air time. On the other hand, VCT 2023 EMEA League might have had the worst stats but it still showcased its prowess when it comes to the actual gameplay by securing the most number of slots for the VCT 2023: Masters Tokyo.
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