EWC 2026 became the most watched Dota 2 tournament of the year, but was inferior to the last series championship

The peak online Esports World Cup 2026 for Dota 2 was 325.4 thousand viewers. At the time of publication of the material, this is the best result among all tournaments in the discipline for the current year. The statistics were provided by the Esports Charts portal.

At the same time, EWC 2026 was inferior to the peak online championship of 2025. Last year, the same figure reached 428.2 thousand users, which is 24% more. Analysts also note that the average number of viewers decreased by 10%. The total number of hours watched remained approximately the same as last year - 15.8 million. This, according to experts, was due to the longer broadcast of the event.

Esports World Cup 2026 for Dota 2 took place from July 7 to July 19. The competition was originally scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia, but due to the tense situation in the region, it was moved to Paris, France. The champion of the tournament was PARIVISION, which defeated BETBOOM Team with a score of 3:1 in the grand final. More details about the results of the event can be found at.