Pro gaming leagues are seeing a huge spike in viewership

With people stuck at home looking for things to watch, some of the biggest esports leagues in the world are seeing a big spike in viewership. That includes professional competitions for League of Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, both of which have seen record-breaking numbers over the last few weeks.

The 11th season of the ESL Pro League, which ran from March 16th to April 12th, was what the league describes as “the most successful season in the competition’s history.” That includes a new record of 489,120 concurrent viewers across all platforms for the CS:GO league. The league also says that total hours watched were up 113.2 percent compared to last year and that the average minute audience reached 164,494, a jump of 215.5...

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