Fans watched 133.5 million hours of the LoL Worlds 2025 action across 89 hours of airtime.
League of Legends World Championship 2025 (LoL Worlds 2025) concluded on Nov. 9 with T1 as the winning team. The victory earned T1 players their sixth Worlds title and third consecutive championship, following wins in 2023 and 2024. The LoL Worlds 2025 Grand Final match between KT Rolster (KT) and T1 drew in notable viewership as well.
LoL Worlds 2025 viewership
According to Esports Charts, the T1 vs KT showdown at LoL Worlds 2025 reached a peak viewership of 6,737,568, making it the most-watched match of the tournament. Audience numbers climbed steadily throughout the Knockout Stage, from about 3.12 million during KT vs Gen.G (GEN) to 3.27 million for T1 vs Anyone's Legend (AL), and 3.59 million for T1 vs Top Esports (TES), before nearly doubling for the Grand Final.
Compared to last year, peak viewership for the final LoL Worlds 2025 match dropped by 1.7% since LoL Worlds 2024 had a peak viewership of 6,856,769. Regardless, the 2025 showdown was legendary in its own right, as T1 and KT Rolster faced off in an iconic Telecom War.
League of Legends World Championship 2025 viewership
In terms of other viewership statistics, fans watched 133.5 million hours of LoL Worlds 2025 across approximately 89 hours of airtime, with an average of 1.50 million viewers.
These livestreams happened across various platforms such as Twitch, YouTube, SOOP Korea, SOOP Global, CHZZK, Naver Esports, TikTok, Facebook Gaming, Kick, NimoTV, and Trovo. Additionally, according to Esports Charts, Korean was the most popular language this year, overtaking English, which led in 2024.
T1 Worlds wins
Here are the final LoL Worlds 2025 standings and earnings as well. The lion's share was an impressive $5 million USD. As noted, T1 players came out on top in a historic championship run. In addition to taking home the gold in 2025, they also earned the lion's share of the LoL Worlds event in 2024, 2023, 2016, 2015, and 2013!
Placement | Prize (USD) | Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $1,000,000 | T1 |
| 2nd | $800,000 | KT |
| 3rd-4th | $400,000 | Gen.G, TES |
| 5th-8th | $300,000 | Hanwha Life (HLE), CTBC Flying Oyster (CFO), G2 Esports (G2), AL |
| 9th-11th | $175,000 | FlyQuest (FLY), Bilibili Gaming (BLG), Movistar KOI (MKOI) |
| 12th-14th | $125,000 | Team Secret Whales (TSW), Vivo Keyd Stars (VKS), 100 Thieves (100T) |
| 15th-16th | $112,500 | Fnatic (FNC), PSG Talon (PSG) |
| 17th | $75,000 | Invictus Gaming (IG) |
What's next for LoL esports?
Riot Games confirmed that LoL Worlds 2026 will take place in Allen, TX, and New York City, NY, making it the event's first return to North America (NA) since 2022. LoL Worlds 2027 will then move back to Korea for the first time since 2018.
The League Championship Pacific (LCP) circuit will also return in 2026 with new format changes. Splits 1 and 2 will keep the single round-robin, best-of-three (Bo3) format, but all Playoffs matches will become best-of-five (Bo5). Split 3 will get a Swiss Stage with both Bo3 and Bo5 matches, and three teams will qualify for LoL Worlds 2026 through championship points.
Meanwhile, the League Championship Series (LCS) will also make its comeback with new features and more matches. The 2026 season will begin with the LCS Lock-In tournament on Jan. 24. This will feature the Fearless format and a Swiss Stage. The Spring and Summer Splits will follow with Bo3 matches and a top-six Playoff bracket.
That's all for now. Did you enjoy LoL Worlds 2025? Are you excited about LoL Worlds 2026 and 2027? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates!
