FaZe vs Vitality grand final StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 becomes a top-2 most-watched match of 2025

The match between FaZe and Vitality in the grand final of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 became one of the most popular CS2 matches of the entire 2025 season. The analytics platform Esports Charts summarized the results of the final major event of the year.

The grand final of the StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 featuring FaZe peaked at over 1.5 million concurrent viewers, not including Chinese streaming platforms or Steam.tv. The only match to surpass it in popularity this year was the grand final of the first Major — BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, which was also won by Team Vitality. That match reached a peak viewership of 1,789,038 concurrent viewers.

StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 took place from December 4 to 14 in Hungary with a total prize pool of $1,250,000, $500,000 of which was claimed by Team Vitality as the tournament champions. You can find tournament news in chronological order, along with results and statistics, via the provided link.