The IEM Katowice 2025 Grand Final between Team Vitality and Team Spirit went down in history as the most watched event in the IEM Katowice series. The event gathered a record audience of 1,299,747 viewers, making it the most successful in this series of tournaments, with the previous result being the IEM Katowice Major 2019 Grand Final between Astralis and ENCE with a total of 1,205,103 viewers.

Record-breaking tournament statistics

IEM Katowice 2025 demonstrated unprecedented interest from Counter-Strike 2 fans around the world. The tournament has become an important event for both professional teams and fans of the game. Here are the main indicators that emphasize the scale of the tournament:

Peak viewership: The Grand Final between Vitality and Spirit attracted 1,299,747 viewers at the same time. This match was not only the culmination of the tournament, but also an event that united the global esports community.

Average number of viewers: Throughout the tournament, the average number of simultaneous viewers was 381,674. This indicator shows a consistently high interest in the events at IEM Katowice 2025.

Watching hours: During the entire broadcast, fans watched more than 30.6 million hours of content. This demonstrates the extent to which the tournament was able to engage the audience on a long-term basis, from the group stage to the final.

The most popular matches of IEM Katowice 2025

Apart from the final, several other matches also attracted a huge audience:

• NAVI vs. Team Spirit in the playoff semifinals attracted 1,036,326 viewers.
• The group match between NAVI and Team Spirit was also among the leaders in terms of viewership with 882,113.
• The quarterfinal between The MongolZ and Eternal Fire was watched by 672,423 viewers.

Vitality are the champions of IEM Katowice 2025

Vitality showed a dominant performance at the tournament, ending it with a victory over Team Spirit in a tense final. They won the trophy and the main prize of $400,000 out of the total prize pool of $1,250,000. For Vitality, this victory was yet another confirmation of their status as one of the best squads in the CS2 world.

Tournament results

IEM Katowice 2025 was not only a record-breaking tournament in the series, but also showed how the popularity of Counter-Strike 2 is growing rapidly. High viewership and constant fan support make IEM tournaments an important part of the esports culture.

We look forward to new achievements and new records in the CS2 world, as there are still many exciting events ahead that will definitely leave their mark on the history of esports.