CS:GO IEM viewers 2020-2021

The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) is a series of eSports events held across the world. One of the games played is the series in Counter Strike: Global Offensive, the final rounds of which were played in Katowice, Poland in 2021. The most watched match of the CS:GO tournament, the group stage battle between Natus Vincere and Team Liquid, was watched by a peak audience of over 596 thousand viewers. This peak viewer count is no doubt in part due to the coronavirus pandemic which spread across the world in 2020 and 2021. As millions of people were encouraged and, in some cases, legally required to stay at home, many people turned to video gaming and eSports as a form of entertainment.