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According to Esports Charts, the Grand Final between Heroic and Outsiders did not reach the heights of the two previous Grand Finals in CS:GO. The PGL Stockholm Major Grand Final reached a peak of 2.748.434 viewers, while the Grand Final at IEM Rio only passed 1.14 million.

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1.14M Peak Viewers on #IEM Rio Major Grand Finals – @heroicgg vs Outsiders. The 2nd most popular match in the Major. @IEM @ESLCS @CSGO
— Esports Charts ?? (@EsportsCharts) November 13, 2022

The Grand Final was only the second most watched match of the tournament. The Quarter-Final between FURIA and NAVI reached 1.388.355 viewers, which was the fifth most match in CS:GO history.

You can see a list of the most-watched matches in CS:GO history (made before this event) here.

Top 10 most-watched CS:GO matches in history

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