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November 9, 2026 | Jacob Olesen

IEM Beijing tops Bucharest’s peak without help from the final

IEM Beijing peaked at 720,859 viewers, above Bucharest, but MOUZ's 54-round final sweep of The MongolZ was not among the five most-watched series.

FURIA’s quarter-final exit against BetBoom drew Beijing’s biggest single audience, while MOUZ’s 54-round sweep of The MongolZ missed the top five.

IEM Beijing 2026 peaked at 720,859 concurrent viewers, according to Esports Charts, about 52,000 more than PGL Masters Bucharest managed a week earlier. The grand final played no part in it. MOUZ‘ 3-0 win over The MongolZ on Sunday is not among the event’s five most-watched series.

MOUZ3-0MongolZMirage 13-5, Dust II 13-6, Inferno 13-4

The peak came on Wednesday 4 November, the last day of the group stage, when MongolZ against FURIA and NAVI against Team Falcons were on air at the same time. No single series reached that figure on its own.

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FURIA and NAVI drew the crowds

The most-watched series of the week was FURIA against BetBoom Team in the quarter-finals on Friday, which peaked at 608,868. It was also the end of FURIA’s event: BetBoom finally got the better of them 2-1, with zorte on 62-36.

NAVI appeared in each of the next four. Their group stage loss to FURIA on Tuesday peaked at 517,693. The win over Falcons on Wednesday followed with 491,279.

The five most-watched series at IEM Beijing 2026 by peak viewers, with the grand final outside the top five

That leaves the final somewhere below 447,246. MOUZ were not involved in any of the top five, even on their way to the title. The final started at 15:30 local time in Beijing, which was on a Sunday morning in Europe.

Higher peak, smaller week than Bucharest

We reported Bucharest’s 667,000 peak after FURIA beat Nemiga there. Esports Charts has since moved that figure up to 668,964, still well short of Beijing. On every other measure, though, Bucharest came out ahead.

Data: Esports Charts. Both events are still marked as moderated, so the figures may move slightly
IEM Beijing 2026PGL Masters Bucharest 2026
Peak viewers720,859668,964
Most-watched seriesFURIA vs BetBoom, 608,868Nemiga vs FURIA, 668,964
Grand finalMOUZ 3-0 MongolZ, not in top fiveFURIA 3-2 Nemiga, top of the list
Hours watched12,544,08820,240,205
Average viewers222,020265,736
Airtime56h 30m76h 10m

In Bucharest, the final was the main event: FURIA’s five-map win over Nemiga set the peak. In Beijing, the biggest audiences came earlier in the week. Portuguese was the most-watched broadcast language at both events.

Only 54 rounds in the final

The final was also over quickly: MOUZ needed only 54 rounds to win it, the fewest in a Bo5 final at a big CS2 event by Dust2 Brasil‘s count. MOUZ were also on the losing side of the second-shortest, against Team Vitality at ESL Pro League Season 21.

Shortest Bo5 finals at big CS2 events
FinalResultRounds
IEM Beijing 2026MOUZ logo MOUZ 3-0 The MongolZ logo MongolZ (13-5, 13-6, 13-4)54
ESL Pro League Season 21Team Vitality logo Vitality 3-0 MOUZ logo MOUZ (13-9, 13-4, 13-5)57
BLAST Premier World Final 2024G2 logo G2 3-0 Spirit logo Spirit (13-7, 13-5, 13-7)58
PGL Bucharest 2025Falcons logo Falcons 3-0 G2 logo G2 (13-5, 13-7, 13-8)59
IEM Katowice 2025Team Vitality logo Vitality 3-0 Spirit logo Spirit (13-6, 13-5, 13-11)61

MongolZ never reached seven rounds on any map. We looked at how the title fits MOUZ’s year in how xertioN took MOUZ from 11th to the top of the VRS, and the final itself in our report on MOUZ’s 3-0.

The next chance to set a new peak is the PGL Major Singapore, where MOUZ arrive top of the VRS.

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Jacob Olesen

Jacob Olesen has followed the Counter-Strike skin economy for more than 10 years and knows the market inside out, from how prices move to what makes a marketplace worth trusting. Alongside skins, he covers Counter-Strike and the wider esports scene analytically, with a particular focus on the betting and odds markets around it. He plays as well: in corporate Counter-Strike he is often the one calling the shots as in-game leader, and he is a dedicated fantasy player.

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