It’s important to note that this is only the start of Stage 3, and there haven’t yet been any elimination or qualification matches — not to mention the hottest part of the tournament: the playoffs and the grand final. For reference, the previous CS2 Major was BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025, where the final match reached 1,789,000 concurrent viewers.
ENT2025-12-04
StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 becomes the most popular event in the tournament operator’s history
StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 broke the tournament operator’s record for peak concurrent viewership at the start of Stage 3 — surpassing not only all previous CS2 events but also tournaments across other disciplines.
According to the platform, StarLadder Budapest Major 2025 exceeded 972,000 concurrent viewers at the beginning of Stage 3, while the previous record stood at 836,000, set by another Major hosted by the operator in 2019 — StarLadder Major Berlin. As for other esports titles, the most popular non-CS event by StarLadder is The Chongqing Major in Dota 2.
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