> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.vdoesports.gg/news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # IEM Beijing 2026 draws around 59,000 fans and a 720,000 online peak - URL: https://www.vdoesports.gg/news/iem-beijing-2026-draws-around-59-000-fans-720-000-online/ - Published: 2026-11-10T12:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-10T12:30:03.000Z - Description: IEM Beijing 2026 closed on 8 November with about 59,000 fans in the arena over six live days and an online peak of just over 720,000 viewers. The US$1,250,000 event comfortably beat the peak set by PGL Masters Bucharest a week earlier. - Author: Voodoo Esports Newsroom - Tags: Esports, #src-d2702ac8d244, #type-tournament, #seo-auto ## Key facts Event IEM Beijing 2026 Organiser ESL Dates 2-8 November 2026 Venue Bloomage Biotech·Biohyalux ECM Arena, Beijing Attendance About 59,000 over six live days Peak viewers Just over 720,000 IEM Beijing 2026 finished on 8 November as one of the biggest Counter-Strike 2 events staged in Asia this year. Around 59,000 fans attended over six live days at the Bloomage Biotech·Biohyalux ECM Arena, and the online audience peaked at just over 720,000 concurrent viewers. ESL ran the event from 2 to 8 November in Wukesong, in Beijing's Haidian District, bringing Intel Extreme Masters back to the Chinese capital for the first time since 2019\. Sixteen teams played for a US$1,250,000 prize pool, an ESL Pro Tour Masters trophy and a key place in the race for ESL Grand Slam VII. MOUZ won the title with a 3-0 grand final. ## A crowd well above the forecast When the event was announced, ESL expected more than 45,000 fans, which alone would have made it the largest standalone IEM event ever held in Asia. The reported final attendance of about 59,000 over the six days open to the public beat that target by a wide margin. Fans in the arena watched on a 360-degree stage, the first time IEM had used that set-up since the IEM Rio Major in 2022\. The tournament also followed on from IEM Chengdu 2025, which had played its group stage in front of a live audience and helped show there was demand for a bigger event in China. ## The online numbers Online, IEM Beijing peaked at roughly 52,000 viewers more than PGL Masters Bucharest had managed the week before. Final hours watched came to about 12.5 million. - Peak viewers: just over 720,000 - Hours watched: about 12.5 million - Average viewers: about 222,000 - Airtime: 56 hours 30 minutes - Most-watched broadcast language: Portuguese The peak came at an unusual point. The event's highest audience arrived on Wednesday 4 November, the last day of the group stage, rather than at the weekend. The single most-watched series was a quarter-final on the first playoff day, which reached about 608,900 viewers. The best-of-five grand final, which began at 15:30 Beijing time, did not make the event's top five series by peak. Portuguese-language streams drew the biggest audience of any language, ahead of the English and Russian broadcasts that often lead at international events. ## How Beijing compares with the rest of the IEM season The figures are strong, but they did not set a record. By peak viewers, IEM Beijing ranks fourth among this year's IEM events, a list that includes the IEM Cologne Major, and it finished ahead of only IEM Atlanta. Even so, it beat the Bucharest peak without help from a high-profile final, and the crowd beat ESL's own forecast, which makes a good case for more tier-one Counter-Strike in China. ## Format and prize money The tournament began with three days of group-stage matches across two groups, followed by a single-elimination playoff bracket. Playoff series were best-of-three, the grand final was best-of-five, and a third-place decider was also played. The champions took US$360,000 of the US$1,250,000 pool and the runners-up US$210,000\. Every one of the 16 teams earned prize money, with US$4,000 each for 13th to 16th place. ## What comes next The ESL Pro Tour now moves to Poland for IEM Kraków 2027, which runs from 27 January to 7 February at Tauron Arena. Twenty-four teams will compete for another US$1,250,000 prize pool and the next ESL Grand Slam point. | Placing | Prize per team | | --------- | -------------- | | 1st | US$360,000 | | 2nd | US$210,000 | | 3rd | US$160,000 | | 4th | US$120,000 | | 5th-6th | US$87,500 | | 7th-8th | US$54,500 | | 9th-12th | US$25,000 | | 13th-16th | US$4,000 | IEM Beijing 2026 prize distribution by placing ## Frequently asked questions How many fans attended IEM Beijing 2026? About 59,000 fans attended over the six days open to the public. That was well above the more than 45,000 that ESL forecast when it announced the event. How many people watched online? The broadcast peaked at just over 720,000 concurrent viewers, and total hours watched came to about 12.5 million. Portuguese-language streams drew the largest audience of any language. Did IEM Beijing set a viewership record? No. By peak viewers it ranks fourth among this year's IEM events, a list that includes the IEM Cologne Major. It did beat the peak of PGL Masters Bucharest, held a week earlier, by roughly 52,000 viewers. What is the next ESL Pro Tour event? IEM Kraków 2027 runs from 27 January to 7 February at Tauron Arena in Poland. It features 24 teams, a US$1,250,000 prize pool and the next ESL Grand Slam point.