LEC Winter hits over 800k peak viewership during Grand Final

The League of Legends EMEA Championship (LEC) rounded off its 2025 Winter Split with the seventh most-viewed LEC event in history.

According to data provided from stats site Esports Charts, the peak viewership achieved during the Grand Final between Karmine Corp and G2 Esports was 801,369, similar to the numbers recorded during the previous edition of the LEC Winter Split (which peaked at 830,816).

The Grand Final gapped the rest of the matches in terms of peak viewers, as the second most-watched series of the split also gathered 596,594 fans — this match was once again a series between Karmine Corp and G2 in the upper bracket.

The LEC Winter Final is currently only behind the LCK Cup in terms of peak numbers in 2025 (the LCK Grand Final match hit nearly 2m viewers).

It’s not surprising to see the French team drive engagement and numbers in the LEC, with KC being involved in all five most-watched games of the split. Aside from the usual active fanbase, the 800,000 peak was achieved thanks to the co-streaming of KC’s co-owner Kamel ‘Kameto‘ Kebir, which hit over 230,000 viewers in the Grand Final, according to Esports Charts.

Co-streaming continues to be the trend to drive engagement and the audience — former professional player Robert ‘Caedrel‘ Lamont is holding the lead as the most-followed English co-streamer, peaking at 139,298 and sporting an impressive average of 69,546.

Compared to the 2024 Winter split, both peak and average numbers have decreased by a small margin. The small decrease can be partially contributed to the absence of Ibai ‘Ibai‘ Llanos, Spanish streamer and owner of KOI. During the opening split in 2024, Ibai ended up as the top co-streamer with over 320,000 people watching simultaneously.

Overall, the trend for the LEC continues to be positive as average viewership is still higher than when Winter Split was first introduced back in 2023.

With Karmine Corp winning their first LEC trophy, the French team will represent the region at the upcoming LoL international tournament, First Stand, which is set to kick off on March 10th, in Seoul, South Korea.