League of Legends Stats, Player Counts, Facts and News

League of Legends Description

Recently recognized as the most played video game in the world, League of Legends® is a multiplayer online battle arena game (MOBA). Players choose a role from an expanding cast of powerful champions and join forces in strategic, fast-paced gameplay to take control of the enemy’s end of the battlefield.

League of Legends Stats and Player Count

Here are a few of the most interesting League of Legends stats and facts I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

How many people play League of Legends?

100 million monthly players

Last updated 9/13/16

Number of Teamfight Tactics players:

33 million monthly players

Last updated 9/25/19

Peak capacity for League of Legends servers during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown:

90%

Peak League of Legends audience for an esports event broadcast:

3.985 million (League of Legends Worlds semifinals 2019)

Last updated 11/4/19

Average peak daily concurrent League of Legends players:

8 million

Last updated 9/17/19

Number of people that watched the League of Legends 2018 World Championship finals:

99.6 million

Amount of League of Legends content viewed on Twitch between 1/1/19 – 6/1/19:

512.3 million hours

Amount of League of Legends content viewed on Twitch between 1/1/18 – 6/1/18:

435.2 million hours

Number of people that watched the League of Legends 2017 World Championship:

57.6 million

Number of pros that competed in the League of Legends 2017 World Championship:

144

Number of people that watched the League of Legends eSports 2017 Mid-Season Invitational:

364 million

Number of pros in the League of Legends eSports universe:

800

Last updated 6/27/19

Number of teams in the League of Legends eSports universe:

109

Last updated 1/1/18

Number of leagues in the League of Legends eSports universe:

13

Last updated 1/1/18

League of Legends’ Twitch channel was the first ever to reach 1 billion views.

League of Legends 2019 revenue:

$1.5 billion

Estimated League of Legends revenue for 2018:

$1.4 billion

Estimated League of Legends revenue for 2017:

$2.1 billion

Total time spent watching League of Legends content across streaming platforms for Q1 2019:

302 million hours

Total time spent watching League of Legends content across streaming platforms for Q2 2019:

284 million hours

Record for consecutive hours playing League of Legends:
Hecaterina “Kinumi Cati” Eglise @ 30 hours straight

Last updated 7/22/19