First Stand‘s Group Stage is wrapping up, revealing inconsistent viewership for the inaugural worldwide event to this point.

Day 4 noticed new peak viewership, with 832,160 followers watching Hanwha Life Esports compete in opposition to Karmine Corp, in line with knowledge from Esports Charts. Nonetheless, the general viewership at First Stand has been a bit underwhelming to date.

The Cause For First Stand’s Low Viewership

The opening match for First Stand confirmed promise, with a peak viewership of over 700,000 watching Workforce Liquid and Karmine Corp. However the viewers numbers haven’t been constant.

Possible, the time zone whereas competing in South Korea has been a giant part. Viewers in Europe and North America might have bother watching mid-week matches which are at these inconvenient instances. Esports Charts identified that the present peak viewership occurred through the remaining map of the match when followers in Europe awoke.

One other strike in opposition to First Stand is that it may really feel insignificant. It is a downside that has plagued the preliminary splits and Mid-Season Invitational in previous years. Most followers await the second half of the season when the outcomes decide who will make it to the World Championship. Nonetheless, First Stand is a good alternative to see how the groups stack up in opposition to each other early on.

League of Legends is the highest esport by way of viewership in 2025 to this point. The LCK Cup 2025 had a peak viewership of over 1.3m. Whereas there’s no considerations with the scene as an entire, this does present how First Stand isn’t persevering with that momentum.