The RLCS 2024 – World Championship is the pinnacle event of the year for Rocket League, held in Fort Worth, Texas, with a $1.16M prize pool. It’s shaping up to be one of the most prominent Rocket League tournaments ever. However, despite the promising start, viewership for the opening days has been underwhelming, although there are still many matches remaining.
Rocket League’s current landscape is ripe for record-breaking. Last year’s world championship set the record for the most popular event in the game’s history, and this year’s RLCS 2024 – Major 1 has become the second most-watched Rocket League tournament ever. This popularity was largely driven by a French derby match between Gentle Mates Alpine and Karmine Corp. With these teams becoming fan favorites and French audiences emerging as the largest for the esport.
RLCS 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OPENING VIEWERSHIP
The initial two days of the world championship garnered 1.6 million hours watched. Predominantly on Twitch, which remains the go-to platform for European and North American esports fans. Coverage on Kick and TikTok contributed less than 0.5% of the total viewership.
Advanced statistics for the RLCS 2024 World Championship are accessible through our events dashboard, offering detailed insights on match-by-match viewership, team popularity ratings, and daily analysis. Esports Charts PRO subscribers can find additional statistics on the tournament page.
From the start of the 2024 world championship, French has surpassed English to become Rocket League’s most popular language. Although French was highly regarded previously, it never overtook English in peak concurrent viewers during the 2023 World Championship. The 2024 event’s peak viewership is attributed to the French audience’s enthusiasm for French derby matches.
Team Vitality’s game against Gentle Mates Alpine was the most-watched match of the opening days, reaching 226,000 peak viewers. Despite Team Vitality’s past success, including winning two RLCS world championships, the team is currently struggling with a 1-2 record and must win both remaining matches to advance to the playoffs.
G2 Stride and Team Falcons have been dominant in their groups, winning all their matches to progress to the upper-bracket quarterfinals. Team Falcons, which finished second in both RLCS 2024 – Major 2: London and the Esports World Cup 2024, is hoping to clinch a championship this year.
VIEWERSHIP COMPARISON OF OPENING DAYS FOR ROCKET LEAGUE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 2024 world championship’s viewership statistics reveal some anomalies compared to previous years. Despite fewer hours watched and a lower average viewership, the event achieved the highest peak viewership on opening days in the history of Rocket League esports. This peak was driven by the French derby, particularly the match between Vitality and Gentle Mates, with Gotaga’s broadcast achieving 71,500 peak viewers, making it the most popular broadcast of the event so far. French-language viewership remains a powerful force, significantly influenced by popular creators.
Despite setting a viewership record for peak concurrent viewers, average viewership has declined, with a 2.3% drop following the 5.7% decrease in 2023. Overall, the RLCS world championship has not seen growth in viewership during the first few days, even though peaks are driven by high-profile creators with substantial social media followings.
Twitch Drops have also played a role in boosting viewership, as viewers tune in to earn Rocket League items. However, data from Streams Charts indicates that only 21% of Rocket League’s Twitch viewership during the opening days was linked to Twitch Drops, suggesting that community casters have a greater impact on viewership.
MOST POPULAR BROADCASTERS OF THE RLCS 2024 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Among the top broadcasters, Gotaga and Kamet0 were the leading community casters, surpassing the official Rocket League Twitch and YouTube channels in viewership.
Kamet0, a founder of Karmine Corp, was a key supporter of his team, achieving 65,200 peak viewers for his stream on September 11. Although his team is struggling with a 0-2 record, Kamet0’s fans are expected to continue following closely. Streams Charts PRO users can view detailed viewership dynamics for his broadcast.
The official English-language RocketLeague Twitch account was the most popular official broadcast, reaching 64,500 peak viewers, followed by the French-language RocketBaguette with 37,600 peak viewers. The English-language YouTube broadcast, Rocket League Esports, reached 19,100 peak viewers.
In summary, while viewership for the RLCS 2024 World Championship has experienced a general decline in watch time and average concurrent viewers, it continues to set records for peak viewership. The event’s success in achieving new viewership highs largely depends on the influence of popular content creators like Kamet0 and Gotaga.
