Statistics for 2022: the most popular eSports game is League of Legends, and Dota 2 has the biggest prize pool

Online service Esports Charts has compiled a list of the most popular eSports games in 2022.

Here's What We Know

According to Esports Charts statistics, the most popular eSports discipline of the year was MOBA League of Legends - its broadcasts collected more than 615 million hours of viewing.

In terms of peak viewing, League of Legends also took first place with more than 5 million simultaneous viewers. In comparison, Dota 2 garnered only 1.7 million viewers.

The top 5 popular eSports games by peak viewers looks like this:

• League of Legends - 5,147,701 viewers;
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - 2,845,364 viewers;
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - 2,113,610 viewers;
• Dota 2 - 1,751,086 viewers;
• Valorant - 1,505,804 viewers.

The most popular eSports event of 2022 was League of Legends: Worlds 2022 garnered nearly 142 million hours of viewing and over 5.1 million simultaneous viewers.

The largest prize pools of 2022 were drawn in tournaments for the following games:

• Dota 2 - $32.3 million;
• PUBG Mobile - $24.3 million;
• Arena of Valor - $18.6 million.