COD Mobile from Activision was launched on October 1, 2019, and since then, several major tournaments for the game have been held around the world. The free-to-play shooter game was immediately popular, as it hit 270 million downloads in its first year. However, the title's esports tournaments failed to generate a similar viewership as its rivals, PUBG Mobile and Free Fire.
Let's take a look at the top five COD Mobile esports tournaments in terms of peak viewership, according to stats by the Esports Charts.
The World Championship 2020 North America Finals was a two-day contest played between eight teams, featuring a total prize pool of $50K. Tribe Gaming clinched the tournament and earned their seat in the 2020 Stage 5. The match between XSET and Nova Esports accumulated a peak viewership of 24,818 and was the most popular match in the event.
XSET began their campaign well but unfortunately stuttered in the Grand Finals and missed out on the first place. Nova Esports secured third place after losing a match against Tribe Gaming.
The Garena Finals of the COD Mobile World Championship 2020 was played between six teams from September 28 to October 4, 2020. The event had a peak viewership of 38K. NRX Jeremiah 29:11 won the tournament and advanced to the World Championship 2020 Stage 5. Daivo.FreeSlot bagged second place, while FunPlus Phoenix and Resurgence were eliminated earlier in the Playoffs.
However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Activision canceled the 2020 Stage 5. This was the inaugural edition of the Championship, and the prize pool of the Stage was equally distributed among the seven teams.
The recently concluded COD Mobile World Championship 2022 Stage 5 ranks third in the list with a concurrent viewership of 40K. The
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