IEM Melbourne 2025 was the most popular esports event in Australia

If not the most, IEM Melbourne 2025 was definitely one the most exhilarating Counter-Strike event in recent times. IEM Melbourne 2025 was also the tournament where a new-look Falcons debuted with the reunited NiKo-m0NESY duo and gave a sneak peek into the team's potential. The move was also one of the most discussed topics in recent times.

IEM Melbourne 2025's electrifying Counter-Strike 2 display has translated into numbers, making it the most popular esports event in Australia, gathering a peak viewers number of 1,245,466 during the insanely intense grand-final matchup between Vitality and Falcons. Over a miliion viewers stormed to see if the new-look Falcons would break Vitality's streak and deny them the Grand Slam.

IEM Melbourne 2025 is now the second best non-Major tournament in Counter-Strike 2 only behind IEM Katowice 2025. The event also went on to become the third best event in Counter-Strike history, viewership wise.

The MongolZ have also made a couple of entries in the leaderboard, garnering a peak viewers of 393,507 in their quarter-final game against Liquid and 363,560 in their semi-final game against Vitality.