American livestreamer Nicholas "Jynxzi" Stewart has been experimenting with other games rather than his usual Rainbow 6 Siege content. Last month, Jynxzi held a Counter-Strike 2 tournament featuring streamers and content creators, and he followed this up with another Valorant event in early April. Both tournaments received hundreds of thousands of viewers, featuring some of the games’ most popular streamers, and they topped the charts as some of their games’ most popular events of 2026.
How many viewers did Jynxzi’s Valorant tournament earn?
Originally planned for late March, Jynxzi’s Valorant tournament finally took place on April 4. With over 40 creators streaming the event across Twitch and YouTube, it made for a massively exciting evening of cross-community Valorant action.
The tournament featured a healthy mix of Valorant-native creators, FPS veterans making the jump, and variety streamers with little to no experience. It was exactly the kind of chaotic mix that has made creator tournaments a reliable draw.
In total, Jynxzi reached over 1.165M Hours Watched across 47 broadcasting channels for his Valorant event, split across Twitch and YouTube. These numbers placed it comfortably among the most-watched non-VCT events in Valorant's history, and indeed its most popular event organized by a single creator.
The 47-channel broadcast count slightly edges out the 45 broadcasters that carried his CS2 tournament earlier in March, itself a testament to the organic co-streaming interest the event generated. While the Peak Viewers recorded fell shy of that set by the CS2 event — a comparison we will look more closely at down below — the Hours Watched figure tells a story of a highly-engaged audience that stuck around for hours.
Most popular non-VCT Valorant tournaments of all time, by peak concurrent viewers
Who were the most-watched streamers of Jynxzi’s Valorant tournament?
Of the total 1.17M Hours Watched generated by Jynxzi’s Valorant tournament, only 41% of this total viewership came from Jynxzi’s own channel. The remainder came from the many other participants who streamed their POVs during the evening, and of these co-streamers, Rani “StableRonaldo” Netz was the most-watched creator aside from Jynxzi himself.
However, as a testament to Jynxzi’s popularity, Ronaldo achieved less than half the viewership of the Rainbow 6 creator — Jynxzi makes great use of multistreaming, and throughout the tournament, both his Twitch and YouTube broadcasts boasted strong numbers.
In most creator-led events, co-streams function as secondary access points for viewers who simply prefer a specific personality over the host. However, here, they were the primary viewing destination for more than half the audience. That is not a gap in Jynxzi's pull, but the format working exactly as intended: drawing audiences from across FPS gaming's fragmented creator ecosystem and pulling them into the same event simultaneously — and to great success.
Who were the top co-streamers for Jynxzi's Valorant event?
The peak viewership rankings for Jynxzi’s Valorant tournament tell a slightly different story than the raw watch time leaderboard. Jynxzi remained the most popular creator by far, with over 79,000 Peak Viewers for his quasi-official stream, but this time, German creator Mark “OhnePixel” Zimmermann was able to edge out StableRonaldo for second place.
OhnePixel is well-known as a CS2 personality, but he co-streamed some of Valorant Champions last year, and the Valorant community fell in love. His return to Valorant was highly celebrated, with over 34,400 Peak Viewers making him the event’s second-most-popular creator.
Ahmad "Mooda" Hallal, appearing in both top-five lists, deserves particular attention. The young Valorant-native streamer had collaborated with Jynxzi in the lead-up to the tournament, and that relationship clearly paid dividends on the night.
Mooda’s presence in both the overall and peak top fives — alongside names with far larger established audiences — is a clean indicator of his current upward trajectory. His POV of Jynxzi’s Valorant tournament became Mooda’s second-most popular Twitch broadcast ever, only falling behind a recent VR Chat collaboration stream with Jynxzi.
Did Jynxzi’s Valorant or CS2 tournament earn more viewers?
Comparing Jynxzi’s recent Valorant and CS2 tournaments, the earlier Counter-Strike edition proved to be the more popular event. Overall, the CS2 event received a higher peak viewership, coming close to half a million concurrent viewers, and it also maintained a stronger average concurrent viewership.
While the Valorant tournament was able to earn a slightly higher total Hours Watched figure than the CS2 event, this came about due to a longer run time for the Valorant event. Nevertheless, both events remained massive, cross-community successes which defined many streamers’ most popular moment of the year. For many of these creators, Jynxzi’s event opened them to new potential audiences that they might not have otherwise found.
How did Jynxzi’s Valorant tournament compare to the VCT 2026?
Jynxzi’s Valorant tournament compared to the most popular VCT 2026 events, as of April 8
With over 300,000 concurrent viewers, Jynxzi’s event outperformed the ongoing VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1, and fell just shy of the viewership of the EMEA Kickofff and Pacific Stage 1. Impressively, Jynxzi’s event managed this while relying entirely on an English-speaking audience, and one that was largely found in North America.
While comparing a small streamer event to the Valorant Champions Tour might seem overstated, Jynxzi’s Valorant tournament indeed performed better than some VCT events. If we focus on English-language viewership exclusively, Jynxzi’s tournament jumps up to second-place among VCT 2026 events, falling only behind Masters Santiago with over 390,000 Peak English Viewers.
With CS2 and Valorant now in his belt, Jynxzi has proved that his streamer events are popular enough to compete with high-budget esports offerings. So far, his events have catered to a North American community, but in the future, the American creator may expand to more international titles such as League of Legends.
Keep an eye on Jynxzi, whose livestreaming events dominate the charts and could well set some new records in smaller esports titles if he gives them the same treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Jynxzi's Valorant tournament take place?
Jynxzi's Valorant tournament took place on April 4, 2026, after being originally planned for late March.
How many channels broadcast Jynxzi's Valorant tournament?
Jynxzi's Valorant tournament was broadcast across 47 channels (including multistreams) on Twitch and YouTube.
Who was the most-watched co-streamer for Jynxzi's Valorant tournament?
Excluding the host creator, Rani "StableRonaldo" Netz was the most-watched co-streamer, although he generated less than half the viewership of Jynxzi's own channel.
What were the peak viewership numbers for Jynxzi's Valorant tournament?
In total, more than 300,000 concurrent viewers tuned in to the tournament.
How did Jynxzi's Valorant tournament viewership compare to his CS2 event?
While the Valorant tournament's Peak Viewers fell short of the CS2 event, it achieved higher Hours Watched thanks to a longer runtime.
