Kings World Cup 2024 has already reached 1.48 million Peak Viewers, making it the second most popular event in Kings League history. The big question now is whether it can surpass the record set by Kings League 2023 Season 1 and become the most-watched event in the franchise's history.
Kings World Cup 2024 Viewership Statistics
The Kings World Cup 2024 features 32 teams, including representatives from Kings League Spain and Kings League Américas, as well as invited national teams from various countries. After the Swiss Stage, only 16 teams will advance to the Knockout Stage.
The Swiss Stage matches were highly varied in terms of results and excitement. Teams from Kings League Spain, who have been competing in the media football since 2023, performed exceptionally well, with nearly all of them advancing to the Knockout Stage.
Ultimate Móstoles, led by DjMaRiiO, emerged as the top team in the Swiss Stage with 15 goals. Los Aliens FC, managed by Castro_1021, and Raniza FC, led by BarcaGamer and AlanaLaRana, each scored 14 goals. Unexpectedly, the Ukrainian team UA Steel, composed of many former professional footballers, had a disappointing performance, scoring only one goal and conceding 13 in two matches.
There were also some unforeseen events. The British team FIVE FC didn't show up for their elimination match against Jijantes FC, resulting in a forfeit with a 0-3 loss. This was due to several FIVE FC players suffering from food poisoning and being unable to play.
The Kings World Cup 2024 matches generated over 27.7 million Hours Watched during the Swiss Stage. This impressive figure surpasses the viewership of major esports tournaments such as IEM Katowice 2024 (CS) and DreamLeague Season 22.
The peak viewership for the Kings World Cup 2024 reached 1.48 million PV during the match between Foot2Rue (team AmineMatue) and Muchachos FC (team Jero Freixas), where the French team lost to the Argentinians in a penalty shootout. Another match that drew 1.4 million PV was between SXB FC (team SHoNgxBoNg) and Olimpo United (team Chicharito).
The Kings World Cup 2024 demonstrated remarkable viewership statistics during the Swiss Stage, with the broadcasts significantly boosting the viewership numbers of several prominent streamers. Notably, streamers such as sxb, Tumblurr, oestagiario, and Alanalarana set new personal records. Furthermore, Slakun10, Elraenn, ElZeein, and Spursito achieved their highest peak viewership since joining Kick. Although some streamers did not surpass their personal records, their Kings World Cup 2024 broadcasts ranked among the most popular in their careers, including those of Leb1ga and Aminematue.
Personal milestones for streamers are merely one indicator of the event's success. The widespread impact of the Kings World Cup on the audience led Twitch administration to create a dedicated section on the platform for all Kings League events, effectively establishing media football as a distinct genre of interactive entertainment on the streaming service.
In addition to the creation of this dedicated section, Twitch introduced a global emote, KingWorldCup, underscoring the event's integration into the platform's subculture. This emote now joins the ranks of iconic Twitch emotes such as 4Head, BabyRage, BibleThump, CoolStoryBob, DendiFace, Kappa, and Jebaited.
During the period of June 1-2, Twitch viewers utilized the KingWorldCup emote over 12.5K times. Approximately half of these usages occurred on channels of official tournament streamers, while the remainder appeared on channels unrelated to media football. The emote saw the highest frequency of use in the chat of Tumblurr, a leading streamer from Italy, with over 3.6K mentions.
On June 4, the Kings World Cup 2024 will progress to the Knockout Stage, where the top 16 teams will compete in a single-elimination bracket, heightening the competitive stakes and viewer engagement.
Order and pairings of the first round of the Knockout Stage:
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Aniquiladores FC vs Saiyans FC (June 4);
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Kunisports vs Olimpo United (June 4);
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Ultimate Móstoles vs G3X FC (June 4);
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Furia FC vs Muchachos FC (June 4);
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Porcinos FC vs Stallions (June 5);
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Peluche Caligari vs Limon FC (June 5);
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xBuyer Team vs Jijantes FC (June 5);
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Los Troncos FC vs Los Aliens FC (June 5).
