{"id":158913,"date":"2024-10-08T14:31:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T13:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=158913"},"modified":"2024-10-08T14:31:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T13:31:35","slug":"halo-world-championship-2024-viewership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2024\/10\/halo-world-championship-2024-viewership","title":{"rendered":"Halo World Championship 2024 breaks 100,000 peak viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//wp-content//uploads//2024//10//halo-world-championship-2024-viewership-large.jpg/" alt=\"Image of Halo and Halo World Championship 2024 logos with a trophy on blue and red background\" class=\"wp-image-158914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/halo-world-championship-2024-viewership-large.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/halo-world-championship-2024-viewership-medium.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/halo-world-championship-2024-viewership-medium_large.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/halo-world-championship-2024-viewership-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/halo-world-championship-2024-viewership.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Halo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5b5316fbc\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The <strong>Halo World Championship 2024<\/strong> became the 10th most-watched Halo esports event in the game&#8217;s franchise. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5b531780f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>The season-ending <strong>Halo Championship Series (HCS)<\/strong> tournament featured 16 teams from across the world competing for a share of its $1m (~\u00a3762,785) prize pool.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"keep-reading \"  id=\"kr-67cf5b5318710\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">Keep Reading<\/div>\n  <ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n          <li id=\"post-145027\" style=\"order: 1;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2023//10//halo-world-championship-2023-viewership/" target=\"_blank\">Halo World Championship 2023 becomes title&#8217;s second most-watched event<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-133759\" style=\"order: 2;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2023//01//acend-club-exits-halo-343-industries/" target=\"_blank\">ACEND exits Halo, CEO criticises 343 Industries<\/a><\/li>\n          <li id=\"post-158621\" style=\"order: 3;\"><a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2024//09//blast-premier-fall-final-viewership/" target=\"_blank\">BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 doubles last year&#8217;s viewership<\/a><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5b5319af0\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>According to esports data platform <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////escharts.com//tournaments//halo5//halo-world-championship-2024-halo5/" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/escharts.com\/tournaments\/halo5\/halo-world-championship-2024-halo5\">Esports Charts<\/a>, the 2024 Halo World Championship recorded peak viewing figures of 101,818, with an average of 48,547 viewers across its 24-hour airtime.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5b531a2a3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Based on peak viewership, the most popular Halo event remains 2021&#8217;s HCS Kickoff Major which took place in Raleigh, North Carolina. The event tops the charts with a peak viewership of 267,279.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5b531aa04\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>This year&#8217;s event was won by North American esports organisation <strong>Spacestation Gaming<\/strong>, with its Halo team claiming $400,000 (~\u00a3305,158) in prize money after defeating <strong>OpTic Gaming <\/strong>in the Grand Finals. The 2024 HCS season saw a total of four Major tournaments take place across North America and London.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5b531b17e\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>In comparison to the <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////esportsinsider.com//2023//10//halo-world-championship-2023-viewership/" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2023\/10\/halo-world-championship-2023-viewership\">2023 Halo World Championship<\/a>, 2024 has seen a slight decline in viewership. Peak viewership dropped by approximately 36.2% (159,000) while average viewing figures decreased by 34.8% (74,468). Last year&#8217;s world finals was the second most watched Halo esports event ever. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5b531b905\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Moreover, this year&#8217;s World Championship did record slightly fewer peak viewers than the <a href=https://esportsinsider.com/"https:////escharts.com//tournaments//halo5//halo-championship-series-2024-arlington-major-halo5/">Halo Championship Series 2024: Arlington Major<\/a> (109,670).<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5b531c07f\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Following the conclusion of the 2024 Halo World Championship, the HCS revealed Halo&#8217;s esports circuit will be returning for 2025 with a $1m (~\u00a3762,785) prize pool for the World Championship. Details on event locations and the partnered teams have yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-67cf5b531c7dc\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n    \n<p>Despite a decline in viewership, Halo remains one of the more popular arena shooters on the market. <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Halo The Halo World Championship 2024 became the 10th most-watched Halo esports event in the game&#8217;s franchise. The season-ending Halo Championship Series (HCS) tournament featured 16 teams from across the world competing for a share of its $1m (~\u00a3762,785) prize pool. 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