The BLAST Rainbow Six: Siege Major Montreal concluded over the weekend with the event recording just over 172,000 peak viewers, a slight increase from the Manchester Major earlier in the year.
Importantly, the competition — won by Brazilian team w7m esports — recorded much higher viewership figures than last year’s Atlanta Major, which took place in roughly the same period.
According to esports data platform Esports Charts, the Montreal Major had a peak of 172,704 viewers with an average viewership of 64,000.
For context, the Atlanta Major 2023 garnered 80,000 peak viewers and 44,600 viewers on average. Rainbow Six’s Manchester event had a peak of 162,000 and an average viewership number of just under 66,000.
The Montreal event was the last Major in the old Rainbow Six Siege esports tournament format before the game changes over to a single Major structure for next year onwards.
It was also the last event where teams could secure points for the Six Invitational, the biggest Rainbow Six event of the year that will be held in the United States in February 2025. Starting in 2025, the new R6 ecosystem will include a total of 20 partner teams. Moreover, game developer Ubisoft has announced that an affiliate programme is also planned, as well as a revamped revenue-sharing programme.
The viewership numbers make the Montreal Major the 15th most-watched esports event in Rainbow Six Siege history. However, this figure does show an upward trend in viewership considering that 2022 and 2023 garnered disappointing viewership figures for the game.
With the Six Invitational 2024 impressing with record viewership numbers earlier this year, it is to be expected that the 2025 edition could follow a similar trend.
