

As we travelled down the off-ramp of lockdown and the online era, we were unsure about how well CS:GO would recover. We used playerbase data, esports viewership metrics, and the geography of CSGO players to understand how far we have come as a community. Since our last article, the CSGO ecosystem has had some seismic changes with a new shortened version of competitive mode, PGL Stockholm smashing viewership records, and PGL Antwerp showcasing that Stockholm's viewership wasn't a fluke! By evaluating how these events have affected the CSGO ecosystem and looking forward to what lies ahead of us, we seek to answer the question "what is the state of CSGO?"Įleven months ago, we posted our first State of CSGO article.
