Esports Charts reports that BLAST SLAM VIII’s peak audience reached 348,602 viewers across all broadcasts, during the grand final between Team Spirit and Team Yandex. That is a new record for the series, approximately 24,000 more than BLAST Slam VI.
The tournament also set a series record for total viewing hours, with 12,332,590, according to Esports Charts. Its broadcasts averaged 147,255 viewers.
The lower bracket final between Team Spirit and PARIVISION peaked at 288,519 viewers. In the group stage, OG versus BetBoom Team reached a peak of 245,666.
Twitch accounted for 57.3% of BLAST SLAM VIII viewing, Esports Charts reported. Russian was the most popular broadcast language, chosen by 40.6% of users.