League of Legends is the most viewed game on Twitch for 2019 so far

Fortnite falls down to second place.

Viewers have spent 512 million hours watching multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) gameLeague of Legends(LoL) on Twitch in just the first half of this year.

The game was able to take the top spot with a combination of spring and summer tournaments fromLoL Championship Series (LCS),LoL European Championship (LEC),LoL Championship Korea (LCK), and theMid-Season Invitational (MSI),

Credit: Riot Games

In contrast, popular battle royale gameFortnitecame in second with 465 million hours watched, reportedThe Esports Observer.

It’s not the first time LoL has made the news for its viewership numbers on Twitch. Back in 2018, the MOBA game beat records during its World Championship Finals with arecorded100 million unique viewers and 44 million concurrent peak viewers.

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