2022 Chess.com Global Championship

2022 Chess.com Global Championship is a hybrid chess tournament in 1 Hotel Toronto, Canada, held from July 11, 2022 to November 7, 2022. The prize fund is $1,000,000. The broadcast peaked at 85 027 concurrent viewers and collected 2 094 089 hours watched. Wesley Barbasa So won the event.

  • 11.07.2022 – 07.11.2022
  • Canada1 Hotel Toronto, Canada
  • FormatHybrid
  • $1 000 000prize fund
  • 41players
  • Streamed onTwitchYouTubeFacebook

2022 Chess.com Global Championship viewership statistics

#8 most-watched chess event of 2022 #2 prize fund among chess events of 2022
Peak Viewers

85 027

on Nov 5 · Semifinals

Average Viewers

12 597

typical audience at any moment

Hours Watched

2.1M

total time watched, all channels

Airtime

166h 15m

hours of live broadcast

2022 Chess.com Global Championship results

  • USA

    Wesley Barbasa So

    1st

    Earnings: $200 000
  • India

    Nihal Sarin

    2nd

    $100 000
  • USA

    Christopher Hikaru Nakamura

    Netherlands

    Anish Kumar Giri

    3rd

    $50 000
  • Poland

    Jan-Krzysztof Duda

    Azerbaijan

    Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov

    Russia

    Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin

    USA

    Samuel Sevian

    5th-8th

    $25 000
  • USA

    Levon Grigori Aronian

    USA

    Fabiano Luigi Caruana

    China

    Ding Liren

    USA

    Jeffery Xiong

    Serbia

    Alexey Vasilyevich Sarana

    Russia

    Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi

    9th-14th

    $15 000
  • Mexico

    José Eduardo Martínez Alcántara

    India

    Raunak Sadhwani

    Netherlands

    Benjamin Bok

    Russia

    Andrey Evgenyevich Esipenko

    Russia

    Maxim Sergeevich Matlakov

    Ukraine

    Vasyl Mykhailovych Ivanchuk

    Russia

    Peter Veniaminovich Svidler

    India

    Arjun Erigaisi

    Uzbekistan

    Nodirbek Abdusattorov

    France

    Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

    17th-26th

    $10 000
  • Ukraine

    Martyn Romanovich Kravtsiv

    India

    Mitrabha Guha

    Russia

    Alexander Igorevich Grischuk

    USA

    Ray Robson

    Vietnam

    Le Quang Liem

    Vietnam

    Le Tuan Minh

    Slovenia

    Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev

    China

    Hou Yifan

    Greece

    Nikolas Theodorou

    China

    Ju Wenjun

    Russia

    David Arturovich Paravyan

    Belarus

    Denis Lazavik

    Ukraine

    Olexandr Mykolaiovych Bortnyk

    India

    Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

    Germany

    Rasmus Svane

    India

    Viswanathan Anand

    33rd-48th

    $5 000

2022 Chess.com Global Championship viewers by day

Peak and hours watched for every broadcast day, hour by hour, split by stage.

28 broadcast days, tournament peak on Nov 5 (Semifinals).

  • Hourly viewer curve
  • Peak and hours watched per day
  • Stage-by-stage split

Where it was watched

Platforms and languages ranked by hours watched. The top three in each are open; the shares and peaks are in the report.

Top platforms

  1. 1TwitchTwitch share in report
  2. 2YouTubeYouTube Live share in report
  3. 3FacebookFacebook Gaming share in report

Top languages

  1. 1English share in report
  2. 2Spanish share in report
  3. 3Polish share in report

3 platforms and 11 languages in total.

  • Hours watched and peak per platform
  • Every language with its share
  • Platform × language by day

Top channels of 2022 Chess.com Global Championship

Official broadcasts and co-streamers ranked by hours watched. The top three are named; every channel's numbers are in the report.

Top channels by hours watched

  1. 1TwitchchessEnglish stats in report
  2. 2YouTubeChessComEnglish stats in report
  3. 3YouTubeChesscomLiveEnglish stats in report

28 channels covered this tournament.

  • All channels with hours watched, peak and airtime
  • Co-streams per channel
  • Audience overlap between channels

Other players of 2022 Chess.com Global Championship

  • Mahammad MuradliAzerbaijan

For organizers, sponsors and media

Full report on 2022 Chess.com Global Championship

The numbers on this page are the headline. The report has everything behind them:

  • Every channel and co-stream, not just the top 3
  • Viewers by hour, day and stage
  • Languages × platforms, with peaks per day
  • Chat activity and audience overlap
  • Sponsor and brand exposure on stream
  • Comparison with previous editions

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2022 Chess.com Global Championship FAQ

  • When was 2022 Chess.com Global Championship?

    2022 Chess.com Global Championship ran from July 11, 2022 to November 7, 2022.
  • How many people watched 2022 Chess.com Global Championship?

    2022 Chess.com Global Championship peaked at 85 027 concurrent viewers, collected 2 094 089 hours watched, averaged 12 597 viewers across all tracked channels.
  • What is the prize money for the 2022 Chess.com Global Championship?

    The prize pool of 2022 Chess.com Global Championship is $1 000 000.
  • Where was the 2022 Chess.com Global Championship held?

    2022 Chess.com Global Championship was held in 1 Hotel Toronto, Canada.
  • On which platforms was 2022 Chess.com Global Championship broadcast?

    2022 Chess.com Global Championship was broadcast on: Facebook Gaming, YouTube Live, Twitch.
  • Who are the organizers of the 2022 Chess.com Global Championship?

    The 2022 Chess.com Global Championship is organized by Chess.com.
  • Who won the 2022 Chess.com Global Championship?

    2022 Chess.com Global Championship was won by Wesley Barbasa So ($200 000). 2nd — Nihal Sarin ($100 000), 3rd — Christopher Hikaru Nakamura and Anish Kumar Giri ($50 000).
  • Who played at 2022 Chess.com Global Championship?

    41 players took part in 2022 Chess.com Global Championship, including Mahammad Muradli, Wesley Barbasa So, Nihal Sarin. The full list is on this page.
  • What is the most popular match in 2022 Chess.com Global Championship tournament?

    The most popular match of (2022 Chess.com Global Championship) is W.B.So vs N.Sarin.

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