EF
CS2Globalfounded 2000

ESL FACEIT Group

ESL FACEIT Group is an esports tournament organizer. It runs competitions including Intel Extreme Masters, ESL Pro League and DreamHack, which are streamed to international online audiences. Its 2026 schedule includes IEM Cologne Major 2026.

$28.6M
total prize money
2 disciplines
16M
public audience
11 official accounts
6.8M
largest public channel
Twitch · eslcs
11
official accounts
5 platforms tracked
$28.6M
total prize money

Combined public prize pool / prize money signal.

Audience and reach

How many people follow the team

Official accounts across platforms: brand, per-game and language-specific channels. Size and content reach are separated.

16,038,561
total subscribers

Raw platform totals; not deduplicated across channels.

PlatformAccountSubscribersNote
Twitcheslcs6 807 440
Twitcheslcsb1 441 744
YouTube@ESL905 000
YouTube@FACEIT443 000
YouTube@ESLCS2 210 000
YouTube@DreamHack163 000
TikTok@eslcounterstrike1 200 000
X / Twitter@ESLCS1 268 567
Instagrameslcs756 728
Instagrameslgaming542 082
Twitchesl_brazil (PT)301 000

Content reach

6.8M
Twitch · eslcs
1.4M
Twitch · eslcsb
905K
YouTube · @ESL
443K
YouTube · @FACEIT
2.2M
YouTube · @ESLCS
163K
YouTube · @DreamHack
1.2M
TikTok · @eslcounterstrike
1.3M
X / Twitter · @ESLCS
756.7K
Instagram · eslcs
542.1K
Instagram · eslgaming
301K
Twitch · esl_brazil (PT)

Demand signals

2,751,121
peak viewers
IEM Cologne Major 2026
2,751,121
IEM Cologne Major 2026 peak
CS all-time record · verified HLTV + Esports Charts
1,428,993
IEM Rio Major 2022 peak
first CS Major in South America
1,299,747
IEM Katowice 2025 peak
1,051,810
IEM Cologne 2024 peak
972,312
IEM Katowice 2024 peak
567,575
ESL Pro League S18 peak
season-long league
100,301,009
Broadcast hours watched
IEM Cologne Major 2026
7 properties
Portfolio
Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) · ESL Pro League · DreamHack
Sporting weight

Prize money and disciplines

A team may compete in several disciplines. Weight is split by game to show where the team is strongest.

Global
Region · Global
2
Disciplines
CS2 · Dota 2
2000
Year founded
Prize money by discipline7 games · total $28.6M
EFG → CS ecosystem 2025–26
$22M
IEM Katowice 2025
$1.3M
IEM Rio Major 2022
$1.3M
IEM Cologne Major 2026
$1.3M
ESL One Birmingham 2024 (Dota)
$1M
Intel Grand Slam bonus
$1M
ESL Pro League S18
$850K

Prize money is split by discipline.

Partners

7 active partners

Occupied categories show who is already there; open categories show where a pitch can fit.

DHL (Deutsche Post DHL Group)

DHL, part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, is a German logistics company providing international shipping, courier, express and supply-chain services. In esports, it works with ESL, including as a partner of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne (IEM Cologne) tournament.

Intel

Intel is an American technology company that designs and manufactures semiconductors, including microprocessors and chipsets used in personal computers, servers, and other devices. It is among the world's largest producers of computing hardware and related technologies. In esports, Intel sponsors Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) and works with ESL FACEIT Group on events, and supports tournaments in League of Legends, Overwatch, and Counter-Strike 2.

PaysafeCard (Paysafe Group)

Paysafecard, part of Paysafe Group, is a prepaid payment method that lets users pay for online purchases without a bank card or bank account. In esports, paysafecard has sponsored the A1 eSports League Austria, VCT EMEA 2024-2025 (Valorant), and ESL.

Qiddiya

Qiddiya is a large-scale development led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, building an entertainment, sports and gaming destination near Riyadh. Within the wider programme it is responsible for entertainment and the gaming and esports industry. In esports, it is associated with Team Falcons (CS2) and the Esports World Cup.

Vodafone Germany

Vodafone Germany is the German subsidiary of the Vodafone Group, providing mobile, fixed-line broadband, and television services to private customers and businesses. It operates one of the country's telecommunications networks alongside a range of digital services. In esports, the company sponsors ESL.

white.market

white.market is a peer-to-peer marketplace where players buy and sell Counter-Strike 2 skins directly with one another, without intermediaries and with no commission on trades. The platform presents itself as an official trading partner and focuses on secure, direct transactions between users rather than automated bots. In esports, it sponsors the team NAVI in Counter-Strike 2.

Zenni

Zenni is an American online retailer of affordable eyewear, offering prescription and non-prescription glasses along with frames that include blue-light filtering aimed at screen use and gaming. In esports, the brand sponsors the Counter-Strike 2 roster of Team Liquid.

Occupied categories1 occupied
other
DHL (Deutsche Post DHL Group), Intel, PaysafeCard (Paysafe Group), Qiddiya, Vodafone Germany, white.market, Zenni
7
Sports:Esports