The grand final of the LoL World Championship between T1 vs Weibo was watched by 6.4 million people - this is a record for all eSports. The previous record also belonged to LoL – the 2022 finals
For comparison, the TI 2023 final was watched by 1.4 million people
Popularity was and never will be a sign of quality.
I really think people take for granted how good the technical part of Dota is. The in game view, the plug-ins with twitch, the replays, fight retrospective.
The same depth that dota fans love in their game, that absolutely no other moba is close to achieve, it has on the technical parts for us viewers too.
I see so many people complaining here that I feel some of you have forgotten how crazy good Dota 2 is as an esport.