League of Legends is a multiplayer online game. The game is played between two teams who try to wipe out each others' main base, or "Nexus." To obtain their objective, the teams will use several "champions" or characters which have their own individual capabilities.

A very popular and often viewed game on Twitch, League of Legends is played every day and has over 32 million active players in more than 145 countries every month. Now it has become the official face of eSports with corporate sponsorships and season championships featuring teams from different countries battling for the number one spot. Simply view these statistics to see how much League of Legends is a top video game on a world-wide scale:

  •  A total of 70 million registered usernames
  •  12 million active players every day;
  •  3 million peak concurrent players;
  •   Average global play hours of over 1 billion/month;
  •  4.1 million Facebook likes (Canada, U.S., Brazil, Poland, Germany, France, Spain, Greece, South Korea, the Philippines are the top 10 countries that "Like" LoL)
  •  90 percent of players are male, 85 percent belong to the 16-50 age group. 60 percent of these players are studying or have graduated from college
  •  In-Game Death Distribution of 85.66 percent (Single kills-11.79 percent; Double-2.10 percent; Triple Pentakills-0.05 percent Pentakill frequency)
  •  The odds of witnessing a Pentakill is 1 in every 150 games. The odds of getting a Pentakill is 1 in every 1500 games.

League of Legends received a week-long video tribute from Machinima featuring its characters in action. This 5-day game hosting week coincided with the launching of the new theme of League of Legends on the Twitch TV channel. The five-day LoL tribute, also called LoL Week, was viewed both on and off YouTube by a large audience, giving enthusiasts a dazzling first taste of the hit game. The LoL Week also featured two champions battling each other dynamically with a lot of fast movements and amazing skills. Champions Veigar and Jax were pitted against each other in the first video.

Almost 500,000 views were recorded on the first day, confirming the popularity of League of Legends.