Naver's streaming platform Chzzk will live broadcast the 2026 League of Legends (LoL) World Championship (hereinafter Worlds 2026), held in the United States from October 16 to November 15. Alongside the official broadcast, it will offer co-streaming featuring seven streamers.
According to Naver, Chzzk's broadcast of Worlds 2025 last year recorded 18.15 million cumulative viewers and 39.63 million cumulative views. Peak concurrent viewership during the tournament at the time reached approximately 560,000.
Worlds is an esports tournament where League of Legends teams from around the globe compete for the title of world champion. The four South Korean teams competing this year are Gen.G, Hanwha Life Esports, T1, and Dplus KIA (DK).
The Korean broadcast can be watched on Chzzk's official LCK channel. The LCK Global channel will provide an English broadcast accompanied by AI-generated Korean subtitles.
Co-streaming will feature Wolf, KangQui, CuVee, Bang, VCha, Odanming, and Untara. In addition to the official broadcast, users can interact in real time while watching these streamers' commentary and reactions. During the tournament stage, Chzzk will also host exclusive watch events.
Ju Geon-beom, leader of Naver Entertainment, said, "Chzzk provides a differentiated viewing experience where users can enjoy and participate in matches together, alongside stable broadcasts of global esports tournaments." He added, "We will showcase a variety of content for this LoL World Championship as well to help users vividly enjoy the excitement of a major esports festival."
