Answers.Body: <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20100605121529/http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2010/05/31/909514_organizatorite_na_macha_topalov_-_anand_ochakvat_pone/" rel="nofollow">http://web.archive.org/web/20100605121529/http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2010/05/31/909514_organizatorite_na_macha_topalov_-_anand_ochakvat_pone/</a></p>
  
  <p>It says (in Bulgarian):
  "The match Topalov - Anand (2010) made an absolute record on the Internet. For all 12 games together recorded 2 million links to the live broadcast of individual computers, but for just the last party - 300 000. Usually it is assumed that three people on average watched on a computer..."</p>
  
  <p>For Anand - Carlsen 2014: <a href="https://www.chess.com/news/an-interview-with-ilya-merenzon-organizer-of-anand-carlsen-4530" rel="nofollow">https://www.chess.com/news/an-interview-with-ilya-merenzon-organizer-of-anand-carlsen-4530</a></p>
  
  <p>"The total number of unique visitors was 10.5 million with the highest traffic on the last day of the match: 2 million visitors."</p>
  
  <p>I make no warranty as to the validity of the accounting of these numbers.</p>
  
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Body: <p>What is the average number of live viewers (online and TV) for top chess events like the world championship match and the candidates tournament? Are there some statistics publicly available?</p>
  
Tags: <statistics><world-championship><online><candidates>
Title: Live viewers for top chess events
ThreadText: # Live viewers for top chess events
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-13)
  
  What is the average number of live viewers (online and TV) for top chess events like the world championship match and the candidates tournament? Are there some statistics publicly available?
  
  **Tags:** statistics, world-championship, online, candidates
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-03-13. Score: 3
  
  <http://web.archive.org/web/20100605121529/http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2010/05/31/909514_organizatorite_na_macha_topalov_-_anand_ochakvat_pone/>
  
  It says (in Bulgarian):
  "The match Topalov - Anand (2010) made an absolute record on the Internet. For all 12 games together recorded 2 million links to the live broadcast of individual computers, but for just the last party - 300 000. Usually it is assumed that three people on average watched on a computer..."
  
  For Anand - Carlsen 2014: <https://www.chess.com/news/an-interview-with-ilya-merenzon-organizer-of-anand-carlsen-4530>
  
  "The total number of unique visitors was 10.5 million with the highest traffic on the last day of the match: 2 million visitors."
  
  I make no warranty as to the validity of the accounting of these numbers.
  
  
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