OhnePixel Dominates Valorant Champions Co-Stream Stats After Viral Clips

Valorant Champions 2025 came to a close in Paris on October 5, and while the focus was on the top teams and players, popular Counter-Strike streamer Mark “ohnePixel” Zimmermann became an icon in the Valorant world after several viral clips from his co-stream.

NRG Esports ended up lifting the trophy after an electric showdown against Fnatic in the grand final, which included one of the most impressive comebacks in Valorant history in map 3, Abyss.

The grand finals drew over 1.47 million peak viewers according to stats from Esports Charts, marking one of the most-watched Valorant Champions events to date — and a significant portion of that audience came from co-streamers rather than the official broadcast.

Valorant Champions Co-Streams Saw Huge Viewership Spike

In total, almost 60% of the tournament’s 47.58 million Hours Watched were generated by community co-streams. Among them, German streamer ohnePixel made an explosive debut that quickly went viral across social media.

OhnePixel drew an impressive 146,000 peak concurrent viewers on Twitch, surpassing any other co-streamer during the event. Over the course of his six-hour grand finals broadcast, he maintained an average of more than 70,000 concurrent viewers, a feat that rivals some of his biggest Counter-Strike streams.

While ohnePixel dominated in peak viewership, the co-streaming crown in total watch time went to Pujan “FNS” Mehta, whose combined YouTube and Twitch coverage reached 3.87 million Hours Watched.

The former NRG in-game leader has become one of Valorant’s most popular co-streamers, while Longtime co-streaming star Tarik “tarik” Celik followed closely with over 2.2 million Hours Watched, maintaining his position as a key figure in Valorant esports content.

Other notable community casters included Sacy, Lazvell, and Mixwell, each contributing to the record-breaking co-streaming presence at this year’s event.

Why Was ohnePixel So Popular?

OhnePixel became a household name in Valorant over the course of the weekend, in particular thanks to his reactions to Jake “Boaster” Howlett’s actions.

He was even mentioned by Boaster on-stage, when the Fnatic player stared straight into his camera and shouted “ohnePixel, Zestify!” as a funny call-back to a clip the German star had reacted to the day prior.

Boaster: “OHNEPIXEL, ZESTIFY!” pic.twitter.com/CaiXy9o5zY

— VALO2ASIA (@VALO2ASIA) October 5, 2025

OhnePixel couldn’t believe it, saying: “That is crazy! How can he get away with it?”

Whether ohnePixel continues his Valorant co-streams in the future remains to be seen, but there’s no hiding how much he enjoyed Champions, and viewers may see more of a split between Valorant and Counter-Strike in the future.