If you're wondering why the queue to log into League of Legends takes forever, the news that the game has now surpassed 1.4 million daily players will answer your question. Riot Games says that League of Legends received over 15 million new registrations during its first season.
The studio says that the peak concurrency for both its North American and European servers combined hit 500,000 players, who play an average of ten games a day.
"We are extremely proud and appreciative of the devoted League of Legends community which has grown substantially over the last year and a half," said Brendon Beck in a press release.
"We're committed to continuing to match their dedication with our relentless focus on ongoing enhancements to the player experience with great new features, content, and polish—and we have some very exciting surprises in store just around the corner."
He added some statistics to go with the press release:
- Every day, over a million games of League of Legends are played, most consisting of two teams of five players.
- Gamers spend 3.7 million hours in-game on League of Legends every day.
- The official website for League of Legends receives over 6 million page views per day.
- 1.4 million people like League of Legends on Facebook, and League of Legends videos have nearly 100 million views on YouTube.
- Over 1,690,000 viewers tuned into the online broadcast of the League of Legends Season One Championship, with concurrent viewership peaking at over 210,000.
I'd expect the queue to extend even longer given the game's continued growth.
