Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and other mobile esports confirmed for Esports World Cup 2026

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang has been confirmed for the Esports World Cup 2026. 

MLBB will be one of the 20 confirmed titles returning to the Esports World Cup lineup. There are still four esports tournaments that haven't been revealed, but they will round out the seven to eight weeks of action. 

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang had a record-breaking EWC 2025. It was the most-watched game in the history of the Esports World Cup. And it was by a lot! According to Esports Charts, it made up a quarter of the EWC 2025 viewership, with 50.32 million hours watched. MLBB was also the most-watched esport of the first half of 2025, period. 

We also shouldn't forget the MWI, the largest women's tournament ever! It had a record-breaking 468,978 peak viewers.   

 

"We're excited that MLBB will be one of the featured titles at EWC 26," Tiger Xu, Global Head of MLBB Esports at MOONTON Games, said. "Being part of the EWC 26 lineup is a strong recognition of MLBB's popularity and leadership in global esports.   "Our ongoing partnership with the Esports World Cup Foundation reflects how MOONTON Games is looking to drive the industry forward. For us, it's more than just hosting tournaments. This partnership is our way of shaping the esports ecosystem, creating sustainable growth, and setting the standard for esports excellence."

Full Esports World Cup 2026 lineup

As Saudi Arabia continues to dominate the esports industry, it's looking to expand the Esports World Cup in 2026, its third year. 

Here are the confirmed games so far: 

• Apex Legends
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Chess
• Counter-Strike: 2
• Crossfire
• Dota 2
• FC26
• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
• Free Fire
• Honor of Kings
• League of Legends
• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
• Overwatch 2
• PUBG Battlegrounds
• PUBG Mobile
• Rainbow Six Siege X
• Street Fighter 6
• Teamfight Tactics
• VALORANT
• ?
• ?
• ?
• ?

As you can see, MLBB is not the only mobile esport in the lineup. Mobile esports continue to grow in popularity in Asia and beyond, especially with international events like Esports World Cup shining a light on the action.