During the Carlsen – Anand World Championship match in Sochi, an average of about 175,000 people joined my commentary for each game (blog, twitter, and facebook), with a high of well over 200,000.
These are the numbers for game 11 from the top 10 countries
There were followers from over 150 countries overall. Norway came in at #14.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Hello from France!
Amazing, in that list where is MC’s country Norway? :O ? An India had most viewers. shows what pressure Anand played with compared to his younger opponent. On the other hand, Magnus has to praised for drawing inspiration with that kind of dwindling following at home..
Julien Sorel