The Free Fire World Series (FFWS) Global Finals 2025 concluded on November 15 at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta, crowning Buriram United Esports as the new world champions. The Thai team delivered a composed and consistent performance across seven intense matches, clinching their first-ever FFWS title. The 2025 edition gathered 18 of the world’s top teams to compete for a grand prize pool of $1,000,000, with the Grand Finals utilizing a dynamic Champion Rush format to enhance competitive drama.
The tournament, which ran from October 31 to November 15, demonstrated robust growth for the popular mobile esports title. According to Esports Charts, the event achieved a peak of 775,141 concurrent viewers during the final match and accumulated over 8 million hours watched during its broadcast time. This viewership performance marks the best showing for the series in three years, signaling a successful rehabilitation of the franchise’s competitive scene following earlier market disruptions.The success highlights the continuing massive scale and commercial maturity of mobile esports, particularly across Southeast Asia (SEA), Latin America, and Brazil. The high viewer metrics and extensive global participation—which secured Free Fire a Guinness World Record for the Largest Mobile Team-Based Esports Tournament with over 618,000 players—reinforce the legitimacy of mobile gaming as a global entertainment product and a key driver of viewership and investment in emerging markets.
 Global Finals 2025 concluded on November 15 at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta, crowning Buriram United Esports as the new world champions.){kind=link}