live i think the awc is watched by about 10-15k people. thats surely more viewers then players.
havent looked at the viewer count lately tho maybe its higher. the latest VOD actually got clicked over 300.000 times. thats vey high tho not sure how this number comes about.
but ye regardless thats why i said awc and ladder. its not that these circumstances only apply to awc level of play. ofc on way lower rating matchups play out differently but ye i dont think blizz should balance the game around the 50 percentile ratings.