As Fortune has reported, League of Legends has seen its user base increase rapidly as more and more gamers flock to
the growing eSports market, which is expected to approach half a billion dollars in global revenue this year alone as tournaments continue to move into the mainstream.
Not exact matches
Livestreaming platform Hitbox takes aim at new investor Wargaming's
eSports audience to help
grow its
market share.
The
market for
eSports continues to
grow, and it's showing no signs of slowing down in the coming years.
FirstBlood is looking to tap into the US$ 748 million global
eSports market, which is expected to
grow to US$ 1.9 billion by 2018.
It's a problem, because Capcom has made it very clear that SFV is designed to be a much more accessible game, designed to
grow the community and grab a chunk of that lucrative
eSports market.
The Chinese government was quick to recognize the
growing Mobile
eSports market and the Ministry of Culture created the Mobile
eSports Game Association in early 2016.
As
eSports continue to
grow, those concrete jungle ideologies will still clash with glamorized
marketing ideals.
ESPN can do the same thing with
esports by helping to
grow awareness in the North American
market.
Over the past two years, the global
esports market grew by 102 % to reach $ 655 million in 2017.
Currently only about 8.5 % of UK adults bet on
eSports but given the US
market where
eSports, skilled games and fantasy sports are some of the few online gaming sectors where it is possible to participate across a
growing number of States, we will no doubt see more convergence between gaming and gambling.
Competitive video gaming as a spectator sport continues to
grow in popularity, rapidly transforming
esports from a niche
market to mainstream industry.
With a multi-billion dollar
eSports market set to continually
grow for years to come, AstorGame is looking to rethink the way individuals participate...