What is Esports?

 What is Esports?

Esports is competitive gaming. What used to be a couple small-time tournaments with a few dozen participants has become one of the fastest growing industries in the world.

Growth and Viewership

• The esports industry has grown from $750 million in 2018 to $950 million today
• Esports is expected to break $1 billion in 2021 and $1.6 billion by 2023 (statista.com)
• According to InfluencerMarketingHub, esports viewership has grown between 10-15% each year for the last 4 years
• 2019 saw nearly half a billion in audience size
• The most watched esports event so far had 63 million viewers, which is only 30 million behind the Super Bowl
• Esports is just now beginning to hit its stride