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The World eSports Market: 2019-2025 Analysis & Outlook – Underage eSports Gambling Leading to Stringent Government Regulations
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Global Esports Market Set to Triple by 2025
Esports is expected to grow with a CAGR of ~20% in the years between 2019-2025.
The Global Esports market is expected to cross $3 billion by the end of 2025 due to the growing popularity of Esports worldwide and the growing support of game publishers for Esports.
The aim of this report is to define, analyze, and forecast the Esports market based on segments, which includes revenue model, gender, audience, and region.
In addition, the report helps venture capitalists in understanding the companies better and make well-informed decisions and is primarily designed to provide the company’s executives with strategically substantial competitor information, data analysis, and insights about the market, development, and implementation of an effective marketing plan.
Esports is a potential market for the global gaming industry and it is experiencing a steady growth that is mainly driven by cloud gaming and mobile gaming. With the proliferation of smartphones with more and more processing power coupled with 5G network gaining popularity, In the same period, the gaming industry is expected to be more interactive and streaming-based. The countries that generate a major portion of the revenue in the gaming industry include China, Japan, US, Germany, South Korea, France, Canada, and UK.
Esports is gaining huge attention with many gaming events being telecasted on social media and streaming sites including YouTube and Twitch. Esports market is expected to cross $3 billion by the end of 2025 with major competitions occurring in games like Dota 2, Fortnite, and League of Legend. Real Time Strategy (RTS), Massive Online Battle Arena (MOBA), and First-Person Shooter (FPS) are the most common type of game genres witnessed in most of the Esports events.
The popularity of Esports has increased since 2010 with a greater number of revenue streams arriving in the form of merchandising and corporate sponsorships apart from traditional revenue streams like broadcasting rights of the event and tickets to the event. As of 2019, game streaming platform -Twitch is one of the major broadcasting mediums for Esports. Esports events including E LEAGUE Major, Genesis, Evo Japan, and WESG which generates more viewers for video game streaming platforms. Also, Esports events are providing more prize money for winners due to growing revenue streams.
North America is the leading revenue generator in the global Esports market with a major share of the market contributed by the US. North American market for Esports is mainly driven by a growing number of audiences for Esports and APAC is one of the fastest growing markets in the global Esports market with major growth being witnessed in China, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.
Based on the revenue model, the global Esports market is segmented into advertisement, sponsorship, media rights, and others. Others include game publisher fees and revenue generated from the sales of tickets and merchandise. Advertisement and sponsorship accounted for the major part of the revenue generated by the Esports market in 2018.
Based on audience, the global Esports market is segmented into regular viewers and occasional viewers. Regular viewers include fans and hardcore game enthusiasts who watch Esports regularly. As of 2019, regular viewers accounted for a major share in the market.
Based on gender, the global Esports market is segmented into male viewers and female viewers. As of 2019, male viewers especially those within the age group of 20-35 accounted for a major part of the market share.
The Esports market is primarily dominated by major companies that organize Esports events and game publishers. Some of the major vendors in the market are Cloud9, Team SoloMid, Team Liquid, Epic Games, Valve Corporation, Activision Blizzard, and Echo Fox. Other prominent vendors in the market include Fnatic, Gen.G Esports (formerly KSV Esports), 100 Thieves, G2 Esports, Immortals, Envy Gaming, Counter Logic Gaming, Nintendo, Tencent, Hi-Rez Studios, and EA Sports.
The market is expected to witness an increase in the number of audience and tournaments in the forecast period which may lead to a greater number of vendors (including game publishers and gaming organizations) entering in the market.
Key Topics Covered
1 Executive Summary
2 Industry Outlook
2.1 Industry Snapshot
2.1.1 Industry Trends
3 Market Snapshot
3.1 Total Addressable Market
3.2 Segmented Addressable Market
3.2.1 PEST Analysis
3.2.2 Porter’s Five Force Analysis
3.3 Related Markets
4 Market Characteristics
4.1 Market Ecosystem
4.2 Market Segmentation
4.3 Market Dynamics
4.3.1 Drivers
4.3.1.1 Growth in the Number of Revenue Streams for Esports Vendors
4.3.2 Restraints
4.3.2.2 Underage Esports Gambling Leading to Stringent Government Regulations
4.3.3 Opportunities
4.3.3.1 Growth of 5G Network and Increasing Investment in Live Game Streaming Services
4.3.4 DRO – Impact Analysis
5 Global Esports Market, By Revenue Model
5.1 Overview
5.2 Advertisement
5.3 Sponsorship
5.4 Media Rights
5.5 Others
6 Global Esports Market, By Audience
6.1 Overview
6.2 Regular Viewers
6.3 Occasional Viewers
7 Global Esports Viewers, By Gender
7.1 Overview
7.2 Male
7.3 Female
8 Global Esports Market, By Region
8.1 Overview
8.2 APAC
8.2.1 China
8.2.2 Japan
8.2.3 South Korea
8.2.4 Rest of APAC
8.3 North America
8.3.1 USA
8.3.2 Canada
8.3.3 Mexico
8.4 Europe
8.4.1 Germany
8.4.2 UK
8.4.3 France
8.4.4 Rest of Europe
8.5 RoW
8.4.1 South America
8.4.2 Middle East and Africa
9 Competitive Landscape
9.1 Competitor Analysis
9.2 Product/Offerings
9.3 Market Developments
9.3.1 Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
9.3.2 Expansions
9.3.3 Business Restructuring
10 Vendor Profiles
- 100 Thieves
- Activision Blizzard
- Cloud9
- Counter Logic Gaming
- EA Sports.
- Envy Gaming
- Epic Games
- G2 Esports
- Gen.G Esports (formerly KSV Esports)
- Hi-Rez Studios
- Immortals
- Nintendo
- Team Liquid
- Team SoloMid
- Tencent
- Valve Corporation
- Echo Fox Fnatic
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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has expressed full support for the ongoing World Surf League (WSL) Challenger Series in Baler, Aurora for boosting sports tourism and the country’s position as a premier surfing destination.
PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said the agency is proud to sponsor a global league that brings elite surfers to iconic waves across the world, including celebrated Philippine surfing sites such as Siargao, La Union and Baler.
“We proudly support the WSL Series, which showcases emerging surfing talents and shines a global spotlight on the world-class waves of the Philippines,” Mr. Tengco said of the event, which started on November 17 and will run until November 23.
“This competition provides Filipino surfers with a bigger stage to showcase their skills while helping promote sustainable coastal development in surf communities,” he added.
“We look forward to a successful WSL Challenger Series and to seeing more Filipino surfers make a mark on the international surfing scene,” Mr. Tengco said.
The WSL is the leading global platform for professional surfing, staging top-tier competitions throughout the year in celebrated surf destinations.
The Challenger Series serves as the crucial qualifying arena for athletes aspiring to join the elite WSL Championship Tour, attracting a field of seasoned professionals and rising stars from across the world.
The Philippines has long been part of the WSL map, with Siargao hosting league-sanctioned events for the past 29 years.
The country’s consistent presence in the global surfing event has helped elevate local shores – particularly Cloud 9 in Siargao, as well as surf hubs in Baler and La Union –into key destinations for both athletes and adventure tourists.
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PRONET GAMING BECOMES FIRST B2B OPERATOR TO ESTABLISH SCBPO ACCREDITED OPERATION IN THE PHILIPPINES VIA CLAYMORE SOLUTIONS
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Omni-channel turnkey provider Pronet Gaming is the first internationally-licensed B2B company in the gaming sector to establish an SCBPO-accredited operation in the Philippines via Claymore Solutions.
Claymore Solutions is accredited by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) as a Special Class BPO (SCPBO), which authorises them to provide employer of record & serviced office space to internationally licenced gaming operators enabling them to establish operations in the Philippines without taking bets or payments.
Pronet Gaming will now build out IT and Trading teams in Manila, further strengthening its operational presence and technical capabilities in the region.
Pronet Gaming CEO Alex Leese said: “Establishing an SCBPO-accredited presence in the Philippines is a milestone that aligns perfectly with our long-term strategy of expanding our footprint in Asia, in a fully compliant way. We’re happy to have made this possible through the collaboration and support of our trusted partner, Claymore Solutions.”
Paul Fox, Chairman and Co-Founder of Claymore Solutions, said: “We’re honoured to be working with Pronet Gaming, providing EoR and serviced office space solutions for their operations which underlines the quality of local staff and further boosts the Filipino economy.”
PAGCOR Chairman Al Tengco commented: “We’re delighted to have B2B operators such as Pronet Gaming establish their Trading and IT operations here through Claymore Solutions. I hope that more companies follow given the wealth of readily available Filipino talent in this sector.”
Claymore will announce additional client partnerships in the near future.
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