According to an estimate from February 2020, the Japanese eSports market revenue was expected to grow from slightly over six billion Japanese yen in 2019 to more than 15 billion yen by 2023. The market size was projected to grow continuously at an average annual growth rate of about 26 percent. This growth was said to come about due to eSports getting more easily accessible for smartphone users.
eSports are video game competitions of mostly professional players competing in games of several genres, ranging from multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) to card games. These events are often broadcast to a larger audience via live streaming. Several news reports referred to 2018 as the year in which Japan embraced eSports, partly because the Japan Esports Union (JESU) was formed in February of that year.
Estimated value of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2023
(in billion Japanese yen)
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KADOKAWA Game Linkage. (February 13, 2020). Estimated value of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/
KADOKAWA Game Linkage. "Estimated value of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. February 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/
KADOKAWA Game Linkage. (2020). Estimated value of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/
KADOKAWA Game Linkage. "Estimated Value of The Esports Market in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/
KADOKAWA Game Linkage, Estimated value of the eSports market in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104505/japan-esports-market-size/ (last visited July 03, 2020)
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