Most popular eSports platforms APAC 2021, by country

Published by Leander von Kameke, Sep 23, 2022
In a survey conducted in May 2021, more than half of the respondents in all surveyed Asian countries except for China stated to have used YouTube Gaming in order to watch or participate in eSports before. Facebook Gaming was also among the three leading platforms in each of these countries. In the Philippines, Facebook Gaming was the most popular platform, used by around 64 percent of the respondents. In China, which has its very own social media landscape in general, local platforms Douyu TV and Huya were particularly popular for watching or participating in eSports.

Top three most used eSports platforms in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, by selected country or territory

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Release date

July 2021

Region

Asia, APAC

Survey time period

May 2021

Number of respondents

3,427 respondents

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multiple responses possible; among respondents who have watched or participated in eSports before

Supplementary notes

Original question: "On what platform(s) did you watch or participate in eSports games?"

Number of respondents:
China: n=647
Malaysia: n=434
Philippines: n=583
Thailand: n=617
Taiwan: n=394
Vietnam: n=752

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