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eSports viewers in the United States 2018
Number of eSports viewers in the United States from 2018 to 2023 (in millions)
by Christina Gough,
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Apr 4, 2019
This graph shows information on the number of eSports viewers in the United States from 2018 to 2023. According to the source, there will be 46.2 million eSports viewers in the United States by 2023.
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by Christina Gough,
last edited
Apr 4, 2019
This graph shows information on the number of eSports viewers in the United States from 2018 to 2023. According to the source, there will be 46.2 million eSports viewers in the United States by 2023.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- March 2019
- Special properties
- internet users of any age who watch organized gaming competitions among professional players and teams hosted on digital video platforms at least once per month
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- All figures are forecasts.
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- United States
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- March 2019
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- internet users of any age who watch organized gaming competitions among professional players and teams hosted on digital video platforms at least once per month
- Supplementary notes
- All figures are forecasts.
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- eSports market revenue worldwide in 2019, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)Global revenue of the eSports market 2019, by segment
- eSports market revenue in North America by segment in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Revenue of the eSports market in North America 2016, by segment
- Distribution of major eSports events worldwide in 2016, by regionShare of eSports events worldwide 2016, by region
- Distribution of revenue from major eSports events ticket sales worldwide in 2016, by regionShare of eSports ticket sales revenue worldwide 2016, by region
- Annual combined eSports prize pools worldwide from 2010 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Annual eSports prize pools worldwide 2010-2017
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- eSports audience size worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by type of viewers (in millions)Worldwide eSports viewer numbers 2012-2022, by type
- Distribution of eSports frequent viewers and enthusiasts worldwide in 2019, by regionShare of eSports fans worldwide 2019, by region
- Time spent watching eSports video worldwide in 2012, 2013 and 2018 (in billion hours)Time spent watching eSports video worldwide 2012-2018
- eSports viewership reach in the United States from 2018 to 2023eSports viewership penetration in the United States 2018
- Daily time spent watching eSports worldwide as of May 2017, by genderDaily time spent watching eSports worldwide 2017, by gender
- Frequency of watching eSports videos and live streams among gamers in the United States as of December 2016Frequency of watching eSports videos and streams in the U.S. 2016
- Distribution of eSports viewership among selected eSports games fans worldwide as of May 2017, by sourceShare of eSports viewership among selected games fans worldwide 2017, by source
- Number of viewers of eSports related programs on television in the United States in 2017 (in thousands)Number of eSports events TV viewers in the U.S. 2017
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- Number of players of selected eSports games worldwide as of August 2017 (in million)Number of eSports games players worldwide 2017
- Penetration rate of selected eSports games among gamers and eSports viewers worldwide as of April 2017eSports selected franchise reach among gamers worldwide 2017
- Distribution of annual prize pool in eSports worldwide in 2017, by gameShare of annual eSports prize pool worldwide in 2017, by game
- Leading female eSports players worldwide as of January 2019, by overall earnings (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)Leading female eSports players worldwide 2019, by overall earnings
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- Leading ways for brands to engage in eSports marketing according to eSports fans in the United States as of March 2017U.S. brands most engaging marketing methods according to eSports fans 2017
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- All time highest-winning pro eSports teams worldwide 2018
- Share of U.S. video gamers viewing live or online eSports events 2013-2015
- Frequency of watching eSports videos in the U.S. 2016, by gender
- Most popular games among eSports competitors in the U.S. 2015
- Number of schools with eSports scholarships in the U.S. 2014-2016
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- Revenue of the eSports market in France 2016-2018
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- Share of worldwide eSports market revenue in 2019, by region
- Leading eSports markets worldwide in 2015 and 2016, by sales revenue (in million euros)
- eSports market revenue worldwide in 2019, by segment (in million U.S. dollars)
- eSports market revenue in North America by segment in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of major eSports events worldwide in 2016, by region
- Distribution of revenue from major eSports events ticket sales worldwide in 2016, by region
- Annual combined eSports prize pools worldwide from 2010 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of unique viewers of selected eSports tournaments worldwide as of January 2018 (in millions)
- eSports audience size worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by type of viewers (in millions)
- Distribution of eSports frequent viewers and enthusiasts worldwide in 2019, by region
- Time spent watching eSports video worldwide in 2012, 2013 and 2018 (in billion hours)
- eSports viewership reach in the United States from 2018 to 2023
- Daily time spent watching eSports worldwide as of May 2017, by gender
- Frequency of watching eSports videos and live streams among gamers in the United States as of December 2016
- Distribution of eSports viewership among selected eSports games fans worldwide as of May 2017, by source
- Number of viewers of eSports related programs on television in the United States in 2017 (in thousands)
- Distribution of eSports viewers in the United States in 2017, by gender
- Distribution of eSports fans in the United States in 2017, by age group
- Distribution of eSports fans in the United States as of August 2016, by ethnicity
- Estimated average per capita spending on eSports related content worldwide in 2017 and 2020 (in U.S. dollars)
- Leading eSports games worldwide in 2018, by cumulative tournament prize pool (in million U.S. dollars)
- Leading eSports tournaments worldwide as of March 2019, ranked by overall prize pool (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of players of selected eSports games worldwide as of August 2017 (in million)
- Penetration rate of selected eSports games among gamers and eSports viewers worldwide as of April 2017
- Distribution of annual prize pool in eSports worldwide in 2017, by game
- Leading female eSports players worldwide as of January 2019, by overall earnings (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Leading eSports players worldwide as of January 2019, by overall earnings (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Brand spending on eSports sponsorship and advertising worldwide from 2015 to 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Estimated eSports sponsorship revenue worldwide in 2016 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Estimated number of eSports sponsorships in selected industries in the United States between January 2016 and August 2017
- Leading ways for brands to engage in eSports marketing according to eSports fans in the United States as of March 2017
- eSports fan attitude towards advertising during eSports worldwide as of May 2017
- Share of consumers extremely interested in selected activities at live eSports events in the United States as of March 2017
- Leading brands eSports viewers recall seeing advertised during eSports events in the United States as of March 2017
- Number of mentions of selected brands by major eSports social media influencers worldwide in 2015 and 2016
- eSports betting total amount wagered worldwide in 2015 and 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Estimated total amount wagered on eSports on cash gambling sites worldwide in 2016, by product type (in million U.S. dollars)
- Estimated amount wagered for in-game activities of video gamers worldwide from 2016 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of the eSportsbook total amount wagered worldwide in 2016, by game
- eSports betting market revenue worldwide in 2015 and 2020 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Value of investments in eSports startups worldwide from 2012 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of investments in eSports startups worldwide from 2012 to 2017
- Estimated value of venture capital funding of selected eSports-related startups in the United States in 2017 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
- Leading sources used to watch eSports in the United States as of August 2016
- Share of young men who watched eSports tournaments in selected countries worldwide between 3rd quarter 2016 and 2017
- Leading mobile apps used to watch eSports in the United States as of October 2015
- Highest earning eSports countries worldwide in 2018, by prize money won (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of League of Legends (LoL) players that play on servers in Turkey from 2015 to 2017
- Penetration rate of selected eSports games among eSports viewers worldwide as of April 2017
- Leading eSports countries ranked by number of active eSports competition players worldwide in 2018
- Leading eSports professional teams worldwide as of November 2018, by total prize money won (in million U.S. dollars)
- Percentage of video gamers who watched eSports online or attended eSports events in the United States from 2013 to 2015
- Frequency of watching eSports videos among gamers in the United States as of December 2016, by gender
- Most popular games played among eSports competitors in the United States in 2015
- Number of colleges offering eSports scholarships in the United States from 2014 to 2016
- Revenue of the eSports and video games market in Mexico from 2014 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
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