The graph shows the highest earning eSports countries worldwide in 2018, ranked by prize money won. According to the estimates, Chinese eSports gamers brought home over 16 million U.S. dollars of winnings from eSports competitions in 2018. The U.S ranked first with 28 million U.S dollars in prize money won.
Highest earning eSports countries worldwide in 2018, by prize money won
(in million U.S. dollars)
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e-Sports Earnings. (January 7, 2019). Highest earning eSports countries worldwide in 2018, by prize money won (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737783/highest-earning-esports-countries/
e-Sports Earnings. "Highest earning eSports countries worldwide in 2018, by prize money won (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 7, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737783/highest-earning-esports-countries/
e-Sports Earnings. (2019). Highest earning eSports countries worldwide in 2018, by prize money won (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737783/highest-earning-esports-countries/
e-Sports Earnings. "Highest Earning Esports Countries Worldwide in 2018, by Prize Money Won (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737783/highest-earning-esports-countries/
e-Sports Earnings, Highest earning eSports countries worldwide in 2018, by prize money won (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737783/highest-earning-esports-countries/ (last visited February 29, 2020)
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