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Highest earning eSports countries in 2018, by prize winnings
Highest earning eSports countries in 2018, by prize winnings
Highest earning eSports countries worldwide in 2018, by prize money won (in million U.S. dollars)
by Christina Gough,
last edited
Jan 7, 2019
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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| Prize money in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| United States | 28.07 |
| China | 16.02 |
| South Korea | 13.54 |
| Denmark | 10.4 |
| Finland | 7.31 |
| Russia | 6.86 |
| Sweden | 6.29 |
| France | 6.04 |
| Canada | 4.68 |
| Germany | 4.16 |
| Prize money in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| United States | 28.07 |
| China | 16.02 |
| South Korea | 13.54 |
| Denmark | 10.4 |
| Finland | 7.31 |
| Russia | 6.86 |
| Sweden | 6.29 |
| France | 6.04 |
| Canada | 4.68 |
| Germany | 4.16 |
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by Christina Gough,
last edited
Jan 7, 2019
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.
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