In 2021, the number of e-sports competitions that took place in South Korea lay at 128. This represents a roughly 24 percent decrease from the previous year. League of Legends (LoL) and PUBG tournaments made up the largest share of these competitions, with 15 of each having taken place that year.
Number of e-sports competition events in South Korea from 2014 to 2021
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Korea Creative Content Agency. (December 29, 2022). Number of e-sports competition events in South Korea from 2014 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753902/south-korea-e-sports-competition-event-number/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Number of e-sports competition events in South Korea from 2014 to 2021." Chart. December 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753902/south-korea-e-sports-competition-event-number/
Korea Creative Content Agency. (2022). Number of e-sports competition events in South Korea from 2014 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753902/south-korea-e-sports-competition-event-number/
Korea Creative Content Agency. "Number of E-sports Competition Events in South Korea from 2014 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753902/south-korea-e-sports-competition-event-number/
Korea Creative Content Agency, Number of e-sports competition events in South Korea from 2014 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753902/south-korea-e-sports-competition-event-number/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Number of e-sports competition events in South Korea from 2014 to 2021 [Graph], Korea Creative Content Agency, December 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/753902/south-korea-e-sports-competition-event-number/