Esports - the money game
Esports is not all fun and games, it's big business.
With million-dollar tournaments being held all over the world and a devoted and ever-growing fan base, eSports now rival more traditional sports in all areas, from spectators to yearly revenue.
Take a journey with us to discover the numbers behind the competitive button-mashing industry, and explore the data-backed predictions we've put together for the future of the eSports industry.
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
Global audience
million
million
200
400
600
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
1000
2000
Global revenue
($ million)
($ million)
Name
Game
Prize fund ($m)
First prize ($m)
Year
Winner
The International 2018
Dota 2
25.53
11.23
2018
OG
The International 2017
Dota 2
24.69
10.86
2017
Team Liquid
The International 2016
Dota 2
20.77
9.14
2016
Wings Gaming
The International 2015
Dota 2
18.43
6.63
2015
Evil Geniuses
Fortnite World Cup Finals 2019 - Duo
Fortnite
15.10
3.00
2019
Cooler Esport
The International 2014
Dota 2
10.93
5.03
2014
Newbee
LoL 2018 World Championship
League of Legends
6.45
2.42
2018
Invictus Gaming
LoL 2017 World Championship
League of Legends
5.07
2.03
2017
SK Telecom T1
LoL 2016 World Championship
League of Legends
4.95
1.86
2016
Samsung Galaxy
Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Clubs Standings
Fortnite
4.00
1.50
2018
Dusty Dogs
Name
Game
Prize fund ($m)
First prize ($m)
Year
Winner
Fortnite World Cup Finals 2019 - Solo
Fortnite
15.3
3.0
2019
Bugha
Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series - Week 8 @ Pax West
Fortnite
1.7
0.3
2018
Morgausse
Shadowverse World Grand Prix 2018
Shadowverse
1.3
1.0
2018
ふぇぐ(feg)
2017 VISA Vegas eRace
rFactor 2
1.0
0.2
2017
Bono Huis
BlizzCon World Championships 2016
Hearthstone
1.0
0.3
2016
Pavel
Hearthstone World Championship 2017
Hearthstone
1.0
0.3
2017
tom60229
Hearthstone World Championship 2019
Hearthstone
1.0
0.3
2019
Hunterace
Mythic Invitational 2019
Magic: The Gathering Arena
1.0
0.3
2019
Andrea Mengucci
Fortnite World Cup 2019 - Week 9 - Europe
Fortnite
0.8
0.01
2019
Endretta
Mythic Championship III 2019
Magic: The Gathering Arena
0.8
0.1
2019
Levunga
Player name
Game /sport
Tourn- ament
Winnings ($m)
Hossein Essan
Poker
World Series of Poker, Main event
10.00
Christophe Soumillon
Horse racing
Dubai World Cup
7.20
Bugha
Fortnite
Fortnite World Cup Finals 2019 - Solo
3.00
Novak Djoikovic / Simona Halep
Tennis
Wimbledon Singles Men / Women
2.88
Simon Pagenaud
Car racing
Indy 500
2.67
Gary Woodland
Golf
US Open
2.25
ふぇぐ(feg)
Shadowverse
Shadowverse World Grand Prix 2018
1.00
Judd Trump
Snooker
World Championship
0.61
Egan Bernal
Cycling
Tour de France
0.56
Michael van Gerwen
Darts
PDC World Championship
0.61
