Asian countries, such as South Korea and China, are the fastest growing markets for eSports. In 2022, the market size of eSports streaming in China amounted to approximately 16.8 billion yuan. eSports is a form of video game competition played for spectators. Such a tournament often offers a prize pool of over a dozen million U.S. dollars.
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One yuan equals approximately 0.14 U.S. dollars and 0.13 euros (as of June 2023).
eSports tournaments and related refers to the revenue of tournament ticket sales and derivatives, advertisements, sponsorship, copyrights, and eSports clubs and professional players derivative income.
eSports streaming refers to the streaming revenue of independent game streaming platforms, which includes gaming cooperation, advertising, e-commerce streaming, and other revenues, excluding the extended game streaming revenues from Kuaishou, Bilibili, and other video platforms.
eSports derivatives and related refers to eSports trainings, eSports derivative shows and programs, other related merchandise.
eSports education and real estate are not covered.
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