As of 2022, the number of eSports players in India was recorded at around 600 thousand. This was a leap by 300 percent from the previous year. Continuing on this path of growth the figure was further expect to exceed one million players over the next five years. eSports is a niche market in India that gained official recognition by the government only in 2022. Despite the massive influence of casual gaming in India, eSports is expected to grow to a 140 million U.S. dollar market by 2027.
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The Economic Times. (April 6, 2023). Number of eSports players across India from 2021 to 2022, with an estimate for 2027 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263263/india-esports-players-population/
The Economic Times. "Number of eSports players across India from 2021 to 2022, with an estimate for 2027 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263263/india-esports-players-population/
The Economic Times. (2023). Number of eSports players across India from 2021 to 2022, with an estimate for 2027 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263263/india-esports-players-population/
The Economic Times. "Number of Esports Players across India from 2021 to 2022, with An Estimate for 2027 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263263/india-esports-players-population/
The Economic Times, Number of eSports players across India from 2021 to 2022, with an estimate for 2027 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263263/india-esports-players-population/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of eSports players across India from 2021 to 2022, with an estimate for 2027 (in 1,000s) [Graph], The Economic Times, April 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1263263/india-esports-players-population/