South Korea was the highest-earning eSports nation in the Asia-Pacific region in 2013, but was overtaken by China in 2014. Alternating with the United States, China was the highest or second highest-earning eSports nation worldwide in the years between 2014 and 2024. In 2024, players and teams from China made a total of over
in recent years, of which the top-earning players have made multi-million U.S. dollar incomes since the start of their careers. Meanwhile, Sang Hyeok Lee, also known as Faker, is one of South Korea’s leading League of Legends players by prize money earned and has made over a million U.S. dollars playing the multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game professionally.
eSports popularity in Asia
While eSports familiarity in the Asia-Pacific region was still low in some countries in 2020, the number of viewers was on the rise during the past years. Pursuing eSports for the career has become more popular, as there are over
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professional eSports players across the Asia-Pacific region. Due to its popularity, eSports debuted as an official discipline at the 2022 Asian Games, held in Hangzhou in China in September 2023, where players competed in eight medal events.
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eSports Earnings. (March 4, 2025). Leading three eSports countries and territories per year in the Asia-Pacific region from 2013 to 2024, by prize money earned (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301837/apac-top-esports-countries-annually-by-prize-money-earned/
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