As of November 2023, League of Legends was the game that had earned Korean eSports players the highest total prize money, lying at nearly 36 million U.S. dollars in total. The game made up over 26 percent of Korean players' total prize earnings. Other games Korean eSports gamers were particularly successful in were StarCraft II and Overwatch, earning a collective 23.7 million and 17.4 million U.S. dollars respectively.
Leading eSports games in South Korea as of November 2023, by total prize money earned
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eSports Earnings. (November 23, 2023). Leading eSports games in South Korea as of November 2023, by total prize money earned (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370164/south-korea-top-esports-games-by-total-prize-money/
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eSports Earnings. (2023). Leading eSports games in South Korea as of November 2023, by total prize money earned (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370164/south-korea-top-esports-games-by-total-prize-money/
eSports Earnings. "Leading Esports Games in South Korea as of November 2023, by Total Prize Money Earned (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370164/south-korea-top-esports-games-by-total-prize-money/
eSports Earnings, Leading eSports games in South Korea as of November 2023, by total prize money earned (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370164/south-korea-top-esports-games-by-total-prize-money/ (last visited July 06, 2024)
Leading eSports games in South Korea as of November 2023, by total prize money earned (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], eSports Earnings, November 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370164/south-korea-top-esports-games-by-total-prize-money/