As of August 2024, League of Legends was the game that had earned Korean eSports players the highest total prize money, amounting to over 37.3 million U.S. dollars in total. The game made up around 25 percent of Korean players' total prize earnings. Other games Korean eSports gamers were particularly successful in were StarCraft II and Overwatch, earning a collective 24.5 million and 18 million dollars respectively.
Leading eSports games in South Korea as of August 2024, by total prize money earned
(in million U.S. dollars)
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eSports Earnings. (August 29, 2024). Leading eSports games in South Korea as of August 2024, by total prize money earned (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from 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 August 2024, by total prize money earned (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370164/south-korea-top-esports-games-by-total-prize-money/
eSports Earnings. (2024). Leading eSports games in South Korea as of August 2024, by total prize money earned (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 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 August 2024, by Total Prize Money Earned (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Aug 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 August 2024, 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 December 21, 2024)
Leading eSports games in South Korea as of August 2024, by total prize money earned (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], eSports Earnings, August 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1370164/south-korea-top-esports-games-by-total-prize-money/
