Market Share of eSports Industry
The eSports market is at its initial stage; thus, it is a little competitive. Although seeing the popularity of the eSports leagues, companies are entering the market to gain a competitive advantage and expand their geographical presence. Furthermore, these companies' strategies to increase their visibility across different geographic locations include organizing new sports leagues, partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions. Some significant players are Modern Times Group, Activision Blizzard Inc., and Riot Games Inc. (Tencent Holdings Ltd), amongst others. A few recent developments are:
- April 2022 - SK Telecom and the Korean Esports Association (KeSPA) have a three-year sponsorship agreement. As a result of the arrangement, SK Telecom is now KeSPA's official sponsor and may coach the Korean esports team for forthcoming Asian tournaments. During the anticipated term, several market-related efforts and innovations are expected to fuel additional growth.
- March 2022 - Rooter Sports Technologies Private Limited purchased Sky Esports' media rights for all of its intellectual property for a year. The top esports event organizer in South Asia, Sky Esports, owns its intellectual properties. With media rights, Rooter Sports may broadcast matches in India in several languages, including English, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu. These M&A operations are anticipated to boost the media rights segment's expansion during the expected term.
esports Market Leaders
Modern Times Group
Activision Blizzard, Inc
Riot Games, Inc. ( Tencent Holdings Ltd)
Epic Games, Inc.
Gfinity, PLC
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
