British media has recently quoted gaming company Betway that e-sports is expected to surpass traditional sports such as football, basketball and rugby. Professional players’ revenue is expected to surpass professional players. Betway expects 520 fans of global e-sports to reach 500 million in 2020 People, more than 400 million fans in the global NBA. E-sports fans will spend 11 billion hours watching the event. Streaming live viewers in the mainstream professional e-sports finals will know up to 70 million.
A spokesperson for the gaming company stated that the number of large sports events such as the NFL, the Premier League and the Winter Olympics has continued to decrease, reflecting the decline in the popularity of traditional sporting events. Earlier investigation by Limelight revealed that more young men preferred Selecting to watch e-sports is more than traditional sports events; e-sports has become the second most popular media after movies.
With more and more audiences, e-sports is not only more popular, it has become a trend attracting major brands, and technology and media companies have begun to invest resources in this new industry. It is estimated that e-sports revenue will soon surpass the traditional movement. , Expert analysis pointed out that by 2020, e-sports revenue will reach 1.2 billion pounds, watching people will be as high as 600 million.
