Company Newzoo, specializing in e-sports analytics, has announced its report for 2019 on the volume of e-sports audience. Russia appeared in it in third place in the world.
As for the entire eSports audience, it amounted to almost 395 million people. This number includes people who regularly attend relevant events and watch broadcasts, as well as random viewers. The largest audience is China (about 150 million people). The USA took the second place of honor with a 50 millionth audience. Russia boasts 22.3 million people last year. Newzoo reports that the global e-sports market has reached $ 865 million. Plans for 2019 are even grander - more than $ 1 billion.
