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Esports

Competitive video gaming: from Dota 2 and CS to a $1.8 billion global industry and Olympic sport

USA ๐ŸŒ 1972 Board Games & Mind Sports

Key Facts

  1. 1

    First video game tournament: Stanford 1972 (Spacewar); modern esports grew with StarCraft, Counter-Strike, LoL

  2. 2

    Global esports industry worth $1.8 billion (2023); 640 million viewers worldwide

  3. 3

    Esports included as a medal event at 2023 Asian Games; to be demonstration sport at LA 2028 Olympics

๐Ÿ† Did you know? The Dota 2 "The International" 2021 prize pool was $40 million โ€” more than the French Open tennis

Quick Reference

Category

Board Games & Mind Sports

Country

๐ŸŒ USA

Year / Era

1972

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Competitive video gaming: from Dota 2 and CS to a $1.8 billion global industry and Olympic sport