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General: Most Popular e-Sports

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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Battlefy has released some interesting statistics about the popularity of eSports. The list includes games such as League of Legends and World of Tanks. Check out the list and let us know what you think.

Tournaments 2011 - 2014


  • Number of tournaments in North America:

    • 2011:          8,809

    • 2012:        18,686

    • 2013:        33,636

    • 2014 (est): 47,500 

  • The Top 10 franchises attracted more than a million participants in 2013.

Top 10 Games in eSports Tournaments in 2013

 

Game

Tournaments

Players

League of Legends

7,565

578,730

Dota 2

5,012

329,090

FIFA (Series)

4,919

68,604

Pokémon (Total franchise)

3,604

50,403

Starcraft 2

3,104

39,067

Call of Duty (Series)

2,263

63,988

Counter-Strike

1,411

68,155

Street Fighter (Series)

656

9,456

Battlefield (Series)

226

13,146

World of Tanks

195

14,448

 
 
 

Total

28,955

1,233,087

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Comments

  • ThaneThane Member EpicPosts: 3,534

    watching online porn does not qualify as e-sport? damn :)

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  • AeonbladesAeonblades Member Posts: 2,083
    It blows my mind how much of a market share DOTA 2 and LoL make for e-sports. Heck, LoL alone is 50% of all players in the top 10.

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  • CrusadesCrusades Member Posts: 480
    I am surprised Hearthstone is not here.
  • NadiaNadia Member UncommonPosts: 11,798
    Originally posted by Crusades
    I am surprised Hearthstone is not here.

    the list was the top 10 for 2013

     

    Hearthstone did not "officially" release until 03/11/2014

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  • CrusadesCrusades Member Posts: 480
    Originally posted by Nadia

    Originally posted by Crusades
    I am surprised Hearthstone is not here.

    the list was the top 10 for 2013

     

    Hearthstone did not "officially" release until 03/11/2014

     

    ah ha! Well then the young lion will still have it's day. Makes more sense now, thanks for pointing that out.
  • CrazKanukCrazKanuk Member EpicPosts: 6,130
    Originally posted by Aeonblades
    It blows my mind how much of a market share DOTA 2 and LoL make for e-sports. Heck, LoL alone is 50% of all players in the top 10.

    Not really that surprising. They're the only games with tournaments exceeding $1,000,000 prize pools. Actually, The International for DOTA 2 this year was over $10 million. For a single tourney! Like DAMN!!

     

    If DOTA 2 continues to grow at that rate, it will probably be passing LoL soon. 

    Crazkanuk

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