The data shows the leading eSports tournaments worldwide as of November 2017, ranked by overall prize pool. As of the measured period, The International 2017, which took place in the United States in August 2017 and featured DOTA 2, ranked first, with a total prize pool of 24.69 million USD.
eSports prize pool – additional information
The entire eSports market is expected to grow over the coming years. From an estimated 325 million USD in 2015, worldwide revenues are projected to increase to 1.07 billion in 2019. Looking at the latest regional profitability data, Asia was considered to be generating the lion’s share of the revenues in 2015, followed by North America with its 224 million USD eSports market.
