There a multitude of ways to study the current state of mobile esports. Accordingly, as we pass the midway point of 2021, we’re ready to dive into some numbers. Indeed, thanks to a publically available report, we’ll be discussing some of the major statistics currently supporting the thriving state of mobile esports. Let’s dive right in!
State of Mobile Esports – Riding the Wave
This discussion starts outside of esports. Indeed, it cannot be ignored that the market value of mobile gaming content has been on the rise worldwide. Check out the following statistics curtosy of Statista as reported by BusinessofApps:
- 77.2 billion U.S Dollars in revenue for 2020
- 12% increase in the number of players from 2019 to 2020
- Over 2.5 billion players over the pat year
- $19 billion spent in the second quarter of 2020 on mobile gaming by consumers
- Mobile games sit at roughly one quarter of all iOS and Android App downloads
- Gross Revenue of the RPG Mobile Game Genre Worldwide – $21.9 billion
As you can see, it’s quite obvious that mobile gaming has enthralled the gaming community especially in this past year while locked inside for the most part.
Bearing in mind the popularity of mobile gaming, it’s no wonder that mobile esports is on the rise. Let’s now transition to the esport side of the numbers.
Mobile Esports Key Facts – Embraced by Esportsguide
Here at esportsguide, we constantly watch out for trends in the esports community in order to guide our users about what they need to know. Indeed, we are keen on the idea that mobile esports has come a long way over a very short time. Mainly at esportsguide, we support the following esports titles:
- PUBG Mobile
- Free Fire
- Kings of Honor
- Arena of Valor
Beyond these, there are many others around the world finding their own way to leave an impact on the industry. Don’t believe me? Once again, we can consult the Statista review published last week for some key statistics:
- Mobile Esports Market Revenue Worldwide – $875.3 Million
- Esports Market Segment with the Highest Revenue – Sponsorships
- Highest number of peak viewers for a mobile esports event – 5.4 Million
- Highest first place prize pool for a mobie esports – $700,000
- Second highest grossing mobile game worldwide – Honor of Kings (an esports title)
Taking a Look at Viewership – Where are the Hotposts?
As mentioned above, the calculated value of the global esports market sits at roughly $1.08 billio which is roughly 50% increase from 2020! This growth is also forecasted to grow further to roughly $1.62 billion overall by 2024.
Where is there a hotspot? Accordingly, the trends of mobile esports follow that of general esports in that China is in the lead in terms of revenue:
- China – $360.1 million
- USA – $243 million
- Western Europe – $205.8 million
For example, Honor of Kings/Kings of Glory is strictly a chinese mobile title. However, it’s further to the West where the titles of PUBG Mobile and Free Fire are really dominating.
Mobile Esports is Dominating Global Esports Viewership
Besides the numbers behind revenue, more easy to understand is that of viewership.
In another report on Statista, a chart presents the most watched esports tournaments as of May 2021. Accordingly, we’ll present them in the following list:
- Free Fire World Series 2021 Singapore – 5.41 Million Peak Viewers
- LoL 2019 World Championship – 3.99 Million Peak Viewers
- LoL 2020 World Championship – 3.88 Million Peak Viewers
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship Season 0 – 3.8 Million Peak Viewers
- M2 World Championship – 3.08 Million Peak Viewers (Mobile Legends)
- Free Fire Continental Series 2020 Asia – 2.57 Million Peak Viewers
- Fortnite World Cup 2019 Finals – 2.33 Million Peak Viewers
As you can see, four out of seven, the majority, of events here are in fact mobile esports events.
Indeed, it’s clear that mobile esports really is riding an incredible wave right now. Here at esportsguide we’ll continue to pursue this industry as we have plenty of reason to.
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