eSports prize money escalates quickly

After Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, the provision of 100 million dollars to finance the prize money for the upcoming first season of the official Fortnite competitions has announcedthere is little doubt that 2018 will be another record year in terms of eSports prize money. In 2017, the total prize money worldwide amounted to EEDAR to 121 million dollars. This sum does not include a single dollar from Fortnite, currently the most popular online game in the world. As the following chart shows, prize money in eSports has now reached new records for seven years in a row and there is no end in sight to the upward trend. Since Millions of viewers professional tournaments, the eSports market is likely to continue to flourish in the coming years. You can find more infographics at Statista