In the past years, the number of Danish professional eSports players steadily increased and reached ** people per million inhabitants in 2016. In 2018, Denmark was one of the countries with the highest amount of active eSports competition players at 382.
What is eSports?
eSports is the direct competition between players using appropriate video and computer games on different devices and on digital platforms with defined rules. In Denmark, playing eSports is most common among younger people. According to a study conducted in the time period from 2014 to 2017, more than half of the active eSports gamers were in the age of 18 to 29 years.
The global eSports market
The value of the global eSports market amounted to roughly *** million U.S. dollars in 2018. Additionally, it was forecasted to increase significantly, to nearly *** billion U.S. dollars as of 2022. Similarly, the worldwide audience grew in recent years and is expected to reach over *** million frequent and occasional viewers in 2022.
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