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3,300,000,000
3,300,000,000 -- esports hours watched for global esports industry (2025)
In 2025, the global esports industry reached 3.3 billion hours watched excluding mainland China.
- Excludes mainland China
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Value
3,300,000,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2025
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Esports Charts
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Tier B
https://betby.com/blog/betbys-ondrej-silhavy-for-g3-media-esports-world-cup-lessons-sportsbooks-cann… ↗
Source Article
BETBY's Ondrej Silhavy for G3 Media: Esports World Cup, Lessons Sportsbooks Cannot Ignore
Original Research
Esports Charts
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Esports Charts viewership tracking data, cited by BETBY
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global esports industry: 3,300,000,000 esports hours watched. Source: Esports Charts (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/esports-hours-watched-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/esports-hours-watched-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>3,300,000,000</strong> -- esports hours watched for global esports industry<br><small>Source: Esports Charts (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/esports-hours-watched-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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