VIDEO : ESports Market Continues To Grow

Competitive video game tournaments are becoming a big business.
Over the last two years advertising and sponsorship for eSports has doubled, from $218 million in 2015 to an estimated $440 million in 2017.
Regardless of the genre, spectating professional gamers has become as mainstream as spectating sports and athletes.
Back in 2014, Amazon acquired Twitch.tv, a popular live-streaming video platform that pro-gamers use on a daily basis.
But now, ESPN and Turner Broadcasting host eSports tournaments.
With an estimated worldwide viewership of 300 million people, eSports are expected to reach an audience of 500 million by 2020.