The esports market is expanding rapidly worldwide and is expected to grow to a scale rivaling that of real sporting events.
The Japan Esports Union (JeSU) was established in 2018 in response to this trend.
Leveraging the esports know-how we have been cultivating in North America, Capcom will contribute to the global advancement of esports.
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Global esports player population
The global esports player population has been growing rapidly since the 2000s, and is said to have ballooned into a massive market of more than 100 million people.
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Esports market
The global esports market continues to grow year after year, and by 2021 it is expected to exceed 1.6 billion US dollars.
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Capcom Pro Tour
official tournament areasTournaments are held in not only the advanced gaming markets of North America, Europe, and Japan but also in Central and South America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.