Who is ESL Gaming?

For more than two decades, ESL Gaming has been the world's largest esports company, an industry leader in the most popular video games with numerous online and offline competitions. The company runs top branded international leagues and tournaments as part of the ESL Pro Tour, including Intel® Extreme Masters, ESL Pro League, and other preeminent stadium-sized tournaments such as ESL One. ESL Gaming also produces and hosts the ESL Mobile Program, DreamHack Open Tournaments, ESL National Championships, Basic Amateur Cups, Matchmaking Systems, and DreamHack Gaming Lifestyle Festivals, which bring together everything that is played under the same roof. ESL Gaming is part of MTG, the leading international digital entertainment group.

About Esports

ESports refers to all the practices allowing players to confront their level by means of an electronic medium and essentially video games, and regardless of the type of game or platform (computer, console, or tablet).

With the youngest and most coveted fan base. The ESL has shaped the history of esports, creating more opportunities for participation and progression than any other sport.

It is a sport where anyone can experience the thrill of victory. For us, it's more than business, it's a form of entertainment where every fan has a voice and where everyone fits in and everyone can stand out.

The ESports Market

This market provides any marketer with a young, global, and constantly growing audience and ever-increasing revenues.

ESL, therefore, supports brands, players, teams, and fans as well and uses its expertise to bring this experience filled with passion and emotions to life.

Consequently, no brand will be able to miss out on these opportunities and these constantly growing numbers to make itself known and acquire a new audience!

 Evolution of Esports players, fans and revenues in the world (Source: ESL Gaming)

Video games are all the rage these days. Looking at the crazy records that some titles manage to pull off in terms of popularity, we even think that gaming has something to last for a long time! Here are the 10 most played games in the world these last years on which most of the competitions are focused and on which marketers are betting to pass on impactful messages and find an audience that matches their objectives.

Ranking of the most popular and most played games in the world (Source: ESL Gaming)