Esports dozen: the world’s most valuable companies
Although esports 🎮 today are in its inceptive stage, the industry develops with such a fast pace, that already reminds of the classical sports 🏈industry. Every day we face the news about different companies buying and selling players and teams in order to increase the chances of winning in the world’s best leagues.
The biggest audience on Twitch, the most followed channel on YouTube, the coolest training facility for the team — all these became a shootout 📢 for brands: who is the boldest one?
No wonder that the world’s biggest companies are now looking into esports, which is expected to reach $1.65 bln. by 2021 (and sponsorship, traditionally, is the biggest revenue stream). And here is a dozen of the most valuable esports companies in the world (with value and the number of players):
1. Cloud9 — 💳 $310 mln. | 🕹️ 92 players
2. SoloMid.Net — 💳 $250 mln. | 🕹️ 39 players
3. Team Liquid — 💳 $200 mln. | 🕹️ 65 players
4. Echo Fox — 💳 $150 mln. | 🕹️ 23 players
5. OpTic Gaming — 💳 $130 mln. | 🕹️ 52 players
6. Fnatic — 💳 $120 mln. | 🕹️ 45 players
7. Gen.G LOL — 💳 $110 mln. | 🕹️ 50 players
8. G2 Esports — 💳 $105 mln. | 🕹️ 53 players
9. Immortals gg — 💳 $100 mln. | 🕹️ 22 players
10. Team Envy — 💳 $95 mln. | 🕹️ 69 players
11. 100 Thieves — 💳 $90 mln. | 🕹️ 33 players
12. Counter Logic Gaming — 💳 $50 mln. | 🕹️ 45 players
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