Nonetheless, according to business research firm Statista, global esports revenue is projected to be $4.8 billion in 2025 and climb at a compound annual growth rate of 5.5% from 2025 to 2029.

As we can see in this chart ... Statista, the US video game market is currently valued at $18.4 billion, and in 2016 US consumers spent $30.4 billion total on gaming hardware and software. Esports ...