Esports Business Analysis Report 2025: Saudi Arabia and Key Industries Target Esports for Global Expansion
Discover the "Business of Esports 2025" report, an in-depth analysis of elite gaming competitions, media, and sponsorship rights. Uncover global trends, team profiles, and social media insights. Key players include Twitch, YouTube, and Saudi Arabia's strategic esports investment. Explore the commercial landscape and major sponsorship deals shaping the future of esports.
Dublin, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "The Business of Esports 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The "Business of Esports 2025" report takes a deep dive into the world of elite, professional video gaming competitions in the world. The report explores the biggest rights across esports, specifically looking at the main media and sponsorship rights across the biggest competitions, as well the main sponsorship rights and annual values of many of the leading teams. The report also looks at market viewership, profiles individual teams and offers social media following comparisons against gamers, teams and other sports competitions.Twitch and YouTube remain the most popular platforms for esports viewership. Saudi Arabia continues to target esports for its global growth strategy, alongside traditional sports. Technology, media & telecommunications and consumer goods industries are linked to the most prominent sponsorship deals.Overview of the media rights landscape. Global media and sponsor partners explored. Breakdown of the sponsorship deals including annual values. Individual team profiles. Team market comparison by sponsorship. Connected social media followers.Scope
The main aims of this report is to highlight commercial landscape across the world of esports. The report breaks down these commercial partnerships with the differnet leadings groups in the space and breaks down the leading partnerships across some of the most popular competing teams, highlighting brands with signifncant investment in esports.
Reasons to Buy
Esports continues to grow and reach a unique audience that fans are eager ot reach. Esports is targeting further international growth through around the world, with Saudi Arabia having grown its position as an area of influence for esports in recent yeats. visiting
Key Topics Covered: 1. Overview2. Media Landscape3. Sponsorship Landscape4. Team Sponsorship Landscape5. Esports by Market6. Tournament Prize Money7. Social Media8. Appendix
Key Data
Global broadcasters
Series Sponsor Values
Team title sponsors
Estimated team revenue
Number of team sponsors
Title sponsorship value
Sponsor logos on team livery
Team sponsorship by industry
Team sponsorship by location
2025 calendar
Driver victories
Driver best finishes
Ticket revenue.
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