- 25 esports events and 109 tournaments - average pro salary 21k dollar a year - direct sales of esports estimated 70 million dollar while broadcasting and streaming were the biggest generator with ~35 million dollar. Esports tournaments contributed 21 million dollar (organization budget) and eSports Clubs generated 12 million dollar(operating budget). - eSports indirectly contributed in sales to game developers roughly 320 million $ - eSports as a job creator: 4,499 jobs related to eSports were secured - KeSPA had a budget of 57 million dollar
51 pro player answered the questionnaire: The biggest points of worry were "unsecure future" and "break / retirement because of military service".
100 amateur players were asked why they want to be pro players: 87% said because they like the game and 28.57% because they are talented in video games.
The report goes also way more into specific details and also takes a look at the chinese eSports scene.
http://krbnu.tumblr.com/post/135682261553/pro-gamer-average-yearly-salary-21138-over-62 Here's a translation. I think the biggest flaw is not asking which games they play/how many are considered "professionals", because those are important factors. You can't equate all esport salaries the same way nobody tries to equate say MLS and MLB salaries. Different sports, different levels of interest. I also wish the median salary was listed because a player like Faker can totally distort the numbers in a survey like this.
as far as I know KeSPA has a pro player license system which could be used to clarify the pro players. Should be only Korea but as usual some information should be treated carefully. I am sure that the average salary number is for lower tier players.
On December 22 2015 21:38 Chexx wrote: as far as I know KeSPA has a pro player license system which could be used to clarify the pro players. Should be only Korea but as usual some information should be treated carefully. I am sure that the average salary number is for lower tier players.
Is this still the case with the new games? I know it was for sc:bw where you had to either get one from a Kespa team or by winning these special tournaments, but what is the situation right now with the market being more diverse than ever?
They really should have included all the teams in this. Also with sponsors like KOO shutting down they might not have paid the full amount? I think I saw something saying KOO were missing pay.
On December 22 2015 12:24 bbc23 wrote: http://krbnu.tumblr.com/post/135682261553/pro-gamer-average-yearly-salary-21138-over-62 Here's a translation. I think the biggest flaw is not asking which games they play/how many are considered "professionals", because those are important factors. You can't equate all esport salaries the same way nobody tries to equate say MLS and MLB salaries. Different sports, different levels of interest. I also wish the median salary was listed because a player like Faker can totally distort the numbers in a survey like this.
There is another side to it, which is what are they getting in addition to basic pay, if anything? If they get paid $X, but they also get accommodation and food/etc included, then their effective salary would be higher if you include benefits.
EPT
