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Growth of Starcraft 2 [INFOGRAHPIC]

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SunTzuEU
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Sweden221 Posts
February 20 2013 18:45 GMT
#1
Here's an interesting infographic on the growth of Starcraft as an E-sport.

Some interesting facts:

Average prize pool in premier tournaments has increased by 203% in 2012 compared to 2010
The single organization that has given out the most prize money is GOMTV ($2,692,100)
The continent with the most prize money is Asia
Spacemanuh
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden8 Posts
February 20 2013 22:01 GMT
#2
Very interesting!
Acronysis
Profile Joined November 2011
872 Posts
February 20 2013 22:06 GMT
#3
Some cool facts =) Thanks for sharing.

Pretty insane how much prize money GOM has given out. Never realized how much they actually gave!
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Yorbon
Profile Joined December 2011
Netherlands4272 Posts
February 20 2013 22:08 GMT
#4
well, that gives some interesting facts.
I guess i have been worrying a bit too much..
BoB_KiLLeR
Profile Joined September 2010
Spain620 Posts
February 20 2013 22:15 GMT
#5
Amazing.
RyF
Profile Joined October 2011
Austria508 Posts
February 20 2013 22:23 GMT
#6
That's the way how i wanna look at statistics.

If you want to bring sponsors into SC2 - this is what u wanna use. Could not think of a better way to present it.

Job well done.
mierin
Profile Joined August 2010
United States4943 Posts
February 20 2013 22:24 GMT
#7
On February 21 2013 07:15 BoB_KiLLeR wrote:
Amazing.


Love the infographic, but what cast is in your sig? That's hilarious.
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thezanursic
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
5500 Posts
February 20 2013 22:26 GMT
#8
2011 was still the best year for SC2 both gameplay and popularity wise.
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Mambo
Profile Joined February 2012
Denmark1338 Posts
February 20 2013 22:45 GMT
#9
So its going alright after all.
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TheBB
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Switzerland5133 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-20 23:03:56
February 20 2013 23:02 GMT
#10
Nice!

Just one thing. Do you really expect me to be able to differentiate these vaguely different shades of blue from the legend? I appreciate your choice of palette but this is just throwing usability out the window.

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Saraf
Profile Joined April 2011
United States160 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-20 23:13:44
February 20 2013 23:12 GMT
#11
That's very interesting; it's great to see how SC2 is still growing despite how doom-and-gloom people have been. Awesome work! (Go NA and EU, get those numbers even higher!)

On February 21 2013 08:02 TheBB wrote:
Nice!

Just one thing. Do you really expect me to be able to differentiate these vaguely different shades of blue from the legend? I appreciate your choice of palette but this is just throwing usability out the window.

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You can mouse over them to see what they are, but I agree, it'd be easier to read if the colors on the graph were different.
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Master of DalK
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Canada1803 Posts
February 20 2013 23:27 GMT
#12
Thats pretty cool! I knew SC2 was doing fine :D
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NightElf
Profile Joined July 2012
Bangladesh117 Posts
February 20 2013 23:29 GMT
#13
Actually the worrying thing is the decrease of viewership...
None excites me more than jaedong...
Holytornados
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1022 Posts
February 20 2013 23:31 GMT
#14
Good work. Interesting to read about!
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Demonhunter04
Profile Joined July 2011
1530 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-02-20 23:40:31
February 20 2013 23:38 GMT
#15
Slick charts. I wish he had more viewership data to work with, though. The Dreamhack numbers are encouraging at least.

He didn't specify, but I suspect that the chart showing peak concurrent viewers for a bunch of different tournaments lists the tournaments in chronological order. If so, then viewer count is actually rising over time, not dropping.
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dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
February 20 2013 23:41 GMT
#16
thats pretty cool.
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
February 20 2013 23:52 GMT
#17
On February 21 2013 07:26 thezanursic wrote:
2011 was still the best year for SC2 both gameplay and popularity wise.


How do you define "popularity"? If it's by viewership numbers, 2012 was better. If it's by prize money, 2012 was still better. I thought that was what the infographic was all about showing? -.-
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therockmanxx
Profile Joined July 2010
Peru1174 Posts
February 20 2013 23:57 GMT
#18
Ok thats cool, but I dont see how this stats help me understand how SC2 growth as an Esports
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mki
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Poland882 Posts
February 21 2013 00:02 GMT
#19
I hate to be a prick and I hope I don't come off as one, but one thing really glared at me. The first word on your website is already gramatically incorrect. It's a cool infographic don't get me wrong but it's a shame something you spent time on should seem unprofessional.

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SunTzuEU
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Sweden221 Posts
February 21 2013 08:47 GMT
#20
On February 21 2013 08:02 TheBB wrote:
Nice!

Just one thing. Do you really expect me to be able to differentiate these vaguely different shades of blue from the legend? I appreciate your choice of palette but this is just throwing usability out the window.

+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading]


I agree that it could've been clearer. As previously mentioned, you can hover over the lines to get more information and get them highlighted.
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