Canada ranked 29th for esports earnings: Study

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Playing video games competitively can rake in some serious dough.

According to the study, Canadian gamers earn three times the average net salary of $70,386.06. Dota 2 is the country’s highest earning game with competitor Artour Babaev raking in $3,299,971 playing the game.

Two countries — Jordan and Malaysia — share the top spot. Jordan has higher average player earnings and net annual salary when compared to Malaysia .The previously mentioned Dota 2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game that is featured in many esports tournaments. In the study, it occupied 70% of the top-10 results.

The most popular tournament is “The International,” which is hosted by Value and has a cash prize pool worth $47.73 million.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.

 

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