# eSports: New study reveals Gamers to win nearly 230 Million in Dota 2 tournament

URL: https://technosports.co.in/esports-gamer-win-230-million-dota-2/  
Published: 2022-07-06  
Updated: 2022-07-06  
Author: Rahul Roy

Gaming analysts at **BetVictor** have put together a new study looking at **Money in Esports**. By looking at the** most popular **and **lucrative titles** in Esports such as; *Dota 2*, *Counter-Strike: Global Offensive*, *Fortnite*, and *League of Legends*, and the **geographical split of tournament winnings** – we were able to find which **countries around the world dominate**.

The research uses **elite pro-gamer nationalities** and **prize money earnings** to provide a **worldwide heat map** revealing the **countries that generate the most money**, along with insights into global viewership figures.

## Fortnite dominates US Esports tournament winnings with players taking OVER $16 MILLION 

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Gamers from the USA have been at the top of their game for years, and over the past year or so, they’ve been dominating the worldwide smash hit *[Fortnite](https://technosports.co.in/2022/06/07/fortnite-season3/)*. The likes of **bugha **and **psalm **have** taken millions of prize money** home in recent years. While familiar teams such as **Team Solmid**,** Faze Clan**, and** CLOUD9** all have a strong presence in the scene. 

**Top THREE key findings in the US:**

- ***Fortnite ***dominates the United States with **players earning $16.1 million** in tournaments. 
- **47% of worldwide Fortnite tournament winnings** went to US Esports athletes in the past 12 months between March 2021 – 22.
- The US ranked **second highest** across the globe for overall money earned in **tournaments totaling $60 million**. **China **came **first with $87 million**.

A key takeaway for its popularity in the States comes down to its affordability and rich feature set.

## Dota 2 leads all Esport tournaments with players earning up to 62 MILLION

Currently averaging over **450,000 monthly players**, it’s no surprise that ***Dota  2*** leads the way for prize money paid out to the best Esports gamers from the world over. **Since 2011**, there has been **over $283 million paid out** to contenders from all over the world.

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**Other key findings from around the world: **

- For producing the **most money overall from tournaments** ***Dota 2*** leads with multiplayer online battle arena-style games generating just shy of **$230 million **(**$226,185,774**). While ***CS:GO*** collectively offers **$54.4 million** and ***Fortnite *$33.9 million**.
- Dota 2, ranks as the 2nd highest most-watched Esports tournament of 2021, with The International 10. The tournament generated 107.23 million hours watched with an airtime of 125 hours.
- Although ***Dota 2*** tops the charts for the amount of prize money awarded, its viewership **ranks as the 4th most popular esports game** with **347.6 million hours watched**. However, the FPS-style game ***CS:GO*** ranks higher in **2nd place with 410.8 million**. With superstars like *Neymar Jr*, *Deadmau5*, and  *Soulja Boy* streaming the game, it’s no wonder it generates a high audience volume.
- The **top 3 countries** that dominate ***CS:GO*** are **Denmark **($11.4 million), **Russia **($6.5 million), and **Sweden **($6.2 million).
- The number 1 ranked spot belongs to ***League of Legends ***(***LoL***), which has **topped viewership figures** for a few years now, dominating its competitors with *664.1 million hours watched*. However, LoL didn’t make **[BetVictor](https://blog.betvictor.com/campaigns/money-in-esports/)’s Top 3** but **generated $22.5 million in prize money worldwide**.

The Esports industry has grown to new heights over the past decade and levelled up dramatically as interest has reached an all-time high. Your audience would be interested in **finding out that the top 100 Esports games** and their tournaments have paid out over a billion dollars – an eye-watering **$1,217,418,331** as of 4 July.

**Methodology** 

The financial data used in this study is sourced from: [esportsearnings.com](http://esportsearnings.com/). The findings referring to the last 12 months are based on data collected between March 2021 – March 2022. All-time earning data was collected up until May 2022.