Shanghai, too, is setting up an e-sports research institute in a deal signed in February, after Hangzhou in November 2022 pledged 100 million yuan in annual funding to support video gaming and e ...

According to China’s Occupation Skill Testing Authority (OSTA), prospective professional gamers, also known as e-sports players, will participate in gaming competitions, work as training ...

China now has 487 million e-sports gamers, according to the China E-sports Industry Report from January to June 2023. ... In China, gaming is often seen as a form of “spiritual opium”.

China’s obsession with e-sports has proven to be an opportunity for brands like Logitech and rival Razer to showcase their gaming accessories in front of the millions of Chinese gamers who watch ...

"China doesn't have the future for e-sports then. It's impossible for teens to train," wrote a third Weibo user. "Kids in other countries (will) win the world's champion at 17 years old, while we ...

According to a report released by Social media and online gaming giant Tencent, China e-Sports games have engaged 170 million people in the year of 2016 and the number will reach 220 million in 2017.

Research firm Niko Partners, which focuses on the video game industry in Asia, Middle East and North Africa, said in a 2022 report that China’s revenue from the e-sports industry in 2021 grew 14 ...