RELATED: Esports viewership breakdown with Esports Charts: July 2021 Moreover, a plethora of entities, such as traditional sports clubs Wolves and PSG, are being integrated into the region’s mobile esports scene. MOONTON’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang currently operates eight professional regional leagues within SEA. In this region, titles such as Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Arena of Valor have developed emerging esports ecosystems with the former recording a peak viewership of over 3 million concurrent for its world championships this year, according to Esports Charts.

To fully understand mobile esports’ potential it’s essential to look at where the sector is living its best life: Southeast Asia. How much of mobile esports’ documented rise is simply hype, and does it have staying power long term? Whilst many see mobile esports as a future growth point within the sector, what is the current state of mobile esports globally? Mobile esports’ Eastern dominance Whether it’s mobile adaptations or established titles in the sector breaking viewership records, gone are the days that competitive gaming is split only by console versus PC. Mobile esports has become the talk of the town over the last 12 months.

RELATED: Mobile Premier League valued at $2.3bn after funding round This piece first appeared in Edition 9 of The Esports Journal

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