The ten most valuable eSports teams of 2022
- TSM – round 513 million euros (+32 p.c)
- 100 thieves – round 437 million euros (+142 p.c)
- TeamLiquid – round 418 million euros (+42 p.c)
- FaZe Clan – round 380 million euros (+31 p.c)
- Cloud9 – round 361 million euros (+9 p.c)
- G2 Esports – round 323 million euros (+94 p.c)
- Fnatic – round 247 million euros (beforehand unestimated)
- Gen.G – round 237 million euros (+35 p.c)
- NRG – round 228 million euros (+55 p.c)
- T1 – round 209 million euros (+47 p.c)
Challenges for the eSports business in 2022
Whereas FaZe at present goals to turn out to be a public firm, the 9 remaining prime teams stay in non-public arms. Pictured: the “LoL” gamers from T1.
Nonetheless, Forbes writer Brett Knight feedback that there are nonetheless many unsolved challenges for the business – above all the seek for common revenue: Participation in broadcasting rights or gross sales of in-game objects are closely depending on the builders of the eSports disciplines who proceed to exert large affect. An nameless worker of one among the teams is quoted as saying that eSports alone doesn’t work as a enterprise.
No mannequin has but caught on and issues are nonetheless very a lot in flux. Forbes continues to price the esports business as an space with extraordinarily excessive potential. Nonetheless, the holy grail in the type of a functioning monetization mannequin stays hidden.
