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Russia has one of the largest video games player bases in the world, with an estimated 65.2 million players nationwide as of 2018.[1] Despite piracy being widespread in the Russian gaming industry,[2] by 2019, the market more than doubled over the course of five years to the worth of over $2 billion.[3]
In 2001, Russia became the first country in the world to officially recognize competitive video gaming as a sport.[4]
- ^ "Russia Games Market 2018". Archived from the original on November 29, 2020.
- ^ "Welcome To Russia, Where Most Of Your Friends Are Video Game Pirates". Kotaku. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ "Yandex: Russian game market doubled in five years to $2 billion". January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Competitive video gaming now officially a sport in Russia". East-West Digital News. Retrieved 2016-07-26.