An article in the Wall Street Journal’s “Future of Everything” magazine detailing how professional videogamers prepare for tournament play cited unique viewership surpassing that of the NFL:
“Last year, esports tournaments and live streams drew 258 million unique viewers. Put another way, more people watched other people play videogames in 2017 than all NFL regular-season games combined.”
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