Esports

Esports currently has a market value of over $1 billion and is expected to double by the end of 2025. By 2030, total market value is expected to grow to over $4 billion. Additionally, the industries most popular medium, Twitch, has over 4 million people watching, at any given minute, and over approximately 120,000 available live channels.

The one issue that seems to be a discussion point for many tournament and league administrators surrounds integrity of the competition. As Esport competitions occur online, cheating via hacking or other means is always a constant threat. There can also be identity issues if the competition is not held at a site or on camera.

Yes! Collegiate Esports has seen a boom much like the professional circuit, however, collegiate Esports is still in its infancy. With the introduction of the NIL, collegiate athletes can now generate personal revenue. Depending on the athlete’s success, this may create a need for wealth management services and professional accounting services to assist younger athletes in managing and protecting their wealth.

There are. Although many of the cyber security challenges are similar between the collegiate and professional circuits, the collegiate level is also concerned with athlete eligibility from an NCAA and university standpoint. Some collegiate Esports conferences have over 300 schools, each boasting around a dozen athletes a piece. Data management and analytics have never been more necessary for conference administrators.

At Withum, we can assist with acquiring, storing, organizing, and analyzing your critical data to support league operations and athlete eligibility. We can create a data architecture that fits your organization’s existing and future technology platforms.

Our team of professionals can assist league administrators with their overall control environment, and ensure their cybersecurity protocols are airtight. We also provide advisory services to new and upcoming leagues and organizations from pre-revenue through achieving their goals, and beyond. Certain athletes may also generate wealth through the NIL or by becoming professional players creating a need for wealth management or tax planning and preparation.