In financial year 2021, there were around 17 million viewers of eSports in India. The number of viewers was almost double that of 2019. It was estimated that in 2025, there would be around 85 million viewers of eSports events on 20 different platforms making India one of the fastest growing markets for eSports viewership.

The report said that more than 300 million people play mobile games in India, and that the gaming market as a whole grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38% in 2019-2020 and 37% the previous fiscal. This means that gaming has been growing faster than social media in India over the past few years. India’s social media market grew by 11% in 2019-20 and 26% the previous fiscal.