League of Legends revenue worldwide 2015-2020

First released in 2009, League of Legends (LoL) is an online multiplayer battle arena game which generated revenue of 1.75 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. This figure represents recovery from the dip to 1.4 billion U.S. dollars in annual revenue generated in 2018.Still going strong after 10 yearsLeague of Legends has built a loyal and large fanbase in the ten years since its release. The game reached a landmark 100 million monthly active users in 2016, an impressive increase from the 15 million users it had in 2011. As with many online games, players can gain experience points through playing the game and completing certain missions. This ranking system is then used to match players of similar skill levels against each other in online games. The League of Legends ranking system has nine levels to indicate the skill level of the gamer. Amongst North American players, the silver skill level was the most common, whilst only a small handful of gamers were able to reach the top levels. League of Legends tournamentsDue to its entertaining and fast-pace gameplay, League of Legends is one of the most popular eSports, with almost 15 million U.S. dollars up for grabs in LoL tournaments worldwide in 2018. The pinnacle of the League of Legends competitive scene is the World Championship, which became one of the most watched eSports events in history in 2018 as almost 100 million unique viewers tuned in. The Chinese eSports team, Invictus Gaming, emerged victorious in 2018, thereby pocketing a whopping 2.4 million U.S. dollars in prize money.

自2009年首次发布以来，《英雄联盟》（League of Legends，简称LoL）作为一款在线多人战斗竞技场游戏，于2020年创造了17.5亿美元的营收。这一数据反映了从2018年年度营收的14亿美元的低谷中的恢复。在发布十年后，《英雄联盟》依然保持着强劲的生命力，在这十年间积累了庞大而忠诚的粉丝群体。2016年，该游戏月活跃用户数达到了创纪录的1亿，这一数字相较于2011年的1500万用户有了显著增长。与许多在线游戏一样，玩家可以通过游戏和完成特定任务来获得经验值。然后，这一排名系统被用来将技能水平相似的玩家进行在线匹配。在北美玩家中，银级技能水平最为普遍，而只有少数玩家能够达到顶级水平。《英雄联盟》赛事由于游戏娱乐性和快节奏的玩法，成为最受欢迎的电子竞技之一，2018年全球《英雄联盟》赛事奖金总额高达1500万美元。该游戏的竞技巅峰是全球锦标赛，2018年，这一赛事成为了历史上最受关注的电子竞技赛事之一，近1亿独立观众观看了比赛。中国电子竞技团队Invictus Gaming在2018年夺冠，赢得了高达240万美元的奖金。