Industry Report

Time to take a new look at esports

Billions of bets. Exclusive data. An opportunity that can’t be missed?

Oddin.gg’s annual esports betting update shows just how far the vertical has come, and what operators still sitting on the sidelines can do to tap into this revenue stream.

The State of Esports Betting 2025 — report key visual
higher first-bet stake than traditional sports bettors
31%
median YoY volume growth across all five titles
€77
average stake at LoL Worlds, up 166% YoY
70–86%
of all activity is now live, in-play betting

A tipping point for esports betting?

Esports betting is starting to look a lot less like an emerging category.

Average stakes are high and rising. Activity is rising across the most popular titles. Live betting dominates, and regional leagues are making esports into a year-round proposition.

This makes the market more predictable — and more valuable — for the operators that know how to serve a highly engaged audience.

And esports’ evolution is taking it closer to traditional sports. It is no longer one betting category. The top five games — Counter-Strike, League of Legends, Dota 2, Valorant and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang — are developing unique audiences, behaviours and commercial dynamics.

Esports betting — the tipping point
“The biggest shift is that esports no longer behaves like one market. It behaves like several distinct verticals with different commercial characteristics.” — The State of Esports Betting 2025, Oddin.gg

What you’ll learn

Powered by billions of bets placed through market leading operators and sportsbook providers, the Oddin.gg state of esports betting report provides the clearest picture of the market’s evolution.

The State of Esports Betting 2025 — inside the report
  • 01Is the money really there? The numbers that prove esports betting has moved beyond experimentation into a meaningful revenue opportunity.
  • 02What happens if you wait? How early movers are gaining an advantage, and why it is becoming harder to catch up.
  • 03Where should you start? How the leading games differ by audience, region, growth and commercial potential.
  • 04What does it take to do it properly? The capabilities, investment and risks inherent in building a credible esports betting product.

See what billions of bets reveal about where esports betting is heading next.

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The State of Esports Betting 2025 · Produced by iGB in partnership with Oddin.gg © iGaming Business