eSports Streaming Gains Momentum While Super Bowl TV Viewership Declines (Photo from Riot Games) While #SuperBowl viewership has been on a steady decline since 2016, #eSports fans are tuning in to livestreams of major pro gaming events in record numbers. For contrast, the November 2018 #League of Legends World Championship finals hosted by Riot Games in November 2018 saw 99.6 million unique viewers globally, whereas the 2019 Super Bowl had 98.2 million people tuning in on TV

(Photo by Florian Olivo on Unsplash) According to predictions, #eSports is one of the fastest growing segments in gaming, driven predominantly by the U.S. and Asian markets, making it an ideal sweet spot for GFR Fund. The recent surge of popularity started in 2009 when Riot Games released its flagship title, League of Legends (LoL). Fast forward 10 years, it is still the most popular game in eSports today. In 2012, #LoL held its first professional team tournament in Los Angel