Video game market in Kenya spreading like bushfire
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- 13 Feb 2023
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The global video gaming sector is currently estimated at US$150bn (Sh15 trillion), and Kenyans are vying for a piece of the enormous market.
In Kenya, the video game market is expanding rapidly. Since the country's adoption of broadband internet in 2009, a new generation of ICT-savvy youth has emerged, and Kenya now has one of Africa's major game industries.
The availability of high-speed internet access and gaming cafés and tournaments that have established bases in various sections of the city to tap into the rapidly expanding number of online players have significantly changed the local gaming landscape.
The global video gaming sector is currently estimated at US$150bn (Sh15 trillion), and Kenyans are vying for a piece of the enormous market.
By 2018, there were 500 million gamers in Africa alone. This increase can be attributed in part to the widespread use of smartphones.
Kenya is now ranked as the ninth most popular gaming hub in Africa. Today, a gamer playing behind closed doors with soundproof earplugs and control pads may become an overnight multimillionaire.
One of the rising markets that offer prospects that can change the fortunes of gamers in the nation is the worldwide E-Ligue Tour.
This month, Kenya's 2023 E-Ligue 1 Tour qualifying will be launched, providing sports fans all around the nation with a once-in-a-lifetime exhilarating experience. Read More…
