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Esports Niche Getting Bigger; 62% Play At Least An Hour Per Week

"Esports is currently a niche market, but it has the ability to engage often hard-to-reach demographics," says Hunter Sappington, a Parks research analyst, in comments accompanying the latest report.

"Esports is a young, dynamic, and fast-growing industry. While viewership of many traditional sports is waning, esports is well positioned to capture the attention of a generation that grew up playing video games.” 

From the article "Esports Niche Getting Bigger; 62% Play At Least An Hour Per Week" by P.J. Bednarski.

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