Do you love online gaming?
While many people enjoy playing team-based games online, some competitive eSports players take home impressive winnings.
In fact, a new study finds that the highest-earning eSports player in Canada has raked in over $2.2 million.
The study, conducted by Gambling.com, analyzed eSports player winnings from every country including Canada, China, the US, New Zealand, and more to determine the best country to be an eSports player.
Canada ranked eighth in the world for the amount its eSports players earned, with total earnings of over $27 million.
The study also found that some of the top Canadian eSports players were from Vancouver, with four of the top ten Canadian players being from Vancouver.
Canada's highest-earning eSports player, Artour Babaev, hails from Vancouver and earned an impressive $2,257,053.21 overall.
"If the average Canadian brings home $54,630 annually, it would take them just over 18 years to earn the same winnings as Jacky Mao ($987,072), the 5th highest ranked Canadian eSports player. On the other end of the spectrum, it would take the average Canadian over 41 years to make the same amount of money as Artour Babaev, the #1 ranked Canadian eSports player," explain report authors.
Have a look at Vancouver's top four eSports players.
Photo via Gambling.comHere are the top eSports players from each country ranked by total earnings.
Photo via Gambling.comCanadian eSports players make the eighth-most money internationally
Photo via Gambling.comThe average salaries in Vancouver's video game industry
Many job sectors in Canada have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but one industry continues to grow despite the challenging times.
According to the Canadian job website Indeed, jobs related to the video game industry have seen "remarkable growth" Canada-wide in the wake of the pandemic.
Since people have to stay physically distanced, video games provide safe entertainment to enjoy from the comfort of their homes. And between March 2020 and March 2021, "the share of gaming-related job searches on Indeed Canada grew by 43 per cent," explains Indeed.
As a thriving industry in Canada, there are several gaming career options to choose from, both on the technical and creative sides of the field. To get an idea of what’s out there, Indeed Canada has revealed a list of gaming-related jobs to consider and how much they pay.
