Agarwal: Top Indian esports players earn around 35 lakhs annually
Animesh Agarwal · Ep# 17 | WTF is Gaming in India? | Career, Investment, Entrepreneurship · Nikhil Kamath · Apr 21, 2024 · at 50:16
Esports entrepreneur Animesh Agarwal discusses the earning potential for top professional competitive gamers in India outside of content creation.
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“I would say people who have played at the highest level of e-sports, that is playing official tournaments for a franchise or not a franchise. We don't have franchise, but for a registered e-sports team, I think they could be doing close to 35 lakhs a year. By just playing games professionally.”
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