Esports Around The World: Indonesia

Esports Around The World is a series of profiles outlining the esports ecosystem in
various countries globally. The series ties into ESI’s international esports business
events, which take place around the world. Whilst unbeknownst to much of the Western world,
Indonesia has become a hotbed for
esports, with its mobile esports scene in particular drawing particularly impressiveviewership.
The country’s domestic Mobile Legends: Bang Bang franchised league (MPL ID)
regularly generates over 2m peak viewers, and Indonesia also has a prominent fan
base in Free Fire, PUBG Mobile and PC title Dota 2.
According to a 2022 white paper by SEA communications agency Vero discussing
Indonesian esports, Indonesia ranks fourth in terms of smartphone users in the world,
behind only China, India and the United States. This statistic alone highlights the power,
and the potential, of mobile esports in the country. This allowed esports titles to be contested
in official medal competitions, such as the
SEA Games. Following the announcement, KONI also inaugurated the Indonesian
Esports Central Board (PB ESI), an association built to hold competitions as well as
foster athletes. Note that this is a non-exhaustive list and exclusion does not signify an org is
not
notable.
1. Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ)
2. Evos Esports
3. Alter Ego
4. Onic Esports
5. Bigetron Esports
6. BOOM EsportsEsports has become a highly regarded sector within Indonesia, as such there
has been
a push towards providing greater education opportunities. Esports Indonesia (ESI)
works under the Indonesian National Sports Committee and in 2020 Esports
Indonesia’s Indonesian Esports Executive Board (PBESI) was officially inaugurated and
intends to incorporate esports into the country’s school curriculum.