- Esports has always been present in India since the days of the Defence Against the Ancients (DOTA) but it's booming to a whole new level with the advent of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) making its foray into the country.
- More and more players are taking up gaming professionally but it's not as lucrative as one would expect and parents still want their kids to keep their grades up in case esports doesn't work out.
- Business Insider India spoke to two previous winners of PUBG Mobile competitions in the country to find out what it's like to be a gamer in India.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has been sweeping over India. And in June, the game crossed 400 million downloads reaching 50 million daily active users (DAUs).
The esports industry is also hot on the track — expected to cross $1 billion in the next two years according to Google — with numerous competitions opening up the possibility of
Business Insider India spoke to Mehul Dey, winning team member for Terrifying Nightmares who won the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge 2018, and Naman Sandeep Mathur — popularly known as Mortal on YouTube — from
Here’s what it’s like to be a gamer in India: