![eSports Fan Demographics, March 2014 [CHART]](http://www.emarketer.com/images/chart_gifs/174001-175000/174138.gif "Chart - eSports Fan Demographics")
Gaming researcher Newzoo tracked the demographics of esports, or video game competitions where players face off against each other in live venues. The company found that, in March 2014, 69% of respondents who frequently watched or participated in esports were male, compared with 31% who were female. The largest block of respondents in both genders was in the 21-to-35 age group, followed by the 36-to-50 group.
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These demographic patterns are consistent with the types of fare that predominate in eSports competitions: first-person shooters, war simulation, immersive fantasy environments and sports.
Still, games such as Clash of Clans, Minecraft and Pokémon are extremely popular on gaming-oriented site Twitch and YouTube, and their audiences are somewhat more diverse than those of the first-person shooters and sports games that otherwise predominate on those platforms. Read the rest at eMarketer.
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