Digital economy and e-sport in Russia

The modern world cannot be imagined without information technologies that are being introduced into all spheres of society, including the economy. The digital economy is based on the production of electronic goods and their implementation through e-commerce. One of the components of the digital economy is e-sports. Russia became the leader of the European e-sports market in 2017 with a volume of $ 38 million. According to the forecast of PayPal and SuperData, the Russian e-sports market will continue to grow in the next two years, in 2018 its volume exceeded $ 45 million, and in 2019 will reach $ 53 million The role of e-sports in the digital economy of Russia is becoming increasingly apparent. Thus, this article gives a clear understanding of the enormous path that esports has traveled from an unknown idea to a large-scale event. In the article, the authors examined e-sports from all sides and gave a clear description. To begin with, we took advantage of historical facts to trace the phased emergence of e-sports and then be able to delve into their individual disciplines. The article analyzes 6 of the best video games that, due to their characteristics, move the e-sports arena into the future. It is also worth mentioning that in addition to the games themselves, the developers of these games make a huge contribution, investing a huge amount of money in them even after their release. And lastly, we studied how the e-sports arena is developing and moving within the framework of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, where the equally capable e-sportsmen prove that the current stage of e-sports is only a small part of the great future.