LOS ANGELES -- Male millennials who say they regularly watch esports have caught up to regular watchers of hockey, and are approaching baseball numbers, according to a new study from market research firm Newzoo.

That's just one of many insights from the study, which surveyed some 60,000 people from 27 countries over the course of three years.

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Newzoo asked invite-only respondents about which sports they "regularly" watched. Among men aged 21-35, 22% said they were regular esports watchers, just slightly below baseball and better than ice hockey, which fell in the high teens.

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Some other insights:

• Of the more than 200 million estimated esports viewers and casual fans, only 60% actually play the games they watch

• If esports had the same revenue-per-fan as the NBA, it would be a $2.5 billion industry (five times the current amount)

• Esports is projected to be a $1 billion industry by 2019

• 76% of esports enthusiasts say watching esports is taking away from hours they used to spend watching traditional sports

Newzoo, which focuses on esports, traditional sports and brands, created a snapshot of what the typical fan looks like, too, including the brands they like:

That esports lifeCredit: newzoo

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