Esports Betting Trends in 2024 – Top 5 Esports Titles
As another year of esports betting concludes, Abios has emerged with a report summarizing the trends this past year. Accordingly, let’s take a look at the most popular esports for betting in 2024 as we look forward to 2025.
Abios 2024 Report – CS2 Leading
For those unaware, Abios is the world’s most trusted esports API offering in-depth analytics and data solutions for esports. With access to over 40 esports betting operators thanks to parent company Kambi.
Accordingly, let’s start by taking a look at the most popular esports betting titles below for 2024:
| Esports Title | % of Esports Betting Turnover |
|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 57% |
| League of Legends | 26% |
| Dota 2 | 10% |
| VALORANT | 5% |
| Call of Duty | 2% |
Beyond these main titles, 1% of betting coverage is owned by the remaining esports games unmentioned.
CS2 – Leading Esports Betting
To nobody’s surprise, Valve’s CS2 tops the charts when it comes to esports betting. Indeed, this past year we’ve continued to witness the sequel maturing with the best competitive framework out there.
Specifically, here’s a look at the statistics from the past season of CS2 betting:
- Peak Viewers – 1,853,954 (PGL Major Copenhagen 2024)
- Total Prize Pool – $20,514,054
- Tournaments – 595
As the title moves to a more open format next season, it’s likely that the number of tournaments and betting odds will increase.
LoL Dominating Dota 2 in 2024
For the past few years, Valve’s management of competitive Dota 2 has paled in comparison to Riot’s League of Legends.
Once upon a time, esports betting markets for LoL and Dota 2 were very competitive with one another. However, the current statistics support the fact that LoL betting is in a much healthier condition than Dota:
| Esports Betting Metric in 2024 | League of Legends | Dota 2 |
|---|---|---|
| % of Esports Betting Turnover | 26% | 10% |
| Peak Viewership in 2024 | 6,941,610 | 1,523,957 |
| Total Prize Pool in 2024 | $9,133,519 | $22,143,810 |
| Tournaments in 2024 | 173 | 158 |
So although Dota has a clear advantage in terms of prize pool, League of Legends enjoys more than double the betting activity.
One possible explanation could be that LoL offering competitive regional leagues allows for more betting markets and opportunities than Dota since the dissolution of the Dota Pro Circuit.
VALORANT and CoD Bringing the Rear
While the Big Three of esports betting take the majority of the attention, VALORANT and Call of Duty made it into the ranking.
Firstly, VALORANT’s innovative esports scene deserves the attention it has been receiving. Developing competitive regional leagues, international tournaments and a thrilling Tier 2 scene, the esports title has already achieved so much despite being so young.
Indeed, the future of esports betting for VALORANT is incredibly bright.
Meanwhile, Call of Duty titles have been around for a minute now. Moreover, this past year Call of Duty esports received attention considering the failure of the other franchised league owned by Blizzard, the Overwatch League. However, this scene continues to succeed and innovate despite the heat.
In conclusion, here at EsportsBets we’ll continue offering coverage for all esports especially those at the top of the industry.
