MTS analyzed the preferences of users of the foggy gaming service MTC Fog Play.
At the final of the most anticipated Dota 2 tournament of the year, The International 2024, the company’s experts recorded a 53% increase in the number of sessions compared to the tournament final in 2023.
Here are the TOP regions where user growth is recorded:
1. Krasnodar region: by 75%
2. Saint Petersburg and Leningrad region: by 67%
3. Altai Krai: by 32%
4. Sverdlovsk region: by 29%
5. Moscow and Moscow region by 18%
The growth of user activity was recorded throughout the tournament from September 4 to 15. During this time, the number of players increased by 86% compared to the previous tournament from October 7 to 17.
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We see growing interest in cloud gaming, which provides users with access to modern games without the need to have their own powerful equipment. For example, over the summer of this year, the audience of active players on the platform grew by 34%.
Tournaments like The International generally show interest in gaming among Russians, including the foggy kind. That’s why we are actively developing and introducing new games and technologies to provide our users with an even more exciting and diverse gaming experience.
— MTS Cloud Gaming Director Ilya Tselikov
It is noted that this weekend Dota 2 entered the top five most popular games in Fog Play and took 2nd place, overtaking GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2. This increases the interest of players in the events of The International tournament.
Source: Iphones RU
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