esports

form of competition that is facilitated by electronic systems, particularly video games
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esports

Summary

esports is a type of sport[1]. esports ranks in the top 8% of type_of_sport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,083 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • esports's instance of is recorded as type of sport[3].
  • esports's instance of is recorded as entertainment[4].
  • esports is a type of sport[5].
  • esports's Commons category is recorded as Esports[6].
  • esports's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Esports[7].
  • esports's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Q18535198[8].
  • esports's uses is recorded as gaming computer[9].
  • esports's uses is recorded as video game console[10].
  • esports's uses is recorded as video game[11].
  • esports's hashtag is recorded as esport[12].
  • esports's practiced by is recorded as clan[13].
  • esports's practiced by is recorded as professional gamer[14].
  • esports's practiced by is recorded as esports commentator[15].
  • esports's practiced by is recorded as esports coach[16].
  • esports's practiced by is recorded as esports manager[17].
  • esports's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of sport[3] and entertainment[4]. esports is a type of sport[5].

Why It Matters

esports ranks in the top 8% of type_of_sport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,083 views/month).[2] esports has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] esports is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of type of sport, entertainment
    Twitch tag id 36a89a80-4fcd-4b74-b3d2-2c6fd9b30c95
    Subclass of sport
    Uses gaming computer, video game console, video game
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29375, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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