MOBAs are more popular on Facebook than Major League Baseball and the NFL

People might care more about the League of Legends finals than the Super Bowl one day.

As you can see in the chart above, all MOBAs combined acquire more Facebook likes than most sports, according to a new report by Adobe Digital Index on gaming trends. Only the NBA, which is popular across the world, ranked higher. This shows that esports, especially games in the popular MOBA genre, resonate with the social media crowd. Esports will generate $1.8 billion a year by 2020, according to Colin Sebastian, analyst at R.W. Baird. It’s one of gaming’s fastest-growing sectors. It was a $200 million industry in 2014.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.