● Research & Knowledge

Research Knowledge

Two complementary ways of looking at esports: a broad, continuous watch on the market, and deep, structured research. Together they form the knowledge base behind our advisory work.

● The idea

Why we work in two registers

Esports move quickly and in every direction. To advise well, IES keeps two distinct but connected layers of knowledge. Market watch maintains a wide, curated view of what is happening across the scene. Study turns that observation into rigorous research and development models. The first gives breadth, the second gives depth.

Kept together, they follow a simple logic: see the whole board, then study it, then choose.

● Study

Deep, structured research

The Esports Compendium, our research and development model, in two editions.

What
A structured body of research on the esports sector, from definitions and classifications to development models.
Why
Because a sector that reshapes constantly needs an evidence-based backbone, not only observation.
Function
It is the analytical foundation that turns market signals into models organisations can act on.
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● Market watch

A wide, curated view

Esports News Weekly, Esports World Map and Trends.

What
A selected but still generalist picture of the market, updated continuously.
Why
Because you cannot choose the right moves without first seeing the whole board. Market watch is divulgation: it keeps knowledge of esports current and accessible.
Function
It is the panoramic layer that surfaces what matters, week by week, across the world.
Esports News Weekly Esports World Map Esports Trends
● How it fits together

From breadth to focus

Market watch shows the horizon. Study gives it depth. Consulting turns both into the right decision. This is how Research and Knowledge supports the strategic work of IES: from the whole picture of the market, to structured understanding, to the choices that move an organisation forward.