People and business grow together
Business grows from what people create, and people grow through what they learn to build.
WESCO is the educational, legislative, regulatory and standards voice of digital sports, and the team that turns those standards into competitions, schools and businesses.
Why WESCO exists, what it does and where. The projects have their own page.
Why WESCO does what it does
Digital sports are the door
Through Esports and digital sports, artificial intelligence, quantum science, fusion energy and the human spirit reach young people.
A door needs rules
WESCO writes the standards first, then builds competitions, schools, cities and businesses on top of them.
One logic, six steps
Every project came from one of these steps. Point at a step to see which projects grew from it.
- 1Rules and lawStatutes, governance, certification and public policy. This is where legitimacy starts.
- 2CompetitionStandards become tournaments, rankings and leagues. Open a projectDigital Sports CompetitionsPEGT National Esports LeagueGlobal Digital Sports Events
- 3EducationPeople who will run the sector are trained. Open a projectMaster in Esports ManagementCEIES
- 4InclusionDigital skills bring young people back to school. Open a projectChanging the People, Changing the WorldAmbassadors of Digital Sports
- 5Cities and venuesThe places where digital sports live. Open a projectDigital Sports Cities & Venues
- 6BusinessPartnerships, summits and platforms that sustain it all. Open a projectGlobal Business PlatformWESCO SummitD50 Expo and Summit
How the network reaches every level
Everyone arrives the same way: first contact, a conversation, and a regional Vice President who handles that part of the market. From there the path depends on who you are. Click a branch to follow it. Non-profit or for-profit, sporting or not, it is all one connected network.
Click any bubble. Its path opens right below.
What the work adds up to
- 54countries
- 1,122+members
- 15M+people reached in 10 years
- 75+events
- US$2.85Braised
- 36legislative projects: 31 in Brazil, 5 abroad
Each region, in numbers and in work
Click a region to see its market and what WESCO runs there. Every project works in every region.
The largest audience, and the largest partner.
- $95Brevenue 2025
- +9.9%growth 2025
- 1,896Mplayers
- CECC, WESCO's largest partner, hosts the Beijing office.
- D50 Global Digital Economy Alliance Summit with CECC.
- WESCO Esports Championship and Summit, every year from 2018 to 2023.
- PEGT national league with Poly Events: 25 championships a year.
- CUEL brings Esports to universities.
The richest audience per player, and a fast-growing south.
- $62.6Brevenue 2025
- 621Mplayers
- $217per player, North America
- PAMESCO, the pan-American body, led by Daniel Cossi.
- Ambassadors of Digital Sports, with Cafu and Renzo Gracie.
- Changing the People, Changing the World, in schools.
- Master in Global Esports Management, online for the whole continent.
- Regional Vice Presidents in North, Central and South America.
The fastest-growing market in the world.
- +15%growth 2025
- 595Mplayers
- 41countries in ACES
- ACES unites 41 countries, all WESCO members.
- Enter Africa opens digital sports to young people in 15 countries.
- Africa Advisory Board guides the work on the ground.
- Regional Vice Presidents lead North, West, Central and Southern Africa.
Where education and business meet.
- $36.3Brevenue 2025
- +10.7%growth 2025
- 465Mplayers
- Master in Global Esports Management with Euncet Business School.
- Esports Regulatory & Expo Congress in Catalonia.
- Regional Vice Presidents in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia.
The market behind Esports and digital sports
Esports lives inside the games market. Click each measure below to see it by region.
Click each one: five measures, five views
US$ billion, 2025
Asia-Pacific is the largest market.
The Middle East and Africa grow fastest.
North America pays the most per player.
Newzoo data for the whole games market, which includes Esports.
Where each domain lives
The same work, grouped by domain. Open one to see its projects.
Technological innovation
Smart venues and cities, AI-managed buildings, VR, AR and metaverse competition: the technology of Digital and Electronic Sports applied to real places.
- Digital Sports CompetitionsGlobal Digital Sports Championships with regional editions, and tournaments across four areas: Esports core titles, virtual, simulated and metaverse sports, with ranking systems modelled on football.
- Digital Sports Cities & VenuesDesign and development of smart venues and cities for digital sports: arenas, schools, universities and urban complexes, with AI-managed buildings and renewable resources.
- PEGT National Esports LeaguePEGT, the national league in China built with Poly Events: 25 championships of esports and digital sports every year since 2024.
Education
Educational programs built on Digital and Electronic Sports: an online master in Global Esports Management with WESCO Euncet Business School, and educational centres that train the people who will run the sector.
- Master in Esports ManagementThe online Master in Global Esports Management with WESCO Euncet Business School, six blocks from publishers to audiences, plus educational centres for children and teenagers.
- CEIESThe center of excellence for education, innovation and inclusion with esports, with a certified curriculum and trained teachers.
Social inclusion
Programs that bring children and teenagers back to school and give communities a path out of dropout, through the skills digital sports already teach.
- Changing the People, Changing the WorldA program for children and teenagers that brings digital tools, streaming, robotics, languages and STEM into the classroom, to bring students back to study and away from dropout.
- Ambassadors of Digital SportsChampions and public figures from sport, entertainment and business, among them Cafu and Renzo Gracie, who carry digital sports to wider audiences and to the institutions that decide its future.
- Olympic and Paralympic movementDedicated spaces for the Olympic and Paralympic movements, including Asia and the Americas, where digital sports meet the wider Olympic family.
Business platform
Business models, management models and partnerships that put governments, companies and non-profits at one table, across China, Africa and the Americas.
- Global Business PlatformThe business and innovation platform that connects governments, companies and markets in five continents.
- Business and partnershipsBusiness models, management models and partnership structures for companies, governments and non-profits, connecting China, Africa and the Americas.
- Global Digital Sports EventsSummits that bring governments, sports authorities and industry to one stage, with a championship alongside: the WESCO Esports Championship and Summit in China every year from 2018 to 2023, and regional summits across the Americas and Africa.
- D50 Expo and SummitThe Global Digital Economy Alliance Summit with the China Electronics Chamber of Commerce, taken to host cities across continents.
- WESCO SummitTwo days of forums and business meetings, inside five days of diplomacy, culture and VIP programme in the host city.
Institution and law
- Institutional structuringStatutes, governance models, legitimacy terms and certification paths for federations, confederations and clubs.
- Legislation and public policyBills, regulations and recognition frameworks that give digital sports legal standing, with 36 legislative projects drafted, 31 in Brazil and 5 abroad.
- Affiliation and certificationThe route for federations, confederations, clubs and companies to join WESCO and receive its formal certification, handled by the Affiliation and Standards office.
Ready to dive in?
Tell us what your country, federation or company wants to build. We will tell you how WESCO can help.