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Sydney

Sydney is Australia's financial and business services hub and a major convention, exhibition and live-event market centred on Darling Harbour.

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Updated October 23, 2026

Market snapshot

Population

218,096 residents[1]

City of Sydney local area estimate at 30 June 2022; distinct from Greater Sydney.

Local economic output

More than AUD 156 billion[2]

Gross Regional Product for the City of Sydney local area, as at 2024.

Employment floor space

More than 16.7 million square metres[2]

City of Sydney local area.

Market ecosystem

Venues and infrastructure

Darling Harbour includes ICC Sydney's convention, exhibition and entertainment facilities.

TikTok Entertainment Centre

Games and competitions

ESL returned its Intel Extreme Masters circuit to Sydney in 2023, with the playoffs held at ICC Sydney.

Intel Extreme Masters

Events and competition

References31
  1. [1]The city at a glance — City of Sydney
  2. [2]Business & economy — City of Sydney
  3. [3]Venue Features — ICC Sydney
  4. [4]Intel Extreme Masters to return down under as ESL presents Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 — ESL FACEIT Group
  5. [5]Intel Extreme Masters Season XII — Sydney — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  6. [6]Intel Extreme Masters comes to Sydney this May — ESL
  7. [7]The Intel Extreme Masters Sydney champions have been crowned! — ESL
  8. [8]Inaugural Intel Extreme Masters in Sydney attracts 7,000 fans on each event day, nearly 8 million unique viewers online — ESL FACEIT Group
  9. [9]IEM Sydney 2017 overview — HLTV.org
  10. [10]ESL and Intel Celebrate 20 years of Collaboration — Intel
  11. [11]ESL FACEIT Group press room and IEM Sydney 2017 CS:GO gallery — ESL FACEIT Group
  12. [12]HyperX joins forces with Intel Extreme Masters in Sydney — HyperX, release syndicated by Impulse Gamer
  13. [13]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons
  14. [14]Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII - Sydney — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  15. [15]Global esports superstars return to Sydney this May for Intel Extreme Masters — ESL FACEIT Group
  16. [16]IEM Sydney 2018 overview — HLTV.org
  17. [17]IEM Sydney 2018 viewer's guide — HLTV.org
  18. [18]Qudos Bank Arena (Sydney, AUS) 2016.JPG — Wikimedia Commons / Philip Terry Graham
  19. [19]Intel Extreme Masters Season XIV — Sydney — Liquipedia
  20. [20]Intel Extreme Masters Sydney returns for the third consecutive year in 2019 — ESL FACEIT Group
  21. [21]Intel Extreme Masters Sydney sets new record for Australian esports viewership — ESL FACEIT Group
  22. [22]IEM Sydney 2019 overview — HLTV.org
  23. [23]Predator touches down at IEM Sydney as official partner — Acer Predator
  24. [24]IEM Sydney 2019 stage photo reuse audit — Wikimedia Commons
  25. [25]Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  26. [26]Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023: FaZe Clan crowned the first-ever Counter-Strike 2 Champions following an electrifying Grand Final — ESL FACEIT Group
  27. [27]IEM Sydney teams, format, schedule, prizes, talent — HLTV.org
  28. [28]IEM Sydney 2023 event artwork reuse audit — ESL FACEIT Group, Wikimedia Commons and Unsplash
  29. [29]Rift Rivals 2018 SEA-LJL-OPL — Leaguepedia — Leaguepedia
  30. [30]Rift Rivals 2018: SEA vs LJL vs OPL — Liquipedia — Liquipedia
  31. [31]Rival Review — Riot Games / League of Legends

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