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Belgium

Belgium is a European games-development and esports-media market with industry activity supported through regional institutions. Flanders and Brussels have a dedicated games funding and research programme through VAF.

Belgium
Grand-Place in Brussels, Belgium, June 2018. · Celuici · CC BY-SA 4.0 Resized and converted to JPEG; displayed crop may vary.
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Updated October 5, 2026

Market snapshot

Population

11,941,781 (2025)[2]

Internet use

95.8% (2024)[3]

Share of the population using the internet; not a player or esports-audience count.

Regional games research

Flanders and Brussels[4]

VAF’s regional programme and research scope; not a Belgium-wide market estimate.

Market ecosystem

City footprint

Brussels

Brussels, Belgium, hosted the semifinals of the 2015 League of Legends World Championship at Brussels Expo.

References5
  1. [1]Sheep Esports SRL — Company BE 1001.772.250 — Sheep Esports
  2. [2]Population, total — Belgium — World Bank
  3. [3]Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — Belgium — World Bank / International Telecommunication Union
  4. [4]Gametrends 2025 — Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds
  5. [5]Grand-Place, Brussels - panorama, June 2018.jpg — Wikimedia Commons

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