Population
10,804,871 (2025)[2]
Market · National
Portugal
Portugal is a European games-development and live-esports market with local studios and multinational development hubs. Lisbon and Porto connect industry activity with international games and tournament events.
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Updated October 5, 2026Market snapshot
Internet use
88.5% (2024)[3]
Share of the population using the internet; not a player or esports-audience count.
Development ecosystem
Local and multinational studios[4]
Investment agency profile identifies game-development and innovation hubs.
2026 tournament host
Porto · 4–6 September[1]
BLAST named Super Bock Arena as the Porto Open playoff venue.
Market ecosystem
Games and competitions
References5
- [1]Counter-Strike returns to Portugal as BLAST Premier Open S2 heads to Porto this September — BLAST
- [2]Population, total — Portugal — World Bank
- [3]Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — Portugal — World Bank / International Telecommunication Union
- [4]Digital sector — Gaming — AICEP Portugal Global
- [5]Lisbon panorama from Castle - 001.jpg — Wikimedia Commons
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