Using the methods from this post, I determined an approximate playerbase for each region based on ranked players:

According to Valking.gg the breakdown for Radiant/Immortal players is: Eu: 16171; NA: 9745; BR: 3633; LATAM: 2347; Korea: 1474; Asia(not including korea): 9678

Using ranked distribution from July which lists 0.6% of the player base as Radiant/Immortal* we get approximate #s:

EU: 2.695 Million Players
NA: 1.624 Million Players
BR: 605 Thousand Players
LATAM: 391 Thousand Players
Korea: 246 Thousand Players
Asia: 1.613 Million Players

*This changes regularly but comparisons of playerbase between region should be good just not the exact #s

Thought this would be cool to update/share and might tell us how slots will be divided for next year's events

its only ranked players
I think riot once stated 10 mil players

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WHERE IS INDIA PLAYERS????

SuckUrMumBruv [#5]

WHERE IS INDIA PLAYERS????

part of Asia cause of the database I used. But still, Asia is bigger than NA which is crazy imo

but asia gets 6 slots

HaSanity [#7]

but asia gets 6 slots

Yeah and for Champions, SA gets 4 slots versus Eu’s 3

bro im joking anywaqys KEKW

SuckUrMumBruv [#9]

bro im joking anywaqys KEKW

??

NewEulogy [#10]

??

*nvm

NewEulogy [#8]

Yeah and for Champions, SA gets 4 slots versus Eu’s 3

SEA gets 3 for champions, same as EU

pretty crazy that korea has such strong players with such a tiny playerbase

schlong [#12]

SEA gets 3 for champions, same as EU

asia. and you mean to say EMEA. also emea has almost double the player base

schlong [#12]

SEA gets 3 for champions, same as EU

sea is just a part of asia. emea should get more slots since it has a larger player base and a bigger region

SETSUZA [#13]

pretty crazy that korea has such strong players with such a tiny playerbase

Yeah literally 1/10th of EU and still some tier 1 players+teams. From what I've heard the low playerbase is cause of vanguard's issues w/ PC bangs

does EU include CIS may I ask?

what about OCE? are their part of NA

zenv [#18]

what about OCE? are their part of NA

I’d assume oceania is looped in with Asia

Danny [#19]

I’d assume oceania is looped in with Asia

nah

plebwong [#17]

does EU include CIS may I ask?

Yes, I know that it at least includes TR+CIS+EU but might also be MENA and maybe the rest of Africa as well

zenv [#18]

what about OCE? are their part of NA

For this, they are included in Asia

SETSUZA [#13]

pretty crazy that korea has such strong players with such a tiny playerbase

can't beat the Korean work ethic

NewEulogy [#6]

part of Asia cause of the database I used. But still, Asia is bigger than NA which is crazy imo

Not crazy at all. Small countries in Asia have 200M population while USA has 350M and Canada is just too small too count.

You also got China and India. Not sure if you counted China in Asia though.

SnooTangerines [#24]

Not crazy at all. Small countries in Asia have 200M population while USA has 350M and Canada is just too small too count.

You also got China and India. Not sure if you counted China in Asia though.

I guess I',m used to a CS / other esport point of view where the regions are usually EU, NA, LATAM(including BR), and then Asia in order of playerbase/popularity.
It is cool to see Valorant doing so well in Asia(especially when it isn't actually out in China). I think it can be a truly global esport more than any before it.

plebwong [#17]

does EU include CIS may I ask?

It does, there are quite a few cis players on the leaderboard which is surprising since nobody plays val here.