The increase in the use of social networks together with the multitude of streaming platforms that are emerging have contributed to an increase in the use of technologies. And, with it, help citizens to find their place and being able to be oneself through a screen. This has made many people known, achieving, nothing more and nothing less, that five Spaniards are among the 20 best-known gamers in the world.
To get where they have come they have had to go through a hard apprenticeship. This requires time and, above all, passion. A study by Curries, a British retailer, declares that, the articles these streamers use mark a starting point in e-commerce.
Spanish gamers of the moment
According to the study, among the 20 best-known gamers in the world, 5 are Spanish, they are the following: Vegetta777, AuronPlay, Mikecrack, Willyrex, and, fifthly, Ibai.
The fact that these gamers have this position, gives rise to the increase that social networks have had. It can be seen that most of them have a high number of followers on networks, such as Instagram, Twitch and Youtube.
main games
Among the best-known gamers are also the most used games or the ones in which these stramers spend the most time. Some of them are the League of Legends, Fortnite, GTA, World Of Warcraft, among others.
Most popular items
According to Currys sales figures, best selling accessories in the last year were Wired gaming headsets, keyboards, and wired gaming mice. As for the most sought after products, they were PS4 and PS5 controllers, Xbox One controllers, joysticks and mechanical keyboards. And, when it came to branded items, the top searches were Razer headsets, Playseat gaming chairs, SteelSeries headsets, and Logitech gaming mice.
In general, there is a great tendency to buy keyboards, which leads to PC games are above console games in the world of streaming. This conclusion can be drawn not only from PC keyboard sales, but also from the trend towards wired mice and headsets.
Gamers in the ecommerce world
These gamers, being so recognized worldwide, not only causes an increase and development of networks and new technologies, but also causes an increase in electronic commerce.
A multitude of brands related to technology or products that are normally used by them, make them feel attracted to them, thus increasing their sales.
Gamers are similar to influencers on Instagram, having a great influence towards the public, help brands sell their products more easily and quickly.
A study carried out by Shopify declares that “Playing a video game helps fulfill some of the basic psychological needs that are described in what is known as ‘The Self-Determination Theory’“. This theory offers three basic needs: competence, autonomy and relatedness. Therefore, these three needs, together with electronic commerce, provoke the desire to want to play a video game.
The exponential growth of gamers and streamers in our country is giving rise, indirectly, to an increase in electronic commerce, specifically, online stores related to technology.