The video game industry is one of the fastest growing and most profitable industries in the modern society, and the importance of the industry is growing day by day. Video games (e-sports) began to appear in society after World War II and have not ceased to develop since. The rapid development of video games and the e-sports scene is no coincidence, as video games have an extraordinary ability to capture the attention of players and viewers, turning them into big fans and enthusiasts of the video game they played in a short period of time. The final paper deals with the problematization of the topics of e-sports, its status, its legitimacy and the purpose it wants to achieve. The main topic of the paper is the emergence and development of the League of Legends e-sport, and the popularity and viewership of e-sports. E-sports have had a bad reputation until recently, there were various stigmas about the quality of e-sports and their impact on spectators and players. The e-sports subculture was marginalized and was not given a chance until the middle of the last decade. Today, e-sports are popularized to the point they appear in everyday media. A large portion of world’s population, both male and female, have tried e-sports at least once. E-sports are not yet considered traditional sports, although public opinion, with the emergence of younger generations growing up with e-sports and for whom e-sports are an essential part of their lives, is moving towards regarding it as one.