[Source] According to various news report, Southeast Asia gaming firm, Garena, is now valued at US$1 billion. Every night, as many as 100,000 gamers log into Garena to play online multi-player games, chat and share tips and tricks. The users are mainly from Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Garena currently hosts different games in different countries, but the most popular title will be League of Legends, a competitive game which is arguably the most played game in the world right now. Co-founder Forrest Li says Garena is popular because it integrates social networks with gaming.