iQOO Starts Quest for its Gen Z Chief Gaming Officer (CGO) for 2025; Offering a Whopping Sum of INR 10 Lakh

The Gen Z CGO will collaborate with the brand to co-create smartphones, lead the brand’s eSports vision, and actively engage with India’s top eSports gamers

• The company^[1] has opened registration for individuals aged 18-25 to apply for the role on iQOO India’s website, offering an opportunity to young gaming enthusiasts to turn their passion into a fulfilling and rewarding opportunity.
• The position also offers an opportunity to collaborate with top eSports leaders, engage with 2Mn+ questers of iQOO Connect, the official community of iQOO.

New Delhi, March 20, 2025:  iQOO, a high-performance smartphone brand, is on the hunt for its Chief Gaming Officer (CGO)^[2] for 2025 to co-create its smartphones, lead the brand’s eSports vision, and actively engage with India’s top eSports gamers. The opportunity offers young gaming enthusiasts, under the age of 25, a chance to turn their passion into a fulfilling and rewarding career. The CGO will gain access to iQOO’s latest products and represent the brand at major gaming events across the world.

iQOO’s Chief Gaming Officer (CGO) will join forces with the leadership team at iQOO and work closely with the community, exchanging gaming insights, including gameplay, gaming style, presentation, and game interpretations. iQOO is also offering a total sum of INR 10,00,000/- to its CGO^[3]. The company has opened registrations for individuals aged 18-25 on its official website (www.iqoo.com/in/activity/cgo) and will welcome applications until March 30, 2025.

Talking about the quest for Chief Gaming Officer, Nipun Marya, CEO, iQOO, said: “We have always believed in the power of India’s gaming community, and the phenomenal response to our previous CGO hunt reaffirmed this. After receiving countless requests from our community, we knew we had to bring it back. At iQOO, we are committed to empowering young gaming enthusiasts by giving them a platform to step into the eSports industry and shape the future of mobile gaming in India. With CGO as an I.P, we continue to create opportunities for Questers to turn their passion into a profession and be a part of the vision.”

The number of gamers in India has grown at an annual rate of 14.6% over the past six years, from 2018 to 2024, with the latest estimate of gamers reaching approximately 48 crore, based on trends from the IMARC report.  In 2023, the gaming population stood at 43.9 crore, according to the same report. With the CGO 2.0, iQOO aims to further engage its rapidly expanding community, fostering innovation, and empowering young gaming enthusiasts to shape the future of mobile gaming in India.

iQOO recently teamed up with seven of India’s biggest gaming icons—Dynamo Gaming, GamerFleet, Mortal, Payal Gaming, Scout, Shreeman Legend, and UnGraduate Gamer—in the largest co-creation initiative in mobile gaming. These top gamers are putting iQOO’s gaming smartphones to the test, providing real-time feedback, and certifying devices.

In December 2024, the brand also joined forces with six top BGMI eSports teams and over 100 gamers to fuel the eSports boom in India.