The 20 players with the highest earned prize money

The fact that esports is a pretty lucrative business is made no secret by any stretch of the imagination. Of course, the organizers and the companies behind the that are present pocket the most money, but the prize money of the individual players is also really impressive.

The first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (buy now ) is no exception. Six-figure sums are not uncommon here, and so there are numerous players in the top 20 who are either scraping the million mark or have already passed it with flying colors.

This is how much prize money the top 20 earners in have bagged so far

Especially in relation to each other, the individual list places are exciting. While the last five places are just under the million mark, the first places are already almost double the amount. But the list also reflects past successes: the first three places are also the three players who won more than a million dollars in prize money for the first time in 2018.

  1. dupreeh (Denmark) $1,934,081.07
  2. Xyp9x (Denmark) $1,906,980.23
  3. dev1ce (Denmark) $1,898,931.54
  4. gla1ve (Denmark) $1,759,142.41
  5. Magisk (Denmark) $1,527,540.30
  6. s1mple (Ukraine) $1,173,238.65
  7. Stewie2k (USA) $1,159,840.00
  8. TrapN (Brazil) $1,112,438.92
  9. TACO (Brazil) $1,081,958.27
  10. fer (Brazil) $1,063,838.92
  11. NAF (Canada) $1,055,265.66
  12. coldzera (Brazil) $1,033,801.46
  13. electroNic (Russia) $1,026,975.33
  14. ELiGE (USA) $1,003,196.42
  15. karrigan (Denmark) $1,001,635.39
  16. nitr0 (USA) $ 920,151.73
  17. JW (Sweden) $911,060.68
  18. olofmeister (Sweden) $908,811.52
  19. Twistzz (Kanda) $891,176.43
  20. KRiMZ (Sweden) $886,123.34

What is particularly striking is that even though there is definitely variance in the origin of the players, the list is only made up by a total of six areas. Denmark is in the lead by far, but the neighboring country Sweden is also represented several times. In addition, the geographic siblings Canada and the USA can anchor themselves, while Russia and Brazil are also represented several times.

Of course, the list is only a snapshot and each upcoming tournament can and will change not only the numbers but also the players and thus the entire list. Nevertheless, besides the individual players, especially the current places of origin and also numbers are exciting info, not only for CS:GO fans.

Source: Esports Earnings


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