Revealing the top 10 highest-earning gamers in Esports village

Esports has proven its appeal in the entertainment industry with great growth. According to DualShockers, in 2019 alone, the industry paid out $216 million in prize money for players, and according to the trend, this number will continue to increase in the future. Many famous people like Drake, Will Smith or Michael Jordan also do not hesitate to spend a large amount of money to invest in this industry.​

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Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf set a record when he donated a $3 million prize at the 2019 Fortnite World Cup at the age of 16. Even this reward is more than Novak Djokovic’s prize when he won Wimbledon also in the same year. that year. Despite winning such a large prize, Bugha still can’t make it into the top 10 highest earning players in Esports village.​

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According to data from EsportsEarnings, in the list of 100 highest-earning gamers in Esports village, only 10% are American, 29% are Chinese players. Famous for its large-scale tournaments and high prize money, it is not surprising that gamers Dota 2 covers the top 10 of this list.

Top 10 pro gamer highest earners 2019:​

• N0tail (Johan Sundstein) – $6,890,591​

• JerAx (Jesse Vainikka) – $6,470,000​

• Ana (Anathan Pham) – 6,000,411 USD​

• Ceb (Sébastien Debs) – $5,489,233​

• Topson (Topias Taavitsainen) – $5,414,446​

• KuroKy (Kuro Takhasomi) – $5,128,788​

• Miracle- (Amer Al-Barkawi – $4,692,418​

• MinD ContRoL (Ivan Ivanov) – $4,483,493​

• GH (Maroun Merhej) – $4,086,426​

• SumaiL (Sumail Hassan) – 3,591,225 USD​

N0tail is the captain of OG – the team that won the Dota 2 The International twice

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Obviously, Esports is getting more and more attention nowadays, besides many well-invested large-scale tournaments, a number of projects are aimed at bringing electronic Sports into schools is underway. Currently, there are more than 120 colleges and universities in the US that offer students an Esports program, promising potential growth opportunities in the future.​