Being a professional gamer can easily be a full-time job overseas.
The massive cash prizes to be won and lucrative sponsorship deals mean that some gamers have earned an unbelievable amount of money in a very short time.
We’ve rounded up the 10 highest-earning competitive gamers in the world according to their overall tournament winnings.
Gamer’s winnings were calculated using eSports Earnings total winnings per player figures.
1. Saahil “UNiVeRsE” Arora – $2,629,645
Age: 26
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 54
Teams: EG, Dignitas, Team Secret
2. Peter “ppd” Dager – $2,618,120
Age: 24
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 56
Teams: EG, compLexity Gaming
3. Clinton “Fear” Loomis – $2,383,155
Age: 28
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 58
Teams: EG
4. Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan – $2,310,447
Age: 17
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 23
Teams: EG
5. Li “iceice” Peng – $1,935,526
Age: Unkown
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 11
Teams: Wings Gaming, Big God
6.Kurtis “Aui_2000” Ling – $1,898,028
Age: 24
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 53
Teams: Cloud9, EG, Dignitas
7. Zhou “bLink” Yang – $1,891,976
Age: Unknown
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 10
Teams: Wings Gaming
8. Zhang “Innocence” Yiping – $1,891,976
Age: 18
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 10
Teams: Wings Gaming
9. Zhang “Faith_bian” Ruida – $1,891,916
Age: 18
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 10
Teams: Wings Gaming
10. Chu “Shadow” Zeyu – $1,891,816
Age: 16
Game: Dota 2
Tournaments: 9
Teams: Wings Gaming
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