The 10 highest-paid professional gamers in the world

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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