Irina "Zemlia" Sukhanova In light of the conclusion of the many-year era of CS:GO, we've compiled a ranking of the most successful esports athletes in the history of the discipline in terms of championship earnings. The ranking below is based on payouts from tournament operators.
Håvard "rain" Nygaard — $1.44 million
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The Norwegian player "rain" achieved his greatest success in FaZe, where he was bought in 2016 along with the entire G2 lineup. Since then, rain has been a consistent participant in the largest tournaments, often emerging victorious. In 2022, FaZe won the prestigious Intel Grand Slam award and became the champion of PGL Antwerp Major 2022, bringing the player $358,000.
Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken — $1.54 million
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Another player from FaZe. 2019 was the most successful year for "Twistzz" in terms of tournament profits. Then, he won 7 major tournaments over 3 months, which, combined with other results, amounted to $482,000.
Denis "electronic" Sharipov — $1.58 million
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A key moment in the player’s career was his move to NAVI. Subsequently, he competed exclusively in tier-1 championships. 2021 was the most financially successful year for "electroNic", as he received $832,000 thanks to championships at a number of top tournaments, including a major.
Finn "Karrigan" Andersen — $1.65 million
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The captain from Denmark is the most experienced of all who made it to this ranking. He has been performing at the highest level of the competitive scene since its inception in 2012. Moreover, his best year in CS:GO happened relatively recently – in 2022, where "Karrigan" led FaZe to all the main trophies and earned $358,000.
Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev — $1.75 million
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This is one of the main faces in the history of the professional scene and one of the most successful players in terms of tournament income. The best period in "s1mple"'s career was in 2021, where his earnings from prizes amounted to $832,000.
Lukas "gla1ve" Rossander – $1.86 million
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The long-time captain of Astralis earned less than all his teammates from the iconic roster of 2018-2019 during his career in CS:GO. He joined the Danes in 2017, and 2018 was the peak earnings year for "gla1ve" – $729,000.
Emil "Magisk" Reif – $1.88 million
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"Magisk" became a player for Astralis only in 2018 when his teammates already had one major each, but then they created their own era together and entered history as the most successful team in CS:GO. 2018 brought Reif $727,000. However, it's important to note the current year, where with Vitality he has already won a major and a number of other top events, bringing in $262,000.
Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz – $1.98 million
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The sniper was the statistical leader of the legendary Astralis lineup, whose peak came in 2018 and 2019. Then "dev1ce" earned $730,000 and $427,000. 2022, which he spent almost entirely inactive, negatively affected the Dane's income.
Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth – $2 million
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Even before joining Astralis in 2016, he had earned over $100,000 in prizes, and subsequently, thanks to dominating the competitive scene from 2018 to 2019, multiplied this amount many times. 2018 brought "Xyp9x" the most money – $729,000.
Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen – $2.1 million
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The Dane is the only participant in all CS:GO majors in history, which he won a record 5 times. Success over many years has allowed "dupreeh" to take first place in the player earnings ranking. Naturally, the two-year era of Astralis made the most significant contribution to Rasmussen’s earnings – $1.1 million.
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