Who are the Highest-Earning Esports Players of All Time?

Esports is one of the biggest industries in the world. The net worth of the gaming industry topples even the likes of the film, television, and music industries combined. It is no surprise that games like Counter-Strike, Dota, Fortnite, and more have become such massive affairs garnering millions of players.

But, have you ever wondered who the highest-earning player is from each of the most gigantic esports titles? In this article, we’ll delve into details about them and want tournaments they’ve won. From their career achievements to the most they’ve earned from a single event, everything will be covered in this detailed article.

Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike, now CS2 is one of the oldest esports titles in this roundup. So, the players associated with the game have earned massive amounts. But, as of 2025, Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen is the highest-earning CS2 player of all time.

Hailing from Denmark, dupreeh has accumulated over $2,181,164 in earnings. The 30-year-old Danish player took the top spot from Xyp9x after winning the IEM Rio and BLAST Paris events and winning over $150,000.

Nonetheless, CS2 has regular tournaments going on, and considering the close difference between the earnings of the first and second players, anyone can take the top spot as long as they perform well in the next tournament they partake in.

VALORANT

Valorant is a considerably newer release in the roundup but has taken the industry by storm by growing into a gigantic esports contender. Based on the latest statistics, Corbin ‘C0M’ Lee is the highest-paid Valorant player of all time.

The USA-based player has made over $327, 366 in earnings. While he has significantly contributed to the teams he has played in like Evil Geniuses and Leviathan Esports, his biggest achievement came in the form of the ALORANT Champions 2023 tournament.

He has delivered consistent performances and high-grade plays that have earned him the top sport clear in the Valorant space. The second place belongs to Ethan “Ethan” Arnold, also hailing from the States.

Call of Duty

Call of Duty is an OG esports title as well and has a bunch of top players as well. Atlanta FaZe is one of the most notable contributors for this title and more notably two of the team’s players are the highest-paid players of Call of Duty as per 2025 statistics.

Coming from the USA, Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris is the most-paid player of Call of Duty, narrowly followed by Chris “Simp” Lehr. aBeZy’s earnings have crossed a massive $1.9 million thanks to formidable performances in various tournaments all over the globe.

As for Simlp, he too has amassed around the same numbers, making Atlanta FaZe one of the biggest teams in the esports space for the Call of Duty franchise.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Seige

Rainbow Six Seige is one of the most competitive games in its genre. The Ubisoft game has a huge competitive scene with thousands of players and streamers. However, based on the latest data, the highest-paid player of all time is Stéphane “Shaiiko” Lebleu.

Hailing from France, Shaiiko has made more than $786,685 so far and is continuing to inspire his team in major tournaments scoring huge amounts of money. He has taken Team BDS to new highs.

His heroics have helped him climb the list of the highest-paid Rainbow Six players which is dominated by French players.

Dota 2

Dota 2, years later is still one of the most popular esports titles, consistently being the second most-played game on Steam. As of February 2025, the highest-paid Dota 2 player is Johan “N0tail” Sundstein from Denmark.

N0tail has been outstanding in Dota 2 for many years at this point. Helping his team, OG win the The International tournament in both 2018 and 2019. This has helped him to become the highest-paid Dota 2 player raising over $7 Million. OG also became the first team in history to achieve the feat aided by N0tail.

Fortnite

Fortnite is quite different from its other competing esports games, but that is what makes it unique. It has become a huge name in the esports space especially helped by names like Ninja, Tfue, and more

However, 2019’s solo Fortnite World Cup winner Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf takes the cake for the highest-paid Fortnite player of all time. Winning a $3 million prize at that time, Bugha has won around $4 million and continues to do well in the esports space. Aqua and Psalm take the second and third place, both also worth around $2 million each.

Rocket League

Rocket League is a massive name both for casuals and esports players. It has a massive presence in esports as well. The highest-paid player in this regard is Evan “M0nkey M00n” Rogez from Team BDS.

Based in France, M0nkey M00n has tons of achievements that have taken his team across the line multiple times. The RLCS World Cup 2022, other regional tournaments, and more event wins are what have made the player worth over $909,000 becoming the highest-paid player in Rocket League history.

PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile is the only game in the lineup that is more popular on mobile than its PC counterpart. Being more popular in Asia, the highest-paid PUBG Mobile player as of February 2025, is Zhu “Paraboy” Bocheng from China.

He has been paid over $1.4 million for his excellent performances in the game. He spent a lot of time in the team Nova Esports and helped them win some huge tournaments and championships which explains why he is worth this much.

He jump-shipped teams in 2023 for a reported gargantuan fee of $759,000, is now a part of JD Esport,s and is still a very influential player in the PUBG mobile esports scene.