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The Top 20 Richest Counter-Strike 2 Players
General audience interest in Counter-Strike 2 is constantly growing. In the first six months after its release, 232 tournaments were held, awarding over $9 million in prize money. The richest esports players in CS2 history.
The International Dota 2 tournament series has eclipsed other esports titles in prize pool. However, wealthy players aren’t limited to Dota 2 players. Esports athletes competing in another Valve title, CS:GO, also earn substantial prize money. The ecosystem there is structured entirely differently. For example, the prestige of tournaments is determined not by prize money, but by their history.
The top earners in CS2 are FaZe Clan members broky, karrigan, rain, and ropz. They earned the majority of their prize money in late 2023, during the first CS2 tournaments. Each of them received $263,500 for winning IEM Sydney 2023, Thunderpick World Championship 2023, and CS Asia Championships 2023, as well as for placing at other tournaments.
The top 20 richest CS2 players also included representatives from Team Vitality , Team Spirit , and Natus Vincere . Lackluster among them was Twistzz, who managed to accumulate some winnings from FaZe Clan before joining Team Liquid .
Mezii, apEX, flameZ, Spinx, and ZywOo’s main earnings came from victories at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2023. Spirit players boast trophies from BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2023 and IEM Katowice 2024. Aleksib, B1t, iM, jL, and w0nderful have only won one championship title, but what a title it was—PGL Major Copenhagen 2024.
The richest CS2 players
- Broky – $263,500
- Karrigan – $263,500
- rain – $263,500
- ropz – $263,500
- mezii – $163,500
- apEX – $163,300
- flameZ – $163,300
- Spinx – $163,300
- ZywOo – $163,300
- frozen – $153,000
- Twistzz – $142,100
- Donk – $136,825
- magixx – $136,125
- Chopper – $135,250
- zont1x – $135,250
- Aleksib – $131,300
- B1t – $131,300
- iM – $131,300
- jL – $131,300
- w0nderful – $130,716
We’re looking forward to more and more CS2 tournaments, meaning this list will be constantly changing. As always, we’ll keep our finger on the pulse of events and provide you with the most up-to-date information!
