One of the longest-running esports of all time, Counter-Strike has a storied history of legendary players. After countless majors and big-money event, some of these players have earned millions in prize money. These are the highest-earning CS pros of all time, for both CSGO and CS2.
Back in 2018, Astralis stars Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz, Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen and Andreas ‘Xyp9x’ Højsleth became the first CS:GO stars to break the $1 million threshold in prize money won.
Since then, they have been joined by a handful of players in the millionaires’ club, which now features as many as 24 names. Since CS2 has replaced CS:GO, the CS:GO list will no longer change, but we will update CS2 after each big event.
Astralis have given up their stranglehold on every tournament, and their dominant lineup is no longer around. However, those five players still dominate the list of the highest-earning stars in the game.
With the release of CS2 in 2023, there is a split in the history of CS again, as we look to a new era of young stars who will aim to dominate the new game.
To keep track of it all, we will include separate earnings for CS:GO and CS2 in the rankings below, so we can see the kings of the respective eras.
NAVI and Spirit won the first two majors of CS2, so they fill up the top 10, followed by mainly FaZe and Vitality players.
Top 20 highest-earning CS2 players (December 2024)
| Rank | Player | Country | CS2 earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | donk | RUS | $418,900 |
| 2 | chopper | RUS | $414,900 |
| 3 | zont1x | UKR | $414,900 |
| 4 | magixx | RUS | $413,900 |
| 5 | sh1ro | RUS | $379,900 |
| 6 | Aleksib | FIN | $350,500 |
| 7 | b1t | UKR | $350,500 |
| 8 | iM | ROM | $350,500 |
| 9 | jL | LITH | $350,500 |
| 10 | w0nderful | UKR | $349,500 |
| 11 | NiKo | BIH | $331,200 |
| 12 | apEX | FRA | $330,708 |
| 13 | flameZ | ISR | $330,600 |
| 14 | Spinx | ISR | $330,600 |
| 15 | ZywOo | FRA | $330,600 |
| 16 | mezii | GBR | $313,800 |
| 17 | broky | LVA | $313,300 |
| 18 | karrigan | DEN | $313,300 |
| 19 | rain | NOR | $313,300 |
| 20 | ropz | EST | $313,300 |
This list will be updated after each major CS2 event.
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CS:GO rich list
Estonian star Robin ‘ropz’ Kool was the latest addition to CS:GO’s millionaires’ club following FaZe’s triumph in ESL Pro League 17, which also netted the team the $1 million Intel Grand Slam prize. Each member on FaZe won $240,000 as a result, propelling Håvard ‘rain’ Nygaard into the top 10 and putting in-game leader Finn ‘karrigan’ Andersen closer to the top 5.
In October 2022, dupreeh became the first CS:GO player to break the $2 million mark in tournament winnings when he won ESL Pro League 16 in Malta.
The top 20 highest-earning CS:GO pros of all time, via esportsearnings.com, can be found below.
Top 20 richest CS:GO players in prize money
| Rank | Player | Country | CS:GO earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dupreeh | DEN | $2,181,164 |
| 2 | Xyp9x | DEN | $2,001,285 |
| 3 | dev1ce | DEN | $1,981,531 |
| 4 | Magisk | DEN | $1,881,123 |
| 5 | gla1ve | DEN | $1,869,042 |
| 6 | s1mple | UKR | $1,718,355 |
| 7 | karrigan | DEN | $1,651,752 |
| 8 | electroNic | RUS | $1,558,058 |
| 9 | Twistzz | CAN | $1,546,793 |
| 10 | rain | NOR | $1,444,216 |
| 11 | NiKo | BIH | $1,300,569 |
| 12 | apEX | FRA | $1,298,119 |
| 13 | NAF | CAN | $1,228,382 |
| 14 | Stewie2K | USA | $1,186,573 |
| 15 | Ropz | EST | $1,181,527 |
| 16 | EliGE | USA | $1,179,846 |
| 17 | FalleN | BRA | $1,175,586 |
| 18 | Perfecto | RUS | $1,175,586 |
| 19 | Boombl4 | RUS | $1,098,738 |
| 20 | TACO | BRA | $1,095,886 |
Who is the richest CS player of all time?
dupreeh is the highest-earning CS:GO player of all time – taking over his former Astralis teammate Xyp9x.
The 30-year-old tightened his grip on the top spot by winning IEM Rio and the BLAST Paris Major, which put him over $150,000 clear of his closest suitors.
s1mple broke into the top 5 thanks to NAVI’s success in 2021, but he dropped down to sixth following Vitality’s win at the Paris Major, which saw Magisk reclaim his fifth spot on the list.
