Top 20 highest earning Valorant pros of all time

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With the second year of the Valorant Champions Tour over, several players have already won prize money into six figures. Let’s take a look at the highest-earning individual players along with the top teams that are raking in big bucks.

Since Valorant’s release in the summer of 2020, competition has soared to enormous heights. Star-studded teams and a calendar loaded with significant events have paved the way for some remarkable viewership in no time at all.

Riot’s history of supporting a strong competitive scene has drawn many players who had grown disillusioned with other games, and many of them have found in Valorant the success that had come in short supply elsewhere.

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OpTic at Valorant ChampionsLance Skundrich/Riot Games
OpTic Gaming had the top five earners in Valorant before the team split up

There were millions of dollars on the line in the 2022 Valorant Champions Tour, which culminated in Valorant Champions, the third international LAN competition in the game following the VCT Masters events in Reykjavík and Copenhagen.

Despite their recent struggles, Sentinels are still the top-earning team in the game, closely followed by Acend, the first Valorant world champions, and Gambit. It is worth mentioning, however, that Acend did not secure a slot in the VCT EMEA partner league and Gambit have withdrawn from Valorant.

Despite their recent world championship title in Istanbul, LOUD are only ranked sixth for prize money.

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When it comes to individual earnings, North America continues to lead the charge with eight players in the top ten. Matias ‘Saadhak’ Delipetro and Gustavo ‘Sacy’ Rossi, who were part of LOUD’s title-winning campaign at Valorant Champions, make up the rest of the top ten.

Team Vitality’s Santeri ‘BONECOLD’ Sassi recently beat Acend’s Mehmet Yağız ‘cNed’ İpek to the title of the highest-ranked EMEA player. Tyson ‘TenZ’ Ngo, one of Valorant’s biggest names, is ranked only 19th in the world after a disappointing year with Sentinels.

Acend's BONECOLD with a golc chain in his mouth and his hands make two metal symbolsLance Skundrich/Riot Games
BONECOLD, formerly of Acend, leads the way in EMEA in terms of individual prize money

If you’re curious about the top 20 respective teams and players, check out the rankings below. We will update this list periodically after every major event.

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Top 20 highest earning Valorant pros

Last updated: December 16, 2022.

Position Name Region Earnings
1st crashies North America $153,650
2nd Victor North America $152,650
3rd FNS North America $150,760
4th Marved North America $148,350
5th yay North America $134,940
6th Saadhak South America $118,360
7th Sacy South America $116,168
8th ShahZaM North America $114,307
9th zombs North America $113,550
10th SicK North America $113,507
11th dapr North America $113,407
12th BONECOLD EMEA $109,090
13th cNed EMEA $108,690
14th starxo EMEA $107,413
15th nAts EMEA $107,265
16th Chronicle EMEA $107,026
17th Deffo EMEA $106,250
18th Sheydos EMEA $106,240
19th TenZ North America $104,754
20th Redgar EMEA $104,186

Top 20 highest earning Valorant teams

Last updated: December 16, 2022.

Position Team Region Earnings
1st Sentinels North America $567,500
2nd Acend EMEA $526,584
3rd OpTic Gaming North America $499,000
4th Gambit EMEA $495,638
5th FunPlus Phoenix EMEA $477,291
6th LOUD South America $470,387
7th Fnatic EMEA $399,634
8th Paper Rex SEA $388,368
9th Team Liquid EMEA $379,028
10th G2 Esports EMEA $320,799
11th 100 Thieves North America $314,000
12th KRU Esports South America $287,933
13th DRX South Korea $252,232
14th Team Envy North America $251,500
15th XSET North America $248,750
16th G2 Gozen EMEA $229,402
17th Vision Strikers South Korea $224,148
18th Shopify Rebellion GC North America $177,400
19th Cloud9 North America $172,200
20th ZETA DIVISION Japan $143,236

Sources: Esports Earnings and Liquipedia

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