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.
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 It is worth mentioning, however, that Acend did not secure a slot in the VCT EMEA partner league and Gambit have withdrawn from Valorant.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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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