Top 100 Highest Earnings for Korea, Republic of
This list represents the top players of the specified country in esports who won prize money based on information published on the internet. Sources include news articles, forum posts, live report threads, interviews, official statements, reliable databases, VODs and other publicly-accessable sources that preserve "historical" information.
| Player ID | Player Name | Total (Overall) | Highest Paying Game | Total (Game) | % of Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Faker | Lee, Sang Hyeok | $1,309,607.54 | League of Legends | $1,309,607.54 | 100.00% |
| 2. | Rogue | Lee, Byung Ryul | $961,434.74 | StarCraft II | $961,434.74 | 100.00% |
| 3. | Maru | Cho, Sung Choo | $958,922.12 | StarCraft II | $958,922.12 | 100.00% |
| 4. | Duke | Lee, Ho Seong | $954,620.62 | League of Legends | $954,620.62 | 100.00% |
| 5. | Bang | Bae, Jun Sik | $915,911.99 | League of Legends | $915,911.99 | 100.00% |
| 6. | Loki | Bak, Jeong Yeong | $914,093.93 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | $914,093.93 | 100.00% |
| 7. | Wolf | Lee, Jae Wan | $913,084.70 | League of Legends | $913,084.70 | 100.00% |
| 8. | ESTH3R | Go, Jeong | $862,523.16 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | $862,103.56 | 99.95% |
| 9. | Pio | Cha, Seung Hoon | $862,214.41 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | $862,214.41 | 100.00% |
| 10. | Dark | Park, Ryung Woo | $856,930.39 | StarCraft II | $856,930.39 | 100.00% |
| 11. | Bengi | Bae, Seong Ung | $810,683.00 | League of Legends | $810,683.00 | 100.00% |
| 12. | INnoVation | Lee, Shin Hyung | $795,908.70 | StarCraft II | $792,411.00 | 99.56% |
| 13. | DuBu | Kim, Du Young | $714,768.87 | Dota 2 | $714,768.87 | 100.00% |
| 14. | Moon | Jang, Jae Ho | $704,687.04 | WarCraft III | $558,619.54 | 79.27% |
| 15. | TY | Jun, Tae Yang | $704,568.78 | StarCraft II | $696,494.11 | 98.85% |
| 16. | Flash | Lee, Young Ho | $670,457.77 | StarCraft: Brood War | $580,305.13 | 86.55% |
| 17. | Stats | Kim, Dae Yeob | $653,730.10 | StarCraft II | $648,411.21 | 99.19% |
| 18. | sOs | Kim, Yoo Jin | $647,312.84 | StarCraft II | $646,862.39 | 99.93% |
| 19. | Jaedong | Lee, Jae Dong | $643,290.35 | StarCraft: Brood War | $418,456.82 | 65.05% |
| 20. | Zest | Joo, Sung Wook | $636,642.07 | StarCraft II | $636,642.07 | 100.00% |
| 21. | soO | Eu, Yoon Su | $626,054.86 | StarCraft II | $617,112.36 | 98.57% |
| 22. | Rookie | Song, Eui Jin | $610,445.70 | League of Legends | $610,445.70 | 100.00% |
| 23. | Febby | Kim, Yong Min | $609,344.35 | Dota 2 | $609,344.35 | 100.00% |
| 24. | CoreJJ | Jo, Yong In | $608,323.25 | League of Legends | $608,323.25 | 100.00% |
| 25. | QO | Kim, Sunyeob | $591,322.79 | Dota 2 | $591,322.79 | 100.00% |
| 26. | MP | Pyo, Noah | $591,176.77 | Dota 2 | $591,176.77 | 100.00% |
| 27. | Taemin | Kang, Tae Min | $585,598.46 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | $585,598.46 | 100.00% |
| 28. | Ruler | Park, Jae Hyuk | $577,838.60 | League of Legends | $577,838.60 | 100.00% |
| 29. | Lyn | Park, Joon | $572,618.52 | WarCraft III | $464,811.04 | 81.17% |
| 30. | Blank | Kang, Sun Gu | $559,518.75 | League of Legends | $559,518.75 | 100.00% |
| 31. | Ambition | Kang, Chan Yong | $553,234.20 | League of Legends | $553,234.20 | 100.00% |
| 32. | Forev | Lee, Sang Don | $541,037.11 | Dota 2 | $541,037.11 | 100.00% |
| 33. | TheShy | Kang, Dong Geun | $538,444.86 | League of Legends | $538,444.86 | 100.00% |
| 34. | Mata | Cho, Se Hyeong | $533,979.52 | League of Legends | $533,979.52 | 100.00% |
| 35. | Impact | Jung, Eon Yeong | $515,306.14 | League of Legends | $515,306.14 | 100.00% |
| 36. | MC | Jang, Min Chul | $509,852.06 | StarCraft II | $509,771.79 | 99.98% |
| 37. | CuVee | Lee, Seong Jin | $488,379.08 | League of Legends | $488,379.08 | 100.00% |
| 38. | Peanut | Han, Wang Ho | $486,994.37 | League of Legends | $486,994.37 | 100.00% |
| 39. | Classic | Kim, Doh Woo | $484,696.08 | StarCraft II | $482,016.03 | 99.45% |
| 40. | Crown | Lee, Min Ho | $483,747.81 | League of Legends | $483,747.81 | 100.00% |
| 41. | Life | Lee, Seung Hyun | $476,629.17 | StarCraft II | $475,900.67 | 99.85% |
| 42. | Jinsoo | Park, Jin Soo | $467,754.94 | Auto Chess | $450,254.94 | 96.26% |
| 43. | PartinG | Won, Lee Sak | $467,139.54 | StarCraft II | $467,139.54 | 100.00% |
| 44. | KyoCha | Jeong, Won Ho | $465,268.99 | Heroes of the Storm | $465,268.99 | 100.00% |
| 45. | sake | Lee, Jung Hyeog | $462,790.78 | Heroes of the Storm | $462,790.78 | 100.00% |
| 46. | Polt | Choi, Sung Hoon | $451,943.24 | StarCraft II | $451,943.24 | 100.00% |
| 47. | ByuN | Byun, Hyun Woo | $445,480.07 | StarCraft II | $445,480.07 | 100.00% |
| 48. | PawN | Heo, Won Seok | $440,580.94 | League of Legends | $440,580.94 | 100.00% |
| 49. | Rich | Lee, Jae Won | $439,326.28 | Heroes of the Storm | $427,923.28 | 97.40% |
| 50. | Deft | Kim, Hyuk Kyu | $436,678.10 | League of Legends | $436,678.10 | 100.00% |
| 51. | Mvp | Jung, Jong Hyun | $409,621.15 | StarCraft II | $404,994.83 | 98.87% |
| 52. | MMA | Moon, Sung Won | $407,169.17 | StarCraft II | $407,169.17 | 100.00% |
| 53. | Solar | Kang, Min Soo | $402,497.59 | StarCraft II | $402,497.59 | 100.00% |
| 54. | Scout | Lee, Ye Chan | $399,765.45 | League of Legends | $399,765.45 | 100.00% |
| 55. | doinb | Kim, Tae Sang | $384,888.93 | League of Legends | $384,888.93 | 100.00% |
| 56. | March | Park, Tae Won | $382,610.97 | Dota 2 | $382,610.97 | 100.00% |
| 57. | Khan | Kim, Dong Ha | $380,470.04 | League of Legends | $380,470.04 | 100.00% |
| 58. | sAviOr | Ma, Jae Yoon | $375,020.44 | StarCraft: Brood War | $375,020.44 | 100.00% |
| 59. | PraY | Kim, Jong In | $374,778.08 | League of Legends | $374,778.08 | 100.00% |
| 60. | Trap | Cho, Sung Ho | $367,866.28 | StarCraft II | $367,866.28 | 100.00% |
| 61. | Reset | Im, Jin Woo | $360,093.52 | Heroes of the Storm | $360,093.52 | 100.00% |
| 62. | Huni | Heo, Seung Hoon | $357,699.25 | League of Legends | $357,699.25 | 100.00% |
| 63. | Ttsst | Kang, Woon Sung | $353,715.98 | Heroes of the Storm | $353,715.98 | 100.00% |
| 64. | Haru | Kang, Min Seung | $348,691.73 | League of Legends | $348,691.73 | 100.00% |
| 65. | smurf | Yoo, Myeong Hwan | $348,295.27 | Overwatch | $348,295.27 | 100.00% |
| 66. | Looper | Jang, Hyeong Seok | $346,307.48 | League of Legends | $346,307.48 | 100.00% |
| 67. | ChoiHyoBin | Choi, Hyo Bin | $345,768.31 | Overwatch | $345,768.31 | 100.00% |
| 68. | herO | Kim, Joon Ho | $344,288.29 | StarCraft II | $344,288.28 | 100.00% |
| 69. | Bisu | Kim, Taek Yong | $339,067.68 | StarCraft: Brood War | $337,479.67 | 99.53% |
| 70. | Rascal | Kim, Dong Jun | $337,219.79 | Overwatch | $337,219.79 | 100.00% |
| 71. | Viol2t | Park, Min Ki | $335,012.30 | Overwatch | $335,012.30 | 100.00% |
| 72. | Surrender | Kim, Jung Soo | $335,001.57 | Hearthstone | $331,781.57 | 99.04% |
| 73. | GorillA | Kang, Beom Hyeon | $329,318.02 | League of Legends | $329,318.02 | 100.00% |
| 74. | Striker | Kwon, Nam Joo | $328,535.35 | Overwatch | $328,535.35 | 100.00% |
| 75. | ShowMaker | Heo, Su | $325,383.19 | League of Legends | $325,383.19 | 100.00% |
| 76. | Rain | Jung, Yoon Jong | $323,560.63 | StarCraft II | $236,690.51 | 73.15% |
| 77. | NaDa | Lee, Yoon Yeol | $323,389.66 | StarCraft: Brood War | $289,381.84 | 89.48% |
| 78. | Canyon | Kim, Geon Bu | $322,413.48 | League of Legends | $322,413.48 | 100.00% |
| 79. | BeryL | Cho, Geon Hee | $318,963.10 | League of Legends | $318,963.10 | 100.00% |
| 80. | imp | Gu, Seung Bin | $318,379.81 | League of Legends | $318,379.81 | 100.00% |
| 81. | Void | Kang, Jun Woo | $310,990.57 | Overwatch | $310,990.57 | 100.00% |
| 82. | DongRaeGu | Park, Soo Ho | $305,118.37 | StarCraft II | $305,118.37 | 100.00% |
| 83. | Inonix | Na, Hee | $304,380.74 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | $304,380.74 | 100.00% |
| 84. | TaeJa | Yoon, Young Suh | $303,704.63 | StarCraft II | $303,704.63 | 100.00% |
| 85. | Ghost | Jang, Yong Jun | $300,865.19 | League of Legends | $300,865.19 | 100.00% |
| 86. | Smeb | Song, Kyung Ho | $300,818.81 | League of Legends | $300,818.81 | 100.00% |
| 87. | Gesture | Hong, Jae Hee | $294,912.79 | Overwatch | $294,912.79 | 100.00% |
| 88. | Profit | Park, Joon Yeong | $294,912.79 | Overwatch | $294,912.79 | 100.00% |
| 89. | Twilight | Lee, Joo Seok | $293,502.70 | Overwatch | $293,502.70 | 100.00% |
| 90. | Stork | Song, Byung Goo | $292,799.35 | StarCraft: Brood War | $274,824.94 | 93.86% |
| 91. | Leenock | Lee, Dong Nyung | $289,330.47 | StarCraft II | $288,557.14 | 99.73% |
| 92. | NesTea | Lim, Jae Duk | $288,225.07 | StarCraft II | $288,225.07 | 100.00% |
| 93. | Fleta | Kim, Byeong Seon | $286,833.16 | Overwatch | $286,833.16 | 100.00% |
| 94. | sCsC | Kim, Seung Chul | $283,494.48 | Heroes of the Storm | $239,311.62 | 84.41% |
| 95. | Izayaki | Kim, Min Chul | $283,185.66 | Overwatch | $283,185.66 | 100.00% |
| 96. | DanDy | Choi, In Kyu | $282,459.07 | League of Legends | $281,150.19 | 99.54% |
| 97. | LeeJaeGon | Lee, Jae Gon | $274,731.45 | Overwatch | $274,731.45 | 100.00% |
| 98. | kurO | Lee, Seo Haeng | $267,646.88 | League of Legends | $267,646.88 | 100.00% |
| 99. | Whoru | Lee, Seung Joon | $267,397.51 | Overwatch | $267,397.51 | 100.00% |
| 100. | Bdosin | Choi, Seung Tae | $267,371.47 | Overwatch | $267,371.47 | 100.00% |