Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of

Total Prize Money Earned:
$153,306,490.36 From 9,042 Tournaments
World Ranking:
#3




There have been 5,941 Korean esports players that have been awarded a total of $153,306,490.36 USD in prize money across 9,042 tournaments. The highest awarding game was League of Legends with $39,098,550.74 USD won, making up 25.50% of all earnings by Korean players. Lee "Faker" Sang Hyeok is the highest earning Korean player with $1,816,084.56 USD in prize money won overall, all of which was won from playing in League of Legends tournaments.

Top Games


 Game NameTotal (Game)
1.League of Legends$39,098,550.74
2.StarCraft II$24,506,356.86
3.Overwatch$18,031,269.27
4.PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS$12,652,872.10
5.Overwatch 2$7,441,330.08
6.StarCraft: Brood War$6,793,893.04
7.StarCraft: Remastered$5,851,409.39
8.Heroes of the Storm$5,850,327.15
9.Dota 2$3,929,098.13
10.VALORANT$2,630,225.85
11.PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Mobile$2,443,398.68
12.WarCraft III$2,274,144.03
13.Hearthstone$2,071,649.90
14.Rainbow Six Siege$1,946,148.93
15.Apex Legends$1,682,543.75
16.Arena of Valor$1,467,128.12
17.FIFA Online 4$1,423,985.49
18.Tekken 7$1,376,205.64
19.Fortnite$1,081,553.20
20.FIFA Online 3$949,871.26
21.WarCraft III: Reforged$799,772.10
22.Tekken 8$761,582.68
23.League of Legends: Wild Rift$742,143.30
24.Teamfight Tactics$595,932.32
25.KartRider$560,130.35


Top Players


 Player IDPlayer NameTotal (Overall)
1.Korea, Republic of FakerLee, Sang Hyeok$1,816,084.56
2.Korea, Republic of MaruCho, Sung Choo$1,356,151.22
3.Korea, Republic of LokiPark, Jung Young$1,245,451.79
4.Korea, Republic of DarkPark, Ryung Woo$1,194,115.22
5.Korea, Republic of RogueLee, Byung Ryul$1,078,288.60
6.Korea, Republic of DukeLee, Ho Seong$959,072.51
7.Korea, Republic of BangBae, Jun Sik$915,941.68
8.Korea, Republic of WolfLee, Jae Wan$913,167.87
9.Korea, Republic of PioCha, Seung Hoon$905,337.92
10.Korea, Republic of JaedongLee, Jae Dong$876,398.79
11.Korea, Republic of ESTH3RGo, Jeong-wan$871,858.71
12.Korea, Republic of DuBuKim, Doo-young$823,849.65
13.Korea, Republic of RulerPark, Jae Hyuk$815,773.29
14.Korea, Republic of BengiBae, Seong Ung$810,882.84
15.Korea, Republic of INnoVationLee, Shin Hyung$799,192.66
16.Korea, Republic of MoonJang, Jae Ho$782,559.43
17.Korea, Republic of CoreJJJo, Yong In$756,465.36
18.Korea, Republic of TYJun, Tae Yang$725,131.74
19.Korea, Republic of PeanutHan, Wang Ho$711,351.93
20.Korea, Republic of InonixNa, Hee Joo$703,435.17
21.Korea, Republic of FlashLee, Young Ho$699,290.31
22.Korea, Republic of ZestJoo, Sung Wook$690,082.59
23.Korea, Republic of LynPark, Joon$668,434.36
24.Korea, Republic of sOsKim, Yoo Jin$665,449.84
25.Korea, Republic of RookieSong, Eui Jin$664,528.80


Top Tournament Results


1.LoL 2016 World Championship$3,558,596.79League of Legends30 Players
2.LoL 2017 World Championship$3,101,750.59League of Legends33 Players
3.Overwatch League - Season 2 Playoffs$2,648,333.30Overwatch60 Players
4.Overwatch League 2020 - Playoffs - Grand Finals$2,633,928.57Overwatch26 Players
5.Overwatch League 2021 - Playoffs$2,388,333.36Overwatch43 Players
6.PUBG Global Championship 2019$2,356,000.00PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS24 Players
7.LoL 2018 World Championship$2,193,000.00League of Legends34 Players
8.Overwatch League 2022 - Playoffs$2,018,214.26Overwatch 247 Players
9.LoL 2015 World Championship$1,467,333.36League of Legends28 Players
10.Overwatch League 2023 - Playoffs$1,380,000.02Overwatch 220 Players
11.LoL 2014 World Championship$1,340,000.00League of Legends18 Players
12.Overwatch League - Season 1 Playoffs$1,311,666.61Overwatch33 Players
13.LoL 2022 World Championship$1,284,381.23League of Legends37 Players
14.PGI.S 2021 Main Event$1,223,905.75PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS18 Players
15.LoL Season 3 World Championship$1,195,000.00League of Legends15 Players
16.LoL 2021 World Championship$1,101,375.02League of Legends35 Players
17.LoL 2023 World Championship$1,032,400.00League of Legends40 Players
18.LoL 2024 World Championship$1,016,825.00League of Legends37 Players
19.The International 2016$934,671.00Dota 25 Players
20.Overwatch League 2023 - Midseason Madness$904,571.37Overwatch 228 Players
21.Mid-Season Invitational 2017$902,460.01League of Legends12 Players
22.LoL 2020 World Championship$894,712.50League of Legends29 Players
23.PUBG Global Championship 2023$891,543.75PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS23 Players
24.LoL 2019 World Championship$779,862.48League of Legends34 Players
25.Overwatch League - Season 1 Regular Season$748,472.18Overwatch59 Players