Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of

Total Prize Money Earned:
$139,770,592.24 From 8,184 Tournaments
World Ranking:
#3




There have been 5,666 Korean esports players that have been awarded a total of $139,770,592.24 USD in prize money across 8,184 tournaments. The highest awarding game was League of Legends with $36,018,043.83 USD won, making up 25.77% of all earnings by Korean players. Lee "Faker" Sang Hyeok is the highest earning Korean player with $1,570,297.75 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$36,018,043.83
2.StarCraft II$24,013,930.98
3.Overwatch$17,568,062.79
4.PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS$11,711,393.02
5.StarCraft: Brood War$6,793,893.04
6.Overwatch 2$6,026,758.60
7.Heroes of the Storm$5,837,743.79
8.Dota 2$3,927,598.14
9.StarCraft: Remastered$2,752,027.35
10.WarCraft III$2,274,144.03
11.PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Mobile$2,181,032.19
12.Hearthstone$1,933,052.90
13.VALORANT$1,722,747.00
14.Rainbow Six Siege$1,716,903.12
15.Arena of Valor$1,463,618.12
16.FIFA Online 4$1,400,219.41
17.Tekken 7$1,371,193.17
18.Apex Legends$1,252,710.46
19.Fortnite$1,071,373.20
20.FIFA Online 3$949,871.26
21.WarCraft III: Reforged$711,951.28
22.League of Legends: Wild Rift$643,695.30
23.KartRider$560,130.35
24.Clash Royale$519,182.54
25.Auto Chess$515,267.34


Top Players


 Player IDPlayer NameTotal (Overall)
1.Korea, Republic of FakerLee, Sang Hyeok$1,570,297.75
2.Korea, Republic of MaruCho, Sung Choo$1,292,918.05
3.Korea, Republic of LokiPark, Jung Young$1,229,651.79
4.Korea, Republic of DarkPark, Ryung Woo$1,091,452.67
5.Korea, Republic of RogueLee, Byung Ryul$1,074,715.88
6.Korea, Republic of DukeLee, Ho Seong$954,872.27
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$905,087.92
10.Korea, Republic of ESTH3RGo, Jeong-wan$871,858.71
11.Korea, Republic of DuBuKim, Doo-young$823,849.65
12.Korea, Republic of BengiBae, Seong Ung$810,882.84
13.Korea, Republic of RulerPark, Jae Hyuk$804,258.29
14.Korea, Republic of INnoVationLee, Shin Hyung$799,192.66
15.Korea, Republic of MoonJang, Jae Ho$772,883.24
16.Korea, Republic of JaedongLee, Jae Dong$713,054.01
17.Korea, Republic of TYJun, Tae Yang$707,742.59
18.Korea, Republic of ZestJoo, Sung Wook$690,082.59
19.Korea, Republic of CoreJJJo, Yong In$686,890.36
20.Korea, Republic of FlashLee, Young Ho$684,590.40
21.Korea, Republic of sOsKim, Yoo Jin$665,449.84
22.Korea, Republic of PeanutHan, Wang Ho$655,283.72
23.Korea, Republic of RookieSong, Eui Jin$651,538.60
24.Korea, Republic of LynPark, Joon$644,117.12
25.Korea, Republic of soOEu, Yoon Su$642,419.12


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$2,403,409.10Overwatch35 Players
5.PUBG Global Championship 2019$2,356,000.00PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS24 Players
6.Overwatch League 2021 - Playoffs$2,288,333.36Overwatch43 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.The International 2016$934,671.00Dota 25 Players
19.Overwatch League 2023 - Midseason Madness$904,571.37Overwatch 228 Players
20.Mid-Season Invitational 2017$902,460.01League of Legends12 Players
21.LoL 2020 World Championship$894,712.50League of Legends29 Players
22.PUBG Global Championship 2023$891,543.75PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS23 Players
23.LoL 2019 World Championship$779,862.48League of Legends34 Players
24.Overwatch League - Season 1 Regular Season$748,472.18Overwatch59 Players
25.HGC 2018 Global Finals$610,000.00Heroes of the Storm16 Players