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 | $1,257,615.87 | League of Legends | $1,257,615.87 | 100.00% |
| 2. | Duke | Lee, Ho Seong | $954,620.62 | League of Legends | $954,620.62 | 100.00% |
| 3. | Bang | Bae, Jun Sik | $915,911.99 | League of Legends | $915,911.99 | 100.00% |
| 4. | Wolf | Lee, Jae Wan | $913,084.70 | League of Legends | $913,084.70 | 100.00% |
| 5. | Maru | Cho, Sung Choo | $906,995.83 | StarCraft II | $906,995.83 | 100.00% |
| 6. | Rogue | Lee, Byung Ryul | $897,198.24 | StarCraft II | $897,198.24 | 100.00% |
| 7. | Dark | Park, Ryung Woo | $812,827.39 | StarCraft II | $812,827.39 | 100.00% |
| 8. | Bengi | Bae, Seong Ung | $810,683.00 | League of Legends | $810,683.00 | 100.00% |
| 9. | INnoVation | Lee, Shin Hyung | $776,784.70 | StarCraft II | $773,287.00 | 99.55% |
| 10. | Loki | Bak, Jeong Yeong | $705,203.94 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | $705,203.94 | 100.00% |
| 11. | TY | Jun, Tae Yang | $697,687.28 | StarCraft II | $689,612.61 | 98.84% |
| 12. | Flash | Lee, Young Ho | $669,332.77 | StarCraft: Brood War | $579,180.13 | 86.53% |
| 13. | Moon | Jang, Jae Ho | $654,423.19 | WarCraft III | $558,619.54 | 85.36% |
| 14. | Stats | Kim, Dae Yeob | $648,298.60 | StarCraft II | $642,979.71 | 99.18% |
| 15. | Jaedong | Lee, Jae Dong | $643,290.35 | StarCraft: Brood War | $418,456.82 | 65.05% |
| 16. | sOs | Kim, Yoo Jin | $630,226.55 | StarCraft II | $629,776.10 | 99.93% |
| 17. | soO | Eu, Yoon Su | $626,054.86 | StarCraft II | $617,112.36 | 98.57% |
| 18. | ESTH3R | Go, Jeong Wan | $613,405.76 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | $612,986.16 | 99.93% |
| 19. | Rookie | Song, Eui Jin | $610,445.70 | League of Legends | $610,445.70 | 100.00% |
| 20. | Febby | Kim, Yong Min | $607,421.88 | Dota 2 | $607,421.88 | 100.00% |
| 21. | Zest | Joo, Sung Wook | $595,589.07 | StarCraft II | $595,589.07 | 100.00% |
| 22. | Pio | Cha, Seung Hoon | $592,498.41 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | $592,498.41 | 100.00% |
| 23. | QO | Kim, Sunyeob | $591,322.79 | Dota 2 | $591,322.79 | 100.00% |
| 24. | MP | Pyo, Noah | $591,176.77 | Dota 2 | $591,176.77 | 100.00% |
| 25. | Taemin | Kang, Tae Min | $585,598.46 | PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | $585,598.46 | 100.00% |
| 26. | CoreJJ | Jo, Yong In | $581,087.84 | League of Legends | $581,087.84 | 100.00% |
| 27. | DuBu | Kim, Du Young | $577,618.87 | Dota 2 | $577,618.87 | 100.00% |
| 28. | Blank | Kang, Sun Gu | $559,518.75 | League of Legends | $559,518.75 | 100.00% |
| 29. | Ambition | Kang, Chan Yong | $553,234.20 | League of Legends | $553,234.20 | 100.00% |
| 30. | Forev | Lee, Sang Don | $541,037.11 | Dota 2 | $541,037.11 | 100.00% |
| 31. | TheShy | Kang, Dong Geun | $538,444.86 | League of Legends | $538,444.86 | 100.00% |
| 32. | Mata | Cho, Se Hyeong | $533,979.52 | League of Legends | $533,979.52 | 100.00% |
| 33. | Lyn | Park, Joon | $531,918.54 | WarCraft III | $464,811.04 | 87.38% |
| 34. | Ruler | Park, Jae Hyuk | $526,957.64 | League of Legends | $526,957.64 | 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. | Crown | Lee, Min Ho | $483,747.81 | League of Legends | $483,747.81 | 100.00% |
| 39. | Peanut | Han, Wang Ho | $482,744.37 | League of Legends | $482,744.37 | 100.00% |
| 40. | Classic | Kim, Doh Woo | $482,004.08 | StarCraft II | $479,324.03 | 99.44% |
| 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. | KyoCha | Jeong, Won Ho | $464,560.82 | Heroes of the Storm | $464,560.82 | 100.00% |
| 44. | sake | Lee, Jung Hyeog | $462,790.78 | Heroes of the Storm | $462,790.78 | 100.00% |
| 45. | Polt | Choi, Sung Hoon | $451,943.24 | StarCraft II | $451,943.24 | 100.00% |
| 46. | PartinG | Won, Lee Sak | $448,214.54 | StarCraft II | $448,214.54 | 100.00% |
| 47. | PawN | Heo, Won Seok | $440,580.94 | League of Legends | $440,580.94 | 100.00% |
| 48. | Rich | Lee, Jae Won | $435,076.28 | Heroes of the Storm | $427,923.28 | 98.36% |
| 49. | ByuN | Byun, Hyun Woo | $426,177.07 | StarCraft II | $426,177.07 | 100.00% |
| 50. | Deft | Kim, Hyuk Kyu | $410,295.96 | League of Legends | $410,295.96 | 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. | March | Park, Tae Won | $382,610.97 | Dota 2 | $382,610.97 | 100.00% |
| 54. | sAviOr | Ma, Jae Yoon | $375,020.44 | StarCraft: Brood War | $375,020.44 | 100.00% |
| 55. | PraY | Kim, Jong In | $374,778.08 | League of Legends | $374,778.08 | 100.00% |
| 56. | Solar | Kang, Min Soo | $374,682.59 | StarCraft II | $374,682.59 | 100.00% |
| 57. | Reset | Im, Jin Woo | $360,093.52 | Heroes of the Storm | $360,093.52 | 100.00% |
| 58. | Ttsst | Kang, Woon Sung | $353,715.98 | Heroes of the Storm | $353,715.98 | 100.00% |
| 59. | Haru | Kang, Min Seung | $348,691.73 | League of Legends | $348,691.73 | 100.00% |
| 60. | Huni | Heo, Seung Hoon | $347,699.25 | League of Legends | $347,699.25 | 100.00% |
| 61. | Looper | Jang, Hyeong Seok | $346,307.48 | League of Legends | $346,307.48 | 100.00% |
| 62. | herO | Kim, Joon Ho | $341,093.29 | StarCraft II | $341,093.28 | 100.00% |
| 63. | Bisu | Kim, Taek Yong | $337,255.68 | StarCraft: Brood War | $335,667.67 | 99.53% |
| 64. | Rascal | Kim, Dong Jun | $331,108.68 | Overwatch | $331,108.68 | 100.00% |
| 65. | doinb | Kim, Tae Sang | $330,849.29 | League of Legends | $330,849.29 | 100.00% |
| 66. | GorillA | Kang, Beom Hyeon | $329,318.02 | League of Legends | $329,318.02 | 100.00% |
| 67. | Striker | Kwon, Nam Joo | $327,424.24 | Overwatch | $327,424.24 | 100.00% |
| 68. | Rain | Jung, Yoon Jong | $323,560.63 | StarCraft II | $236,690.51 | 73.15% |
| 69. | NaDa | Lee, Yoon Yeol | $323,389.66 | StarCraft: Brood War | $289,381.84 | 89.48% |
| 70. | smurf | Yoo, Myeong Hwan | $322,184.16 | Overwatch | $322,184.16 | 100.00% |
| 71. | Surrender | Kim, Jung Soo | $321,001.57 | Hearthstone | $317,781.57 | 99.00% |
| 72. | ChoiHyoBin | Choi, Hyo Bin | $319,657.20 | Overwatch | $319,657.20 | 100.00% |
| 73. | imp | Gu, Seung Bin | $318,379.81 | League of Legends | $318,379.81 | 100.00% |
| 74. | Viol2t | Park, Min Ki | $308,901.19 | Overwatch | $308,901.19 | 100.00% |
| 75. | TaeJa | Yoon, Young Suh | $303,704.63 | StarCraft II | $303,704.63 | 100.00% |
| 76. | Smeb | Song, Kyung Ho | $300,818.81 | League of Legends | $300,818.81 | 100.00% |
| 77. | Trap | Cho, Sung Ho | $299,159.78 | StarCraft II | $299,159.78 | 100.00% |
| 78. | DongRaeGu | Park, Soo Ho | $291,050.08 | StarCraft II | $291,050.08 | 100.00% |
| 79. | Gesture | Hong, Jae Hee | $290,912.79 | Overwatch | $290,912.79 | 100.00% |
| 80. | Profit | Park, Joon Yeong | $290,912.79 | Overwatch | $290,912.79 | 100.00% |
| 81. | Leenock | Lee, Dong Nyung | $288,257.14 | StarCraft II | $288,257.14 | 100.00% |
| 82. | NesTea | Lim, Jae Duk | $288,225.07 | StarCraft II | $288,225.07 | 100.00% |
| 83. | Stork | Song, Byung Goo | $286,604.35 | StarCraft: Brood War | $268,629.94 | 93.73% |
| 84. | DanDy | Choi, In Kyu | $282,459.07 | League of Legends | $281,150.19 | 99.54% |
| 85. | sCsC | Kim, Seung Chul | $270,494.48 | Heroes of the Storm | $239,311.62 | 88.47% |
| 86. | kurO | Lee, Seo Haeng | $267,646.88 | League of Legends | $267,646.88 | 100.00% |
| 87. | Twilight | Lee, Joo Seok | $267,391.59 | Overwatch | $267,391.59 | 100.00% |
| 88. | Bomber | Choi, Ji Sung | $267,297.83 | StarCraft II | $265,914.84 | 99.48% |
| 89. | GimGoon | Kim, Han Saem | $266,509.03 | League of Legends | $266,509.03 | 100.00% |
| 90. | Bdosin | Choi, Seung Tae | $265,871.47 | Overwatch | $265,871.47 | 100.00% |
| 91. | Piglet | Chae, Gwang Jin | $265,429.15 | League of Legends | $265,429.15 | 100.00% |
| 92. | HerO | Song, Hyeon Deok | $261,892.87 | StarCraft II | $261,892.87 | 100.00% |
| 93. | PoohManDu | Lee, Jeong Hyeon | $256,771.39 | League of Legends | $256,771.39 | 100.00% |
| 94. | Easyhoon | Lee, Ji Hoon | $249,497.86 | League of Legends | $249,497.86 | 100.00% |
| 95. | Dear | Baek, Dong Jun | $243,588.19 | StarCraft II | $243,127.72 | 99.81% |
| 96. | Scout | Lee, Ye Chan | $242,290.45 | League of Legends | $242,290.45 | 100.00% |
| 97. | Khan | Kim, Dong Ha | $239,786.71 | League of Legends | $239,786.71 | 100.00% |
| 98. | fOrGG | Park, Ji Soo | $237,846.97 | StarCraft II | $147,378.95 | 61.96% |
| 99. | Infiltration | Lee, Seon Woo | $237,051.85 | Street Fighter V | $81,392.00 | 34.34% |
| 100. | HyuN | Ko, Seok Hyun | $235,802.41 | StarCraft II | $233,783.91 | 99.14% |
