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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.
Highest Earnings for Korea, Republic of
| Player ID | Player Name | Total (Overall) | Highest Paying Game | Total (Game) | % of Total | ||
| 1. |  Faker | Lee, Sang Hyeok | $1,047,606.26 | | | League of Legends | $1,047,606.26 | 100.00% |
| 2. | Bengi | Bae, Seong Ung | $810,683.00 | | | League of Legends | $810,683.00 | 100.00% |
| 3. | Wolf | Lee, Jae Wan | $785,528.41 | | | League of Legends | $785,528.41 | 100.00% |
| 4. | Bang | Bae, Jun Sik | $781,027.17 | | | League of Legends | $781,027.17 | 100.00% |
| 5. | Jaedong | Lee, Jae Dong | $621,711.55 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $396,878.02 | 63.84% |
| 6. | QO | Kim, Sunyeob | $566,779.21 | | | Dota 2 | $566,779.21 | 100.00% |
| 7. | Febby | Kim, Yong Min | $538,529.03 | | | Dota 2 | $538,529.03 | 100.00% |
| 8. | Flash | Lee, Young Ho | $536,347.68 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $440,859.34 | 82.20% |
| 9. | MC | Jang, Min Chul | $506,725.69 | | | StarCraft II | $506,645.42 | 99.98% |
| 10. | Moon | Jang, Jae Ho | $497,004.01 | | | WarCraft III | $469,251.01 | 94.42% |
| 11. | sOs | Kim, Yoo Jin | $476,537.35 | | | StarCraft II | $476,086.90 | 99.91% |
| 12. | Life | Lee, Seung Hyun | $475,300.67 | | | StarCraft II | $475,300.67 | 100.00% |
| 13. | Polt | Choi, Sung Hoon | $451,599.10 | | | StarCraft II | $451,599.10 | 100.00% |
| 14. | Duke | Lee, Ho Seong | $450,210.43 | | | League of Legends | $450,210.43 | 100.00% |
| 15. | Blank | Kang, Sun Gu | $432,056.66 | | | League of Legends | $432,056.66 | 100.00% |
| 16. | MP | Pyo, Noah | $428,133.93 | | | Dota 2 | $428,133.93 | 100.00% |
| 17. | TY | Jun, Tae Yang | $422,679.35 | | | StarCraft II | $414,604.68 | 98.09% |
| 18. | Forev | Lee, Sang Don | $421,387.57 | | | Dota 2 | $421,387.57 | 100.00% |
| 19. | Lyn | Park, Joon | $416,672.40 | | | WarCraft III | $383,718.31 | 92.09% |
| 20. | Mvp | Jung, Jong Hyun | $408,891.74 | | | StarCraft II | $404,265.42 | 98.87% |
| 21. | PawN | Heo, Won Seok | $405,041.60 | | | League of Legends | $405,041.60 | 100.00% |
| 22. | MMA | Moon, Sung Won | $395,456.54 | | | StarCraft II | $395,456.54 | 100.00% |
| 23. | Mata | Cho, Se Hyeong | $382,369.54 | | | League of Legends | $382,369.54 | 100.00% |
| 24. | DuBu | Kim, Du Young | $367,766.20 | | | Dota 2 | $367,766.20 | 100.00% |
| 25. | Byun | Byun, Hyun Woo | $367,365.28 | | | StarCraft II | $367,365.28 | 100.00% |
| 26. | PartinG | Won, Lee Sak | $355,604.37 | | | StarCraft II | $355,604.37 | 100.00% |
| 27. | INnoVation | Lee, Shin Hyung | $348,918.71 | | | StarCraft II | $345,421.01 | 99.00% |
| 28. | Looper | Jang, Hyeong Seok | $346,307.48 | | | League of Legends | $346,307.48 | 100.00% |
| 29. | sAviOr | Ma, Jae Yoon | $338,901.24 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $338,901.24 | 100.00% |
| 30. | NaDa | Lee, Yoon Yeol | $322,478.72 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $288,493.84 | 89.46% |
| 31. | Zest | Joo, Sung Wook | $317,406.69 | | | StarCraft II | $317,406.69 | 100.00% |
| 32. | Impact | Jung, Eon Yeong | $313,021.84 | | | League of Legends | $313,021.84 | 100.00% |
| 33. | Bisu | Kim, Taek Yong | $306,225.06 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $304,637.05 | 99.48% |
| 34. | Maru | Cho, Sung Choo | $304,216.21 | | | StarCraft II | $304,216.21 | 100.00% |
| 35. | imp | Gu, Seung Bin | $297,719.56 | | | League of Legends | $297,719.56 | 100.00% |
| 36. | NesTea | Lim, Jae Duk | $287,702.13 | | | StarCraft II | $287,702.13 | 100.00% |
| 37. | TaeJa | Yoon, Young Suh | $284,752.52 | | | StarCraft II | $284,752.52 | 100.00% |
| 38. | DanDy | Choi, In Kyu | $279,750.19 | | | League of Legends | $279,750.19 | 100.00% |
| 39. | Stork | Song, Byung Goo | $270,439.03 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $252,464.62 | 93.35% |
| 40. | Deft | Kim, Hyuk Kyu | $268,446.56 | | | League of Legends | $268,446.56 | 100.00% |
| 41. | Peanut | Han, Wang Ho | $267,665.26 | | | League of Legends | $267,665.26 | 100.00% |
| 42. | Piglet | Chae, Gwang Jin | $264,929.15 | | | League of Legends | $264,929.15 | 100.00% |
| 43. | HerO | Song, Hyeon Deok | $264,105.72 | | | StarCraft II | $264,105.72 | 100.00% |
| 44. | Leenock | Lee, Dong Nyung | $261,224.28 | | | StarCraft II | $261,224.28 | 100.00% |
| 45. | DongRaeGu | Park, Soo Ho | $259,858.98 | | | StarCraft II | $259,858.98 | 100.00% |
| 46. | Dark | Park, Ryung Woo | $258,337.62 | | | StarCraft II | $258,337.62 | 100.00% |
| 47. | Bomber | Choi, Ji Sung | $258,335.13 | | | StarCraft II | $256,952.14 | 99.46% |
| 48. | PoohManDu | Lee, Jeong Hyeon | $256,771.39 | | | League of Legends | $256,771.39 | 100.00% |
| 49. | PraY | Kim, Jong In | $254,965.94 | | | League of Legends | $254,965.94 | 100.00% |
| 50. | Rain | Jung, Yoon Jong | $240,541.31 | | | StarCraft II | $239,358.36 | 99.51% |
| 51. | HyuN | Ko, Seok Hyun | $234,662.50 | | | StarCraft II | $233,313.60 | 99.43% |
| 52. | Easyhoon | Lee, Ji Hoon | $234,522.34 | | | League of Legends | $234,522.34 | 100.00% |
| 53. | fOrGG | Park, Ji Soo | $231,452.46 | | | StarCraft II | $146,004.11 | 63.08% |
| 54. | March | Park, Tae Won | $230,887.97 | | | Dota 2 | $230,887.97 | 100.00% |
| 55. | July | Park, Sung Joon | $230,735.90 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $180,682.62 | 78.31% |
| 56. | Stats | Kim, Dae Yeob | $226,979.52 | | | StarCraft II | $221,660.63 | 97.66% |
| 57. | Classic | Kim, Doh Woo | $222,306.09 | | | StarCraft II | $219,626.04 | 98.79% |
| 58. | Ambition | Kang, Chan Yong | $220,797.62 | | | League of Legends | $220,797.62 | 100.00% |
| 59. | MaRin | Jang, Gyeong Hwan | $213,498.02 | | | League of Legends | $213,498.02 | 100.00% |
| 60. | Hydra | Shin, Dong Won | $211,227.74 | | | StarCraft II | $147,391.89 | 69.78% |
| 61. | GorillA | Kang, Beom Hyeon | $211,210.22 | | | League of Legends | $211,210.22 | 100.00% |
| 62. | MarineKing | Lee, Jung Hoon | $211,182.44 | | | StarCraft II | $211,182.44 | 100.00% |
| 63. | Huni | Heo, Seung Hoon | $210,787.28 | | | League of Legends | $210,787.28 | 100.00% |
| 64. | Smeb | Song, Kyung Ho | $209,099.03 | | | League of Legends | $209,099.03 | 100.00% |
| 65. | Solar | Kang, Min Soo | $202,101.66 | | | StarCraft II | $202,101.66 | 100.00% |
| 66. | herO | Kim, Joon Ho | $200,412.51 | | | StarCraft II | $200,412.51 | 100.00% |
| 67. | sCsC | Kim, Seung-Chul | $191,569.57 | | | Heroes of the Storm | $160,811.62 | 83.94% |
| 68. | kurO | Lee, Seo Haeng | $190,134.83 | | | League of Legends | $190,134.83 | 100.00% |
| 69. | viOLet | Kim, Dong Hwan | $187,555.93 | | | StarCraft II | $183,368.96 | 97.77% |
| 70. | Infiltration | Lee, Seon Woo | $184,046.48 | | | Street Fighter V | $80,392.00 | 43.68% |
| 71. | Noblesse | Chae, Do Joon | $179,937.54 | | | Heroes of the Storm | $160,811.62 | 89.37% |
| 72. | iloveoov | Choi, Yun Sung | $176,967.42 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $176,007.42 | 99.46% |
| 73. | soO | Eu, Yoon Su | $174,461.49 | | | StarCraft II | $165,518.99 | 94.87% |
| 74. | BoxeR | Lim, Yo Hwan | $171,858.91 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $151,302.91 | 88.04% |
| 75. | merryday | Lee, Tae Jun | $168,790.78 | | | Heroes of the Storm | $168,790.78 | 100.00% |
| 76. | sake | Lee, Jung Hyeog | $168,790.78 | | | Heroes of the Storm | $168,790.78 | 100.00% |
| 77. | KyoCha | Jeong, Won Ho | $168,468.56 | | | Heroes of the Storm | $168,468.56 | 100.00% |
| 78. | aLive | Han, Lee Seok | $166,781.99 | | | StarCraft II | $166,781.99 | 100.00% |
| 79. | FanTaSy | Jung, Myung Hoon | $164,876.86 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $126,077.66 | 76.47% |
| 80. | Soulkey | Kim, Min Chul | $162,927.37 | | | StarCraft II | $155,784.34 | 95.62% |
| 81. | Zero | Yoon, Kyung Sup | $160,218.93 | | | League of Legends | $160,218.93 | 100.00% |
| 82. | Sign | Yoon, Ji Hoon | $157,604.46 | | | Heroes of the Storm | $157,604.46 | 100.00% |
| 83. | JangBi | Heo, Yeong Moo | $156,408.18 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $146,379.93 | 93.59% |
| 84. | ReMinD | Kim, Sung Sik | $156,395.36 | | | WarCraft III | $156,395.36 | 100.00% |
| 85. | Crown | Lee, Min Ho | $150,351.23 | | | League of Legends | $150,351.23 | 100.00% |
| 86. | Sniper | Kwon, Tae Hoon | $150,130.87 | | | Heroes of the Storm | $80,391.51 | 53.55% |
| 87. | CuVee | Lee, Seong Jin | $147,193.73 | | | League of Legends | $147,193.73 | 100.00% |
| 88. | Core JJ | Jo, Yong In | $146,388.76 | | | League of Legends | $146,388.76 | 100.00% |
| 89. | PuMa | Lee, Ho Joon | $144,593.61 | | | StarCraft II | $143,862.24 | 99.49% |
| 90. | Ruler | Park, Jae Hyuk | $143,850.11 | | | League of Legends | $143,850.11 | 100.00% |
| 91. | Wraith | Kwon, Ji Min | $142,880.25 | | | League of Legends | $142,880.25 | 100.00% |
| 92. | Dear | Baek, Dong Jun | $138,788.02 | | | StarCraft II | $138,327.55 | 99.67% |
| 93. | Ryu | Yoo, Sang Ook | $136,742.36 | | | League of Legends | $136,742.36 | 100.00% |
| 94. | iamgrunt | Kang, Byung Geon | $135,666.67 | | | Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings | $78,666.67 | 57.99% |
| 95. | Rich | Lee, Jae Won | $135,292.66 | | | Heroes of the Storm | $135,292.66 | 100.00% |
| 96. | Lustboy | Ham, Jang Sik | $130,020.33 | | | League of Legends | $130,020.33 | 100.00% |
| 97. | EffOrt | Kim, Jung Woo | $128,574.28 | | | StarCraft: Brood War | $109,553.30 | 85.21% |
| 98. | inSec | Choi, In Seok | $124,944.48 | | | League of Legends | $124,944.48 | 100.00% |
| 99. | Jjakji | Ji, Hoon Jung | $124,469.06 | | | StarCraft II | $124,469.06 | 100.00% |
| 100. | Trick | Kim, Gang Yun | $124,081.85 | | | League of Legends | $124,081.85 | 100.00% |