eSports is getting increasingly popular worldwide, allowing young people to earn massive incomes by playing tournaments, growing their presence on social media, and attracting sponsors.
China, the United States, and Korea are the top countries in the world with the highest eSports revenue. Here are the top five eSports earners worldwide.
1-Johan Sundstein
Johan Sundstein, an eSports player from Denmark, started his career in 2012 with Heroes of Newerth, but later, he switched to Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2. He began as a support player with his team and quickly developed the skills necessary to become the in-game Leader (IGL) of the team Fnatic.
He was active from 2012 to 2022 and earned $7,167,802 (2 billion PKR) during his career.
2-Jesse Vainikka
Jesse, who is from Finland, began his eSports career in 2012. He made his name from Heroes of Newerth and played for numerous teams. He did compulsory military service in the Finnish Navy. After this service, he started playing Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) 2.
During his eSports career, he played for ten teams, including Evil Geniuses. Pakistan’s top earner, Shumail Hasan, has also played for the same team.
Jesse made $6,484,511 (1.8 billion PKR) during his career.
3-Anathan Pham
Anathan Pham is an Australian eSports player who started his career playing DOTA in Australia but later moved from Melbourne to Shanghai in December 2015 to continue his professional career. He joined CDEC’s in-house league, where he competed against high-rated Chinese eSports players.
He started his professional career as a substitute at Invictus Gaming in March 2016. His most notable performance was defeating Newbee in the NEA 2016 grand finals.
He made $6,026,305 (1.7 billion PKR) during 2016-2022.
4-Sébastien Debs
Sébastien Debs is professional DOTA 2 French player started with Team Shakira in 2011. His team caught everyone’s attention after placing 4th in Dreamhack Winter 2011, and shortly after, he was picked up by Western Wolves. After only three months with Western Wolves, he left the organization and joined a rehash of mTw led by Troels.
He played for 22 teams and made $5,942,567 (1.65 billion PKR during his career).
5-Topias Taavitsainen
Topias Taavitsainen, a DOTA player from Finland, started playing at the age of 8. He started playing professionally in 2017 with brief stints at SFTe-sports and 5 Anchors No Captain. He represented his country at WESG 2017.
His high leaderboard ranking subsequently attracted attention. In June 2018, he was announced as the new midlaner for OG before The International 2018 regional qualifiers.
He is still active and has made $5,767,770 (1.6 billion PKR) till now.
