When it comes to Counter-Strike, titles matter, but so does the prize money. From Major winners to Grand Slam champions, the top-tier pros have earned millions across CS:GO and CS2 over the years.
Below is the updated list of the top 25 highest-earning players in Counter-Strike history, combining earnings from both CS:GO and CS2.
Danish dominance
Unsurprisingly, Danish legends dominate the top of the list, with Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen leading the way as the only player to surpass $2.2 million in prize money. Long-time Astralis teammates like dev1ce, Magisk, Xyp9x, and gla1ve also feature prominently after their historic Major runs.
However, newer-generation stars like ropz, Twistzz, b1t, and ZywOo also continue to climb the rankings. Check out the list below.
Here is the full list
Top 25 Counter-Strike Players | Prize money won
- Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen – $2,237,617
- Nicolai “dev1ce” Reedtz – $2,130,053
- Finn “karrigan” Andersen – $2,105,952
- Dan “apEX” Madesclaire – $2,058,787
- Emil “Magisk” Reif – $2,049,107
- Andreas “Xyp9x” Højsleth – $2,015,280
- Robin “ropz” Kool – $1,983,227
- Lukas “gla1ve” Rossander – $1,940,330
- Håvard “rain” Nygaard – $1,863,957
- Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken – $1,767,739
- Nikola “NiKo” Kovač – $1,740,383
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev – $1,739,947
- Denis “electroNic” Sharipov – $1,670,788
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut – $1,577,460
- Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi – $1,410,205
- Keith “NAF” Markovic – $1,306,099
- Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski – $1,285,382
- Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo – $1,252,813
- Helvijs “broky” Saukants – $1,244,152
- Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy – $1,203,641
- Jacky “Stewie2K” Yip – $1,196,892
- Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov – $1,180,456
- Kirill “Boombl4” Mikhailov – $1,151,900
- Epitacio “TACO” de Melo – $1,073,120
- Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella – $1,071,824
(Figures are from Liquipedia – Article last updated June 25th 2025)
