Top 20 highest-earning Counter-Strike pros of all time: CS2 and CSGO

Ross Deason
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One of the longest-running esports of all time, Counter-Strike has a storied history of legendary players. After countless majors and big-money event, some of these players have earned millions in prize money. These are the highest-earning CS pros of all time, in both CSGO and CS2.

Back in 2018, Astralis stars Nicolai ‘dev1ce’ Reedtz, Peter ‘dupreeh’ Rasmussen and Andreas ‘Xyp9x’ Højsleth became the first CS:GO stars to break the $1 million threshold in prize money won.

Since then, they have been joined by a handful of players in the millionaires’ club, which now features as many as 24 names. Since CS2 has replaced CS:GO, the CS:GO list will no longer change, but we will update CS2 after each big event.

Astralis have given up their stranglehold on every tournament, and their dominant lineup is no longer around. However, those five players still dominate the list of the highest-earning stars in the game.

CS2 starts a new era

With the release of CS2 in 2023, there is a split in the history of CS again, as we look to a new era of young stars who will aim to dominate the new game.

To keep track of it all, we will include separate earnings for CS:GO and CS2 in the rankings below, so we can see the kings of the respective eras.

Top 20 highest-earning CS2 players (February 2024)

RankPlayerCountryCS2 earnings
1brokyLAT$229,500
2karriganDEN$229,500
3rainNOR$229,500
4ropzEST$229,500
5meziiUK$147,500
6apEXFRA$147,300
7flameZISR$147,300
8SpinxISR$147,300
9ZywOoFRA$147,300
10TwistzzCAN$141,100
11donkRUS$123,825
12magixxRUS$123,125
13ChopperRUS$122,250
14zont1xUKR$122,250
15frozenSVK$119,000
16MirRUS$82,000
17sh1roRUS$82,000
18FL1TRUS$80,500
19fameRUS$79,800
20JameRUS$79,800

This list will be updated after each major CS2 event.

CS:GO rich list

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Three of FaZe’s players are among CS:GO’s top 10 for most tournament winnings

Estonian star Robin ‘ropz’ Kool was the latest addition to CS:GO’s millionaires’ club following FaZe’s triumph in ESL Pro League 17, which also netted the team the $1 million Intel Grand Slam prize. Each member on FaZe won $240,000 as a result, propelling Håvard ‘rain’ Nygaard into the top 10 and putting in-game leader Finn ‘karrigan’ Andersen closer to the top 5.

In October 2022, dupreeh became the first CS:GO player to break the $2 million mark in tournament winnings when he won ESL Pro League 16 in Malta.

The top 20 highest-earning CS:GO pros of all time, via esportsearnings.com, can be found below.

Top 20 richest CS:GO players in prize money

RankPlayerCountryCS:GO earnings
1dupreehDEN$2,181,164
2Xyp9xDEN$2,001,285
3dev1ceDEN$1,981,531
4MagiskDEN$1,881,123
5gla1veDEN$1,869,042
6s1mpleUKR$1,718,355
7karriganDEN$1,651,752
8electroNicRUS$1,558,058
9TwistzzCAN$1,546,793
10rainNOR$1,444,216
11NiKoBiH$1,300,569
12apEXFRA$1,298,119
13NAFCAN$1,228,382
14Stewie2KUSA$1,186,573
15RopzEST$1,181,527
16EliGEUSA$1,179,846
17FalleNBRA$1,175,586
18PerfectoRUS$1,175,586
19Boombl4RUS$1,098,738
20TACOBrazil$1,095,886

Who is the richest CS player of all time?

dupreeh is the highest-earning CS:GO player of all time – taking over his former Astralis teammate Xyp9x.

The 30-year-old tightened his grip on the top spot by winning IEM Rio and the BLAST Paris Major, which put him over $150,000 clear of his closest suitors.

Magisk re-entered the top 5 after winning the BLAST Paris Major

s1mple broke into the top 5 thanks to NAVI’s success in 2021, but he dropped down to sixth following Vitality’s win at the Paris Major, which saw Magisk reclaim his fifth spot on the list.

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About The Author

Ross is a former Dexerto writer and editor. Ross joined Dexerto in 2017 as a CSGO and Call of Duty writer after completing his History degree. He later became the Acting Head of Editorial at Dexerto but failed in his mission to become a Counter-Strike pro. Maybe it's time to retire and give Valorant a try.