Revealed – The UKs Highest Paid Esports Professionals

These are the Highest Earning Esports players in the UK 

• Jaden Ashman is the highest-paid UK Esports player overall with a total of over $1.3 million dollars in prize money earned 
• Sarah Harrison is the highest paid female player in the UK with $50,000 earned 

The first official esports event took place in 1980 where over 10,000 players participated in the Space Invaders Championship. 

Since then, the events have become larger and are popular across the world. Online casino experts at CasinoAlpha.co.nz have analysed data to discover how much the top ten male and female Esports players in the UK earn. 

The Top Earning Male Esports Players in The UK Are: 

Rank	Game Handle	Player name	Earnings	Game	Prize money as a percentage of total earnings
1.	Wolfiez	Jaden Ashman	$1,352,428.07	Fortnite	100.00%
2.	Mongraal	Kyle Jackson	$695,604.23	Fortnite	100.00%
3.	Hen	Henrik Mclean	$677,988.34	Fortnite	100.00%
4.	Bance	Benjamin Bance	$664,429.94	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	42.89%
5.	Tommey	Thomas Trewren	$612,049.28	Call of Duty: Warzone	65.24%
6.	BenjyFishy	Benjy David Fish	$570,256.29	Fortnite	98.29%
7.	Rated	Rhys Price	$515,765.22	Call of Duty: Warzone	56.15%
8.	Veno	Harry Pearson	$497,950.00	Fortnite	100.00%
9.	Cammy	Cameron McKilligan	$480,650.00	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	59.55%
10.	TekKz	Donovan Hunt	$456,913.89	FIFA 19	59.34%

As well as prize money, esports players spend time between leagues and competitions streaming their gameplay on Twitch and YouTube.  

These video streaming sites have their own criteria for paying creators and revenue can include sponsorships and donations from fans as well as advertising. 

Just like traditional sporting events, esports competitions have a wide range of companies, such as Intel, sponsoring them. 

The Earnings for The Top Female Esports Players Are as Follows:  

Rank	Game Handle	Player name	Earnings	Game	Prize money as a percentage of total earnings
1.	Sarah Lou	Sarah Harrison	$50,000.00	Dead or Alive 4	100.00%
2.	EmZ	Emma Rankin	$32,056.16	Call of Duty: Warzone	98.44%
3.	Angel	N/A	$12,031.88	Call of Duty: Warzone	100.00%
4.	Emilia	Emily-Rose Worrall	$11,875.00	Call of Duty: Warzone	58.95%
5.	AshleighSR	N/A	$8,066.67	Call of Duty: Warzone	100.00%
6.	kelsaroonyy	Kelsie	$7,666.67	Call of Duty: Vanguard	100.00%
7.	Ricochet	Samantha Whale	$7,000.00	Dead or Alive 4	100.00%
8.	Duckz	Millie Ward	$5,364.04	Rocket League	100.00%
9.	Crimson	Bella Selwood	$5,289.35	Rocket League	100.00%
10.	magewench	N/A	$4,900.00	Sea of Thieves	100.00%

Esports is a male-dominated industry, with the highest-ranking player earning 2604% more than his female counterpart. Within esports teams with salaried players, women are the minority; within the top 100 streamers on Twitch, only one is a woman. 

Despite this pay gap however, esports is an industry that has a low barrier to entry; with only a computer and internet access to get started.  

A spokesperson for CasinoAlpha.co.nz commented on the findings: 

“The growth of the esports industry in recent years has allowed young people in the UK the opportunity to explore a wider range of employment options and revenue streams than before.  

The advances in internet and gaming technology have allowed Esports to become just as big as traditional sport and it is now a multi-billion-dollar industry. 

In the future, it will be interesting to see the ways in which this ever-growing industry will tackle the pay disparity between men and women so that more players have a chance at the big leagues.” 

Credit: https://casinoalpha.co.nz who carried out the survey