The interest of a wide audience in Counter-Strike 2 continues to grow. In the first six months after its release, 232 tournaments were held, with over $9 million in prize money awarded. The article on Bo3.gg covers the richest esports players in the history of CS2 up to this point.
The series of tournaments The International for Dota 2 overshadowed other esports disciplines in terms of prize pools. However, wealthy players are not exclusive to Dota. Decent prize money is also earned by esports athletes competing in another Valve discipline — CS2. The ecosystem here is built quite differently. For example, the prestige of tournaments is determined not by the prize money, but by their history.
Leading the list of the richest CS2 players are representatives of FaZe Clan — broky, karrigan, rain, and ropz. They earned the majority of their prize money in late 2023, at the first CS2 tournaments. Each of them received $263,500 for victories at IEM Sydney 2023, Thunderpick World Championship 2023, and CS Asia Championships 2023, as well as for placing in prize-winning positions in other championships.
Also included in the top 20 richest CS2 players are representatives of Team Vitality, Team Spirit, and Natus Vincere. Among them is Twistzz, who managed to accumulate prize money before joining Team Liquid as part of FaZe Clan.
The main income for mezii, apEX, flameZ, Spinx, and ZywOo came from victories at BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2023 and BLAST Premier: World Final 2023. Spirit players can be proud of the trophies from BetBoom Dacha Dubai 2023 and IEM Katowice 2024. Aleksib, B1t, iM, jL, and w0nderful only won one championship title, but what a title it was — PGL Major Copenhagen 2024.
The Richest CS2 Players
- broky - $263,500
- karrigan - $263,500
- rain - $263,500
- ropz - $263,500
- mezii - $163,500
- apEX - $163,300
- flameZ - $163,300
- Spinx - $163,300
- ZywOo - $163,300
- frozen - $153,000
- Twistzz - $142,100
- Donk - $136,825
- magixx - $136,125
- Chopper - $135,250
- zont1x - $135,250
- Aleksib - $131,300
- B1t - $131,300
- iM - $131,300
- jL - $131,300
- w0nderful - $130,716
We can expect more and more CS2 tournaments in the future, which means that this list will be actively changing. As always, we will keep our finger on the pulse of events and provide you with the most up-to-date information!
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