The 10 Highest-paid Pro gamers in the world

The 10 highest-paid professional gamers in the world

10. Zhang "Mu" Pang — $1,193,811.11 from 37 tournaments

Chen "Hao" ZhihaoYouTube/Top 5

China's Zhang "Mu" Pang plays Valve's "Dota 2," which started out as a battle arena "Warcraft" mod called "Defense of the Ancients." He also used to play "DotA: Allstars."

 

9. Wang "SanSheng" Zhaohui — $1,205,274.33 from 45 tournaments

Wang "SanSheng" ZhaohuiYouTube/Top 10

Zhaohui is another Chinese "Dota 2" player who used to play "DotA: Allstars." He was much more successful last year, bringing in $1,112,280.99 to this year's $377,286 in winnings.

8. Jiao "Banana" Wang — $1,211,250.16 from 42 tournaments

"Banana" is part of a "Dota 2" team called Newbee.Wikimedia Commons/Dota 2 The International

Operating under the player ID "Banana," China's Jiao only made around $25,000 from five tournaments in 2015 so far, but won $1,112,280 last year. He plays "Dota 2," and used to play "DotA: Allstars."

7. Chen "Hao" Zhihao — $1,562,946.23 from 47 tournaments

Chen "Hao" ZhihaoYouTube/dota2

China's Chen used to be a "DotA: Allstars" player, but now plays "Dota 2" for Newbee. According to his bio, he has been nicknamed "Gen. Hao" by the Chinese community and is known to be one of the most aggressive players on the scene.

6. Sumail Hassan — $1,640,777.34 from 8 tournaments

Sumail HassanLiquipedia

Hassan is a Pakistani "Dota 2" player and only started playing professionally this year at just 15. Now 16, he has already won three tournaments.

5. Zhang "xioa8" Ning — $1,662,202.73 from 44 tournaments

Zhang "xioa8" NingYouTube/Top 5

Ning captains Newbee, which won the "Dota 2" TI4 Grand Finals in Seattle last year. His team includes Zhang "Mu" Pang, Wang "SanSheng" Zhaohui, Jiao "Banana" Wang, and Chen "Hao" Zhihao.

4. Clinton "Fear" Loomis — $1,735,983.84 from 44 tournaments

Clinton"Fear" LoomisYouTube/Dota 2

American gamer Loomis plays "Dota 2" on the Evil Geniuses team, and made $1,326,932.14 from this year's The International, the biggest "Dota 2" tournament in the world.

3. Kurtis "Aui_2000" Ling — $1,881,147.04 from 47 tournaments.

Kurtis "Aui_2000" LingTwitter/@Aui_2000

Ling is a Canadian "Dota 2" player. At 22, he's the second-youngest in e-Sports Earning's top 10.

2. Peter "ppd" Dager — $1,961,183.29 from 33 tournaments.

Dager (right) with TeamLiquid.net administrator Ken "Hot Bid" Chen. Dager now plays for Evil Geniuses.YouTube/Dota 2

Now another "Dota 2" player, American gamer Dager used to play "Heroes of Newerth," which was originally developed by S2 Games.

1. Saahil "UNIVeRsE" Arora — $1,964,038.64 from 39 tournaments.

Saahil "UNIVeRsE" AroraTwitter/Universe/Dota

Arora is an American "Dota 2" player who came first with Loomis and the Evil Geniuses this year in The International 2015. He took home a whopping $1,326,932.14 from the tournament.