OLBG has revealed that female gamers are woefully underpaid when compared to their male peers, being paid millions of pounds less than them despite winning more than some of the highest-paid earners.
The highest-paid e-sport gamers:
| Rank | Username | Nationality | Real name | Highest paying game | Tournament Earnings |
| 1 | N0tail | Denmark | Johan Sundstein | Dota 2 | £5,297,759 |
| 2 | JerAx | Finland | Jesse Vainikka | Dota 2 | £4,771,687 |
| 3 | ana | Australia | Anathan Pham | Dota 2 | £4,427,936 |
| 4 | Ceb | France | Sébastien Debs | Dota 2 | £4,257,881 |
| 5 | Topson | Finland | Topias Taavitsainen | Dota 2 | £4,196,382 |
| 367 | Scarlett | Canada | Sasha Hostyn | StarCraft II | £306,550 |
Highest paid female e-sport gamers:
| Rank | Username | Real name | Nationality | Highest paying game | Tournament Earnings |
| 1 | Scarlett | Sasha Hostyn | Canada | StarCraft II | £306,550 |
| 2 | Liooon | Li, Xiao Meng | China | Hearthstone | £177,363 |
| 3 | Mystik | Katherine Gunn | United States | Multigaming | £90,374 |
| 4 | Nina | Nina Qual | United States | StarCraft II | £63,828 |
| 5 | Hafu | Rumay Wang | United States | Teamfight Tactics | £62,732 |
Key Findings:
DH SC2 Masters champion, Scarlett (also known as Sasha Hostyn) was revealed to be the highest-earning female gamer, having earned a total of £306,550 from tournament earnings
However, when compared to her male opponents, the 10 time major and premier tournament champion was found to have earned at least 3 million pounds less than the top 10 earning gamers despite having won more championships than any of them (except for KuroKy who has won the same amount as her)
The 10 highest-earning gamers all earn over £3million with the highest-paid gamer, Johan ‘N0tail’ Sundstein having earned a whopping £5,297,759 from tournament earnings.
Dota 2 is the most profitable game with total earnings of £203,811,118 averaging at around £50,126 across the 4,066 players
Only two female gamers have earned over £100,000 from tournament earnings (Sasha ‘Scarlett’ Hostyn and Li ‘Liooon’ Xiao Meng)
Read the full breakdown of the report here: https://www.olbg.com/us/insights/esports-earnings
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