There’s no women in the world’s 100 highest earning eSports players…

Of the 100 highest earning players in the world of eSports, not one of them is a woman.
The highest earning women in eSports, however, (and those who we think deserve real recognition and visibility) can be revealed as:

Rank

Player ID

Name

Country

Earnings

Main Game

1

Scarlett

Sasha Hostyn

Canada

$349,455

StarCraft II

2

Liooon

Li, Xiao Meng

China

$213,200

Hearthstone

3

HaganeNoTema

Siobhan Bielamowicz

Australia

$122,717

Attack on Titan Tribute Game

4

Mystik

Katherine Gunn

United States

$122,000

Halo: Reach

5

Ricki Ortiz

Ricki Ortiz

United States

$81,366

Street Fighter V

6

TINARAES

– –

United States

$63,475

Fortnite

7

Hafu

Rumay Wang

United States

$63,467

Teamfight Tactics

8

Kasumi Chan

Marjorie Bartell

United States

$55,000

Dead or Alive 4

9

xchocobars

Janet Rose

Canada

$50,750

Fortnite

10

Sarah Lou

Sarah Harrison

United Kingdom

$50,000

Dead or Alive 4

The 100 highest earning female eSports players earned, last year, a combined $2.8m. On the other hand, the 100 highest earning male eSports players earned a staggering $192.4m. This means we’re facing a gender earnings gap in eSports of $192.4million.
The top males in eSports are earning 6,863% more than the top female players.
The full report can be seen here.

By George Miller

George Miller started his career in content marketing and has started working as an Editor/Content Manager for our company in 2016. George has acquired many experiences when it comes to interviews and newsworthy content becoming Head of Content in 2017. He is responsible for the news being shared on multiple websites that are part of the European Gaming Media Network.