Pro Call of Duty players have won over $20 million in combined prize money over the years, but who has won the most individually? With the second Call of Duty League season now in the history books, here are the 20 highest earning players throughout their careers.
Over the past decade, Call of Duty has seen a steady increase in prize money, with players earning hundreds of thousands of dollars thanks to their exploits in the popular first-person shooter.
2020 was arguably the biggest year in the history of the FPS title, with the introduction of the 12-team Call of Duty League, a franchise competition with Home Series events ending on August 30th in the massive Call of Duty League Championship 2020 culminated.
Over the years, CoD has seen a number of different dynasties dominate the competitive scene, from the formidable CompLexity squad that trampled opponents in Black Ops 2 and Ghosts, to the legendary OpTic Gaming team that pioneered the first Call of the organization secured Duty World Championship in 2017. More recently, Atlanta FaZe has sparked debate around the world about their pursuit of dynasty status.
100 Thieves secured two championships in the Black Ops 4 season.2019 saw more money at stake than ever as players competed alongside the 2019 Call of Duty World Championship in the CWL Pro League and subsequent playoffs, with 100 Thieves and eUnited delivering outstanding performances throughout the year to take the Taking home a win Most of the winnings in 2019.
2020 was an even bigger year for prize money as CDL teams competed throughout the year while the 2020 Call of Duty League Championships featured the largest prize pool ever at a delicious $4.6 million with the winning team being 1, took home $6 million. 2021 has raised the stakes yet again with a whopping $5 million prize pool throughout the year.
It’s no surprise that the winning teams then take center stage, as Dallas Empire Atlanta dominated FaZe in the 2020 Grand Finals to win the best-of-nine series 5-1 and take the grand prize alongside some beautiful championship rings, custom Jordan sneakers, and even a throne.
The win meant that the team’s elder statesmen, Crimsix and Clayster, took home their third rings, proving very much that there is still life in these old dogs, but they are also in the Call of Duty scene thin air and were the first players to earn more than $1 million in prize money.
Crimsix and Clayster were the first players to win $1 million in prize money.
2021 was the first CoD Championship in FaZe history as four young guns with just a few years of experience squeezed into the top 10 highest earning players.
The rest of the top 10 is still dominated by household names, veterans with a consistent track record and, most importantly, World Championship consistency.
*Note: Some players have also made money in Halo. However, these wins have been subtracted from the table below to show only Call of Duty wins. The list contains only prize money and no salary payments.
| position | Surname | nationality | merits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | crimsix | US | $1,333,092.80 |
| 2 | Clayster | US | $1,198,021.68 |
| 3 | arcities | US | $1,144,054.09 |
| 4 | scum | US | $1,118,005.35 |
| 5. | aBeZy | US | $1,084,280.68 |
| 6. | Easy | US | $1,044,953.33 |
| 7 | Formally | US | $894,532.18 |
| 8th | karma | CAN | $833,962.25 |
| 9. | cellium | US | $828,923.93 |
| 10 | slasher | US | $732,833.40 |
| 11 | JChap | US | $714,188.81 |
| 12. | Prestinni | US | $611,973.43 |
| 13. | Pricetahh | US | $609,279.18 |
| 14 | iLLeY | CAN | $599,053.33 |
| 15 | Bank | US | $598,242.44 |
| 16 | apathy | United Kingdom | $593,797.50 |
| 17 | John | US | $552,374.59 |
| 18 | Shotzzy | US | $591,150 |
| 19 | attach | US | $536,648.35 |
| 20 | hookah | SA | $504,060 |
source: EsportsResults
This article was last updated on March 10, 2022.
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