The professionalization of the e-sports market has validated it as a career choice for talented players to earn millions and sign lucrative sponsorship deals. The highest earning player of 2024 was Wang Yuan-hao, better known by the player ID UMA, who earned approximately 1 million U.S. dollars that year.
Leading eSports players worldwide in 2024, by earnings
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