Highest lifetime winnings of chess players worldwide 2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 22, 2025

As of December 2024, Magnus Carlsen, the five-time Chess World Champion, had accumulated around 10.8 million U.S. dollars in lifetime winnings. Meanwhile, Viswanathan Anand held second place with approximately 9.5 million U.S. dollars in lifetime earnings.

Chess players with the highest lifetime winnings as of December 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)

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as of December 2024

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