The top five e-Sport champions of all-time

Johan “N0tail” Sundstein (Dota 2)

Johan Sundstein, better known as “N0tail”, is one of the most decorated Dota 2 and esports professionals in history. Throughout his lengthy career, which spanned from 2012 to 2022, N0tail won over US$7 million in prize money and claimed multiple majors.

In 2019, N0tail and his OG teammates became the first team to win back-to-back Dota 2 Internationals, winning them over US$26 million combined.

To this day, there is no other esports player that has accumulated more prize money than Johan “N0tail” Sundstein (US$7,184,163); however, since taking a break from competitive play in 2022, that may change in the coming years.

Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf (Fortnite)

Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf rose to fame after he claimed victory in the US$15 million Fortnite World Cup, where the then-18-year-old took out the US$3 million first prize.

Bugha has been a prominent figure in the Fortnite esports scene, winning multiple event in North America with most of those victories coming with Matthew “Mero” Faitel in duos and trios tournaments.

Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen (Counter-Strike)

Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen is one of the most decorated Counter-Strike players of all time, as he is the only professional to have attended all 19 Major tournaments and won five Majors.

After claiming four Major victories with Astralis, dupreeh collected his fifth on Team Vitality in 2023 at the BLAST.tv Paris Major in May.

Dupreeh made his debut in 2012 and is still plying his trade on Preasy Esports in 2024, amassing US$2,203,484 in prize money throughout his career.

Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)

Whether you follow esports or not, the name “Faker” is known all over the world. Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is considered the greatest and most decorated League of Legends player in its history.

Since making his debut for SK Telecom T1 in 2013, Faker has stayed with the same organisation in South Korea for his whole career. Faker won his fourth World Championship title in 2023 in his home country of Korea, which furthered his greatest of all-time status.

Although he hasn’t amassed multi-millions of dollars in prize money like the other players on this list, Faker owns a stake in T1 and has made millions through international sponsorships during his career.

Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris (Call of Duty)

Tyler “aBeZy” Pharris has been a force in the world of Call of Duty esports in the last five years with eUnited (2018-2019) and Atlanta FaZe (2019-Present).

Across the many Call of Duty titles, aBeZy has continued winning and dominating Call of Duty, amassing US$1,505,283 in prize money throughout his career.

ABeZy may not be as well known as Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag or Seth “Scump” Abner, but he is relatively new to the esports scene and has a lot of time to make a bigger name for himself.