“These days, now that the path to pro is well established, and there are nearly 1,000 pros globally making a living off of playing League of Legends professionally, we look at player salaries continuing to rise and new player benefits (insurance, 401k, etc) as evidence of a healthy ecosystem,” said Hopper. It’s a sign that the esports industry is thriving too.Ĭhris “RiotChopper” Hopper, Head of North American Esports at Riot Games, thought as much in an interview with Forbes last year. While esports player salaries still pale in comparison to those of NBA or high-profile soccer players, they are starting to climb there. For example, athletes on Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs earned an average of around US$316,000 in 2016, reported ESPN.
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With franchising bringing in big money to esports leagues around the world, esports player salaries are already competing with those of professional athletes. Aside from his salary and tournament winnings, Faker also earns thousands of dollars more from sponsorships and revenue from his Twitch streams.
Separate reports also claimed that Faker was offered US$2.5 million per year to re-sign with SK Telecom T1 following their third world championship win.
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While the exact figures of Faker’s salary remain undisclosed, former South Korean StarCraft pro and current TV personality Hong “YellOw” Jin-ho claimed that Faker made a minimum of three billion won or approximately US$2.6 million a year. However, the Korean website Daily eSports later revealed that the average was actually between US$80,000 to US$120,000 for each player, with the increase being attributed to the competition between teams for the limited talent pool of experienced Overwatch players that were competing at the time.Īrguably the most prolific signing back then was that of then-17-year old Jay “sinatraa” Won, who signed a contract with the San Francisco Shock for US$150,000, as reported by ESPN.īut even that can seem like chump change for the biggest superstar in LoL, SK Telecom T1 midlaner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, who competes in LoL’s South Korean league, League of Legends Champions Korea.Īside from boasting the most prize money won from tournaments in LoL with a total of $1.175 million, he is also considered as one of the highest-paid players in all of esports. While official salary figures for players in esports are, more often than not, kept secret, those for LCS players definitely rank among the highest of those that are known.įor comparison, prior to the inaugural season of the Overwatch League in 2018, OWL announced that the minimum salary for players competing in their first year is US$50,000. Incredible how far the league has come since 2013! /vhCKxFAdpV- Avi Bhuiyan April 24, 2019Ī similar figure was revealed back in February last year when OpTic Gaming’s LoL general manager, Romain Bigeard, told LiquidLegends that the average player salary in the LCS was US$320,000. At #GamesBeatSummit 2019 confirms the average #LCS pro salary is over $300,000.
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