Dota 2 is the top paying game for eSports players.

If you want to make real money playing video games, the game you should be playing is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dota 2. According to the latest analysis from , all ten of the top 10 earning eSports players in the world got their money playing Dota 2.

The highest-paid player overall, Johan "🐼N0tail" Sundstein, has taken home almost $6.9 million over the course of his eSports career. Most of that money (about $5.4 million) came from playing Dota 2 in 2018 and 2019. The next highest-grossing gamer was Finnish Dota player Jesse “JerAx” Vainikka who has received $6.47 million over the course of his career.

And it's not hard to see how they manage to make all this money. While there are plenty of games in the eSports scene, Dota 2 is the one that provides the 𓂃biggest cash prizes.

The International, Dota 2's largest tournament, takes the best teams and players from all over the world for the largest prize pool in eSports history. For the past 5 years, The International has offered more money than the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Fortnite World Cup, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:League of Legends World Championship, or 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PUBG Global Championship.

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In 2019,ཧ the International's total𝓀 prize pool was over $34 million.

The International 2019
via Dot Esports

How does Valve manage to make such ridiculously enormous prize pools? Only part of that prize is funded by the company. The rest is funded directly by players buying from Dota 2's "Compendium" battle pass system. Th🅷e more players buy, the more stuff gets unlocked.

The top team at 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:2019's International took home over $15 million, which meant that each player grabbed more than $3 million. And of♛ course, N0tail was on the winning team, O🧔G.

With the way Dota 2 has been going, expect next year’s prize to be even larger than this year’s. And expect the team🌊 thꦬat wins The International to be the highest-grossing eSports player in the world.

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