RESEARCH REVEALS HUGE GENDER EARNINGS GAP IN ESPORTS

A report has just been released by Online Betting Guide (OLBG), which examines the earnings of the top esports players in the industry. This resource examined a variety of data by country, game, and gender to determine where the majority of high-earners was coming from. But based on the findings presented, there is a massive gap between how much the top female professional gamers earn in comparison to males.

Delving into the details: To start, the report looks at the 100 highest earning players in the world of esports. How many of them do you think are women? None. Zero. Even more disturbing is a comparison of the top 100 female gamers’ earnings in comparison to male competitors. The 100 highest-earning male esports players made more than $192 million combined. In comparison, the top 100 highest-earning female esports players made a combined sum of $2.8 million. That’s a gap of nearly $190 million. The top males in esports are earning 6,863% more than the top female players. That is more disturbing than surprising.

Here’s a look at the highest-earning women in esports, individuals which we think deserve some real recognition and visibility:

1. Scarlett – $349,455 in StarCraft II
2. Liooon – $213,200 in Hearthstone
3. HaganeNoTema – $122,717 in Attack on Titan Tribute Game
4. Mystik – $122,000 in Halo: Reach
5. Ricki Ortiz – $81,366 in Street Fighter V
6. TINARAES – $63,475 in Fortnite
7. Hafu – $63,467 in Teamfight Tactics
8. Kasumi Chan – $55,000 in Dead or Alive 4
9. xchocobars – $50,750 in Fortnite
10. Sarah Lou – $50,000 in Dead or Alive 4

Whether or not these names are familiar to you, their earnings should illustrate how much this industry is dominated by men. We’d love to see more folks succeed in esports.

Ryan Goodrich

Ryan has been writing since long before he could even write. He's written resumes, software user guides, consumer electronic reviews, and myriad web content spanning a variety of industries. But now he's writing about video games, which is much more interesting.

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