The 25 Best and Richest eSports Pro Players to Follow

If you have followed the competitive gaming scene, you'll likely know that eSports has been a huge hit for video games. eSports has been rapidly growing in just a short period of time. The global eSports economy has been growing by the hundred millions and in just a few years, it could be a billion dollar industry. In addition, there is an estimated 191 million enthusiasts checking in on competitions through various media channels such as Twitch, Youtube Gaming, Yahoo, and multiple cable companies are showing major interest. Arenas that hosted eSports tournaments in different American cities such as Seattle, Columbus, and even world famous venues such as Staples Center in Los Angeles and Madison Square Garden in New York have sold out for eSports events. Basically, if you consider esports a sport, its easily becoming the fastest growing sport in the world.

With such an impressive growth rate, comes a lot of money for the best of the eSports players in the world. There are many games that are featured in tournaments, mostly PC games like League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and the Call of Duty series, but none is as insanely popular in eSports as Dota 2, in fact, Dota 2 accounts for all of the top 40 highest earning eSports players. Here we will give spotlight to 25 eSports players, not necessarily the 25 richest players (they would all be Dota 2 players,) but men and women who have earned a lot of money playing various different games.

KuroKy	Scarlett	Faker	Kat	FalleN
Ricki Ortiz	Karma	Kasumi Chan	Umehara Daigo	Zhi Hu

The Richest ESports Player In The World: “KuroKy”

The Richest Female Gamer In The World: “Scarlett”

The Richest League Of Legends Player In The World: “Faker”

From Halo To Dead Or Alive, It's Kat!

The Founder Of The Games Academy, “FalleN”

The Chun-Li Expert, Ricki Ortiz

Damon “Karma” Barlow, One Of The Best C.O.D. Players Ever

A Dead Or Alive Expert, Marjorie “Kasumi Chan” Bartell

The Legend Of The Daigo Parry

Zhi Hu, “KaKa” Earning $1,456,430.98 Through Dota 2

“Vilga,” One Of Counter-Strike's Best Female Players

A Young, Up And Coming Dota 2 Player, “Zai”

“Hungrybox”, Beware Of His Jigglypuff

One Of Hearthstone's Best Players, “BaiZe”

God Of Destruction, “Jaedong”

A Counter-Strike Wonder, “ZAAz”

The Best Halo Player Ever, “Lethul”

A Female StarCraft II Player, “Aphrodite”

The Richest Super Smash Bros Player, “Armada”

The Richest Player Representing The U.S.A. “UNiVeRsE”

The Chill Furry Fighter, “SonicFox”

The G.O.A.T. Of Smash 4, “ZeRo”

The Tom Brady Of Madden, “Problem”

Earning More Than $3 Million, “Miracle”

The Original Super Smash Bros: Melee King, “Mew2King”