Top Esports Gamers From Around the World

Over the course of the last two decades, competitive Esports have grown rapidly in popularity. In fact, after the covid lockdown, Esports became one of the most popular and exciting entertainment options for countries around the world. In 2020 the industry surpassed a total net worth of 1 billion dollars and overthe course of the next two years is expected to reach 3 billion dollars. Professional players compete in individual and team based competitions around the world divided by different categories or types of games. As a global phenomenon, there are now professional competitors numbering in the tens of thousands for top games.

• CS:GO
• FIFA
• League of Legends
• Fortnite
• Dota 2  

The game, console, controller, and monitor are the most important pieces of esports gear. It is impossible to participate in esports without these four pieces of equipment.

The highest amount of money players can win varies by year and by their success rate but around the world there are top Esports gamers from different countries who have been able to successfully make a living for multiple years in a row crafting their professionin the world of competitive gaming online. Some of the top Esports Gamers come from all over the world depending on the type of games.

• United States
• Russia
• India
• Korea

Top Gamers in the US

In the United States there are many multi-millionaire celebrities. Sneaky is one of them and he is known for his achievements playing League of Legends around the world. In fact, he has done so well that he has spoken about coaching other players when it comes to League of Legends. Another goes by Ninja and is a multi-millionaire who specializes in competitively playing Fortnite. One of the highest paid players from the US in 2019 goesby the name Bugha and was able to take home the Fortnite World Cupsolo.

Top Esports Gamers India  

In India online eSports have become particularly popular, especially with games like Call of Duty, Fortnite, and FIFA.  Ankit Panth is one of the most popular professional Esports players from India when it comes to the game Counter-Strike. He goes by the name V3nom and has dedicated himself to gaming while also working hard as a fitness Guru and a DJ. He was told from a very young age that hewas wasting his life, that he was a bad influence on other people because all he did was play games but now he is one multiple tournaments and titles and proves to be an inspiration to many younger players.   

Saransh Jain is another example, a successful player in FIFA tournaments who's had many opportunities to play around the worldin places like Germany. He's also headed to the Maldives and workedvery hard over the years. When interviewed he regularly informs younger players that it takes years of dedication and practice toreach his level so to never stop trying. 

Russia’s Best Gamers

Russia also brings to the table many top Gamers. Russia isparticularly famous for its competitive teams like Virtus.pro, ateam that has proven formidable in competitive gaming events against other nations. Then there are of course individual winners like Solo who took home the Dota2 championship in the last tournament or Flamie who achieved success and offered a masterclassin CS:GO. This player was born in 1997 and at the age of 24 is considered the number 5 player in all of Russia and within the top125 players in the world. He has steadily won money playing Esports since he was fifteen when at the time he made $87 per year but asof this year has made $115,000. Russia is particularly popular forproviding top Esports gamers for games like World of Tanks, playerswho go by the names Inspirer and Newski. 

Top Gamers in Korea

Korea brings to the table many top esports gamers. South Korea was one of the first countries around the world to start the interest in Esports so it is of little surprise that they have someof the top stars.  In fact, Esports have already been televised to the public for over 20 years with government-supported academies built to help professional gamers achieve education and success in their field. One of their top stars is called “Faker” and 1 / 1.2 million dollars in prize money playing League ofLegends. Other highly competitive players who have also taken home nearly 1 million dollars in prize money go buy the names of “Bang” and “Wolf”. 

No matter where you look around the world there are many top names from every country making their mark on the world of competitive Esports.