Highest total winnings of chess players worldwide 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 10, 2024

In 2023, Ding Liren received a total of approximately 1.23 million U.S. dollars in prize fund winnings. Comparatively, the five-time World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen ranked third, with approximately 705 thousand U.S. dollars in winnings. 

Chess players with the highest total winnings worldwide in 2023 (in U.S. dollars)

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January 2024

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Worldwide

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as of December 2023

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