The best esports players can earn 6-figure salaries through tournaments alone. Once you consider promotions and marketing, those earnings climb exponentially.
Just take a look at these teams and the huge sums of money they make in the cyber sport industry.
Fnatic
Fnatic is one of the most famous Esports teams in the world. This London-based team was founded way back in 2004 when most video game tournaments involved a pocket full of loose change, a few beers and a multiplayer game of FIFA with friends.
Today Fnatic has amassed over $12 million in earnings and has one of the best Counter-Strike teams in the world, with several major titles under its belt.
Newbee
The Newbee team was founded in China and earned its biggest win back in 2014 when it scooped $5 million in The International 2014 tournament. In total they earned around $13 million, most of which was in Dota 2, a game that Newbee has dominated over the years.
OG
OG is another Dota 2 specialist and with earnings of nearly $18 million they have enjoyed even more success than the Chinese-based Newbee.
Team OG is based in Europe and was once known as Monkey Business, before a name change in 2015.
Evil Geniuses
The San Francisco based Evil Geniuses have a history that dates back to 1999 when it was founded as a Counter-Strike team. It has earned in excess of $29 million, making it one of the richest cyber sport teams in the world.
Team Liquid
Team Liquid has played hundreds of tournaments, won around $25 million, and enjoyed success in a host of big-name games including Dota, Counter-Strike, and StarCraft, the latter of which was the first-ever game the team played professionally.
