PDC World Championship prize money
The PDC paid £2.5m to the 96 players at the 2024 PDC World Championship, the biggest prize fund in the sport, and the tournament every other one is measured against. Winning it was worth £500,000, and the smallest payment at the event was £7,500.
A player is paid once, for where the run ended. The band is the whole of it rather than a step on the way to it, so a player who lost in the semi-finals collected £100,000 and not that plus every band beneath it. Read as single payments the eight bands come to £2,500,000, which is the pot. Read as a ladder they do not: the champion alone would take £932,500, against the £500,000 Luke Humphries was actually paid for the title.
What each finishing place paid
The eight bands the 96 players are divided into
| FINISHING PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | THE BAND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | £100,000 | £200,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | £50,000 | £200,000 |
| Last 16 | 8 | £35,000 | £280,000 |
| Last 32 | 16 | £25,000 | £400,000 |
| Last 64 | 32 | £15,000 | £480,000 |
| Last 96 | 32 | £7,500 | £240,000 |
| The whole pot | 96 | — | £2,500,000£2.5m |
What each band took between them
How far each band got
Winning it paid 66.7 times what the last 96 band paid. Inside a band nothing separates one player from another: the 32 players who lost in the round of 64 were all paid £15,000, whether they lost by a leg or by a mile.
The money does not stack
What the champion took, and what a ladder would have paid
This is the one thing about darts money that is worth getting right, because every other prize fund on this site works the other way. A club in the Champions League is paid for reaching the last sixteen and paid again for reaching the last eight, and the run is worth the sum of them. In darts there is no sum: a player is paid for where the run ended and for nothing before it. Multiply each band by the players in it and the total is £2,500,000, which is what the PDC put up. Add the bands the other way and the champion alone takes £932,500.
Who collected it
Every one of the 96 players, and what the finish was worth
| PLAYER | BAND | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Humphries | Winner | £500,000 |
| Luke Littler | Runner-up | £200,000 |
| Rob Cross | Semi-finalists | £100,000 |
| Scott Williams | Semi-finalists | £100,000 |
| Brendan Dolan | Quarter-finalists | £50,000 |
| Chris Dobey | Quarter-finalists | £50,000 |
| Dave Chisnall | Quarter-finalists | £50,000 |
| Michael van Gerwen | Quarter-finalists | £50,000 |
| Damon Heta | Last 16 | £35,000 |
| Daryl Gurney | Last 16 | £35,000 |
| Gary Anderson | Last 16 | £35,000 |
| Joe Cullen | Last 16 | £35,000 |
| Jonny Clayton | Last 16 | £35,000 |
| Michael Smith | Last 16 | £35,000 |
| Raymond van Barneveld | Last 16 | £35,000 |
| Stephen Bunting | Last 16 | £35,000 |
| Berry van Peer | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Boris Krčmar | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Florian Hempel | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Gabriel Clemens | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Gerwyn Price | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Jeffrey de Graaf | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Jim Williams | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Krzysztof Ratajski | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Madars Razma | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Martin Schindler | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Matt Campbell | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Ricardo Pietreczko | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Richard Veenstra | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Ricky Evans | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Ross Smith | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Ryan Searle | Last 32 | £25,000 |
| Andrew Gilding | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Callan Rydz | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Cameron Menzies | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Connor Scutt | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Danny Noppert | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Darren Penhall | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Dimitri Van den Bergh | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Dirk van Duijvenbode | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| James Wade | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Jamie Hughes | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Jermaine Wattimena | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| José de Sousa | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Josh Rock | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Keane Barry | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Kevin Doets | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Kim Huybrechts | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Lee Evans | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Man Lok Leung | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Martin Lukeman | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Mickey Mansell | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Mike De Decker | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Niels Zonneveld | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Peter Wright | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Radek Szaganski | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Ryan Joyce | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Simon Whitlock | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Steve Beaton | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Steve Lennon | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Thibault Tricole | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Tomoya Goto | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| William O'Connor | Last 64 | £15,000 |
| Alex Spellman | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Ben Robb | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Bhav Patel | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Christian Kist | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Darren Webster | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| David Cameron | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Dragutin Horvat | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Dylan Slevin | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Fallon Sherrock | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Gian van Veen | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Haruki Muramatsu | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Haupai Puha | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Ian White | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Jules van Dongen | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Keegan Brown | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Krzysztof Kciuk | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Lourence Ilagan | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Luke Woodhouse | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Mario Vandenbogaerde | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Marko Kantele | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Mikuru Suzuki | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Norman Madhoo | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Owen Bates | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Paolo Nebrida | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Reynaldo Rivera | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Ritchie Edhouse | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Rusty-Jake Rodriguez | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Sandro Eric Sosing | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Simon Adams | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Stowe Buntz | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Wessel Nijman | Last 96 | £7,500 |
| Xiaochen Zong | Last 96 | £7,500 |
Luke Humphries was paid £500,000 for winning it rather than that on top of every band beneath, which is what makes the eight bands add up to £2,500,000, the whole of what the PDC put up.
Around this on the darts calendar
What else was played either side of it
| EVENT | CHAMPION | PLAYERS | THE POT |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Darts Grand Prix 2023 | Rob Cross | 48 | £175,000 |
| European Darts Open 2023 | Gerwyn Price | 48 | £175,000 |
| German Darts Championship 2023 | Ricardo Pietreczko | 48 | £175,000 |
| German Darts Grand Prix 2023 | Michael Smith | 48 | £175,000 |
| Bahrain Darts Masters 2023 | Michael Smith | 16 | £60,000 |
| New South Wales Darts Masters 2023 | Rob Cross | 16 | £60,000 |
| New Zealand Darts Masters 2023 | Rob Cross | 16 | £60,000 |
| Nordic Darts Masters 2023 | Peter Wright | 16 | £60,000 |
| Poland Darts Masters 2023 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £60,000 |
| US Darts Masters 2023 | Michael van Gerwen | 16 | £60,000 |
| World Matchplay 2024 | Luke Humphries | 32 | £800,000 |
| Grand Slam of Darts 2024 | Luke Littler | 32 | £650,000 |
| European Championship 2024 | Ritchie Edhouse | 32 | £600,000 |
| Players Championship Finals 2024 | Luke Humphries | 64 | £600,000 |
| World Grand Prix 2024 | Mike De Decker | 32 | £600,000 |
| World Series of Darts Finals 2024 | Luke Littler | 32 | £400,000 |
| Masters 2024 | Stephen Bunting | 24 | £275,000 |
| Austrian Darts Open 2024 | Luke Littler | 48 | £175,000 |
| Baltic Sea Darts Open 2024 | Rob Cross | 48 | £175,000 |
| Belgian Darts Open 2024 | Luke Littler | 48 | £175,000 |
The 20 events on this site played closest in time to this one, oldest first. Together with the 2024 PDC World Championship they paid out £8,010,000.
Frequently asked questions
How much did the 2024 PDC World Championship winner get?
£500,000, and Luke Humphries is who collected it. It is the whole of what the champion was paid: there is no separate payment for each round on the way to it.
What was the PDC World Championship prize money in 2024?
£2,500,000 across the 96 players. It is split into eight bands by finishing place, from £500,000 down to £7,500, and the bands add up to the pot exactly.
What is the smallest payment at the PDC World Championship?
£7,500. That is the last 96 band, which covers 32 players who lost the first match. No player at the 2024 event collected less.
Does PDC World Championship prize money add up round by round?
No. A player is paid once, for where the run ended, and the band is the whole of it. A player who lost in the semi-finals collected £100,000 and not that plus every band beneath it. Add the eight bands up as single payments and they come to £2,500,000, which is the pot; add them as a ladder and the champion alone would take £932,500.
Which band pays out the most at the PDC World Championship?
Winner, at £500,000. Nobody else at the event is paid more in one payment.
Where to next
The rest of the darts money
Luke Humphries took £500,000 here and £3,090,000 in all. PDC World Championship prize money puts this edition beside the other 11 we hold. For the other tournaments, see World Matchplay prize money, Grand Slam of Darts prize money, Players Championship Finals prize money, World Grand Prix prize money, European Championship prize money, UK Open prize money, World Series of Darts Finals prize money, Masters prize money, International Darts Open prize money, Austrian Darts Open prize money, European Darts Grand Prix prize money, German Darts Championship prize money, Premier League Darts prize money, European Darts Open prize money, German Darts Grand Prix prize money, Czech Darts Open prize money, PDC World Masters prize money, Gibraltar Darts Trophy prize money, European Darts Trophy prize money, Belgian Darts Open prize money, Baltic Sea Darts Open prize money, Hungarian Darts Trophy prize money, Dutch Darts Masters (European Tour) prize money, European Darts Matchplay prize money, Dutch Darts Championship prize money, US Darts Masters prize money, New Zealand Darts Masters prize money, Nordic Darts Masters prize money, German Darts Open prize money, German Darts Masters (European Tour) prize money, Flanders Darts Trophy prize money, Swiss Darts Trophy prize money, Bahrain Darts Masters prize money, Danish Darts Open prize money, Australian Darts Masters prize money, Poland Darts Open prize money, Slovak Darts Open prize money, Dutch Darts Masters prize money, Poland Darts Masters prize money, German Darts Masters prize money, Melbourne Darts Masters prize money, Austrian Darts Championship prize money, Belgian Darts Championship prize money, Auckland Darts Masters prize money, Brisbane Darts Masters prize money, New South Wales Darts Masters prize money, Shanghai Darts Masters prize money, Saudi Arabia Darts Masters prize money, Women's World Matchplay prize money, Perth Darts Masters prize money, Queensland Darts Masters prize money and Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters prize money. Darts prize money ranks all 793 players across the £91,450,000 the 268 events paid out. Where a competition pays again at every round rather than once at the end, see Champions League prize money, and for the shape darts shares with football at national level, World Cup prize money.