Korea Go Money List prize money
The Korea Go Money List has paid £18,636,320 across 9 years from 2017 to 2025. In 2025 Shin Jin-seo took £668,596.
Every year
Who won, what they took, and what the year paid in all
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Shin Jin-seo | £668,596£669k | £2,104,317£2.1m |
| 2024 | Shin Jin-seo | £804,759£805k | £2,408,751£2.4m |
| 2023 | Shin Jin-seo | £817,813£818k | £2,450,947£2.5m |
| 2022 | Shin Jin-seo | £798,653£799k | £2,216,756£2.2m |
| 2021 | Shin Jin-seo | £585,780£586k | £2,096,990£2.1m |
| 2020 | Shin Jin-seo | £574,059£574k | £1,842,144£1.8m |
| 2019 | Park Junghwan | £553,111£553k | £1,961,827£2.0m |
| 2018 | Park Junghwan | £667,993£668k | £2,181,984£2.2m |
| 2017 | Park Junghwan | £370,758£371k | £1,372,604£1.4m |
Prize money paid, year by year
The 2025 Korea Go Money List payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top earner | 1 | £668,596£669k | £668,596£669k |
| 2nd | 1 | £266,607£267k | £266,607£267k |
| 3rd | 1 | £221,126£221k | £221,126£221k |
| 4th | 1 | £220,704£221k | £220,704£221k |
| 5th | 1 | £141,289£141k | £141,289£141k |
| 6th | 1 | £131,549£132k | £131,549£132k |
| 7th | 1 | £118,476£118k | £118,476£118k |
| 8th | 1 | £112,167£112k | £112,167£112k |
| 9th | 1 | £112,013£112k | £112,013£112k |
| 10th | 1 | £111,790£112k | £111,790£112k |
Every name and figure is on the 2025 Korea Go Money List payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Korea Go Money List
Prize money won here, across every year we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | YEARS TOP | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shin Jin-seo | South Korea | 6 | £5,165,201£5.2m |
| 2 | Park Junghwan | South Korea | 3 | £3,635,904£3.6m |
| 3 | Byun Sang-il | South Korea | 0 | £1,748,530£1.7m |
| 4 | Choi Jeong | South Korea | 0 | £1,606,173£1.6m |
| 5 | Shin Min-jun | South Korea | 0 | £1,337,736£1.3m |
| 6 | Kang Dong-yun | South Korea | 0 | £935,004£935k |
| 7 | Kim Ji-seok | South Korea | 0 | £844,712£845k |
| 8 | Lee Dong-hoon | South Korea | 0 | £510,194£510k |
| 9 | Kim Eun-ji | South Korea | 0 | £434,765£435k |
| 10 | Kim Myung-hoon | South Korea | 0 | £405,335£405k |
| 11 | Oh Yu-jin | South Korea | 0 | £368,938£369k |
| 12 | Park Yeong-hun | South Korea | 0 | £298,678£299k |
| 13 | Lee Sedol | South Korea | 0 | £267,592£268k |
| 14 | An Sung-joon | South Korea | 0 | £186,746£187k |
| 15 | An Kuk-hyun | South Korea | 0 | £176,428£176k |
| 16 | Lee Chang-seok | South Korea | 0 | £175,992£176k |
| 17 | Seol Hyun-jun | South Korea | 0 | £113,860£114k |
| 18 | Lee Ji-hyun | South Korea | 0 | £112,013£112k |
| 19 | Choi Cheol-han | South Korea | 0 | £97,407£97k |
| 20 | Won Seong-jin | South Korea | 0 | £97,028£97k |
| 21 | Park Geon-ho | South Korea | 0 | £77,642£78k |
| 22 | Park Ha-min | South Korea | 0 | £40,442£40k |
The top 12 here
Other Go money lists
The money lists either side of the Korea Go Money List by prize money paid
| # | MONEY LIST | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea Go Money List | 9 | £18,636,320£18.6m |
| 2 | Japan Go Money List | 6 | £10,942,193£10.9m |
Frequently asked questions
What did the leader of the 2025 Korea Go Money List earn?
Shin Jin-seo took £668,596. The whole year paid £2,104,317 across 10 players.
How much prize money has the Korea Go Money List paid?
£18,636,320 across 9 years from 2017 to 2025. The richest was the 2023 Korea Go Money List, at £2,450,947.
Who has won the most money at the Korea Go Money List?
Shin Jin-seo, with £5,165,201 and 6 years at the top. Park Junghwan is next on £3,635,904.
Who has topped the Korea Go Money List the most times?
Shin Jin-seo, 6 times in the years we hold.
Where does the Korea Go Money List rank for prize money?
1st of the 2 Go money lists we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every Go money list and player is ranked on Go prize money. The latest year is the 2025 Korea Go Money List, and the one before it the 2024 Korea Go Money List.