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Men's Keirin Money List prize money
The Men's Keirin Money List has paid £166,190,925 across 12 years from 2014 to 2025. In 2025 Kohei Gunji took £1,298,766.
PAID IN TOTAL£166m
YEARS12
2025 TOP PRIZE£1.3m
RIDERS PAID158
RANK1 of 2
Every year
Who won, what they took, and what the year paid in all
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kohei Gunji | £1,298,766£1.3m | £18,865,456£18.9m |
| 2024 | Yusaku Kosho | £1,930,903£1.9m | £17,922,533£17.9m |
| 2023 | Yuji Matsuura | £1,273,648£1.3m | £16,937,318£16.9m |
| 2022 | Yuta Wakimoto | £1,541,445£1.5m | £15,402,270£15.4m |
| 2021 | Yusaku Kosho | £1,061,227£1.1m | £12,809,166£12.8m |
| 2020 | Kentaro Wada | £821,847£822k | £10,807,486£10.8m |
| 2019 | Shintaro Sato | £951,216£951k | £12,409,497£12.4m |
| 2018 | Ryuki Mitani | £1,286,778£1.3m | £12,343,987£12.3m |
| 2017 | Kota Asai | £921,249£921k | £12,183,412£12.2m |
| 2016 | Yoshihiro Murakami | £1,155,188£1.2m | £12,764,895£12.8m |
| 2015 | Kota Asai | £955,753£956k | £11,941,616£11.9m |
| 2014 | Toyoki Takeda | £1,113,442£1.1m | £11,803,291£11.8m |
Prize money paid, year by year
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The 2025 Men's Keirin Money List payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | RIDERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top earner | 1 | £1,298,766£1.3m | £1,298,766£1.3m |
| 2nd | 1 | £1,030,229£1.0m | £1,030,229£1.0m |
| 3rd | 1 | £1,013,612£1.0m | £1,013,612£1.0m |
| 4th | 1 | £777,576£778k | £777,576£778k |
| 5th | 1 | £749,167£749k | £749,167£749k |
| 6th | 1 | £733,347£733k | £733,347£733k |
| 7th | 1 | £587,974£588k | £587,974£588k |
| 8th | 1 | £538,651£539k | £538,651£539k |
| 9th | 1 | £514,151£514k | £514,151£514k |
| 10th | 1 | £472,555£473k | £472,555£473k |
| 11th | 1 | £448,334£448k | £448,334£448k |
| 12th | 1 | £444,620£445k | £444,620£445k |
| 13th | 1 | £404,255£404k | £404,255£404k |
| 14th | 1 | £388,105£388k | £388,105£388k |
| 15th | 1 | £365,173£365k | £365,173£365k |
| 16th | 1 | £355,848£356k | £355,848£356k |
| 17th | 1 | £346,270£346k | £346,270£346k |
| 18th | 1 | £325,839£326k | £325,839£326k |
| 19th | 1 | £323,030£323k | £323,030£323k |
| 20th | 1 | £310,082£310k | £310,082£310k |
| 21st | 1 | £304,700£305k | £304,700£305k |
| 22nd | 1 | £296,186£296k | £296,186£296k |
| 23rd | 1 | £285,440£285k | £285,440£285k |
| 24th | 1 | £280,403£280k | £280,403£280k |
| 25th | 1 | £276,089£276k | £276,089£276k |
| 26th | 1 | £275,811£276k | £275,811£276k |
| 27th | 1 | £273,644£274k | £273,644£274k |
| 28th | 1 | £271,446£271k | £271,446£271k |
| 29th | 1 | £267,208£267k | £267,208£267k |
| 30th | 1 | £258,803£259k | £258,803£259k |
| 31st | 1 | £257,453£257k | £257,453£257k |
| 32nd | 1 | £253,230£253k | £253,230£253k |
| 33rd | 1 | £252,704£253k | £252,704£253k |
| 34th | 1 | £246,285£246k | £246,285£246k |
| 35th | 1 | £245,503£246k | £245,503£246k |
| 36th | 1 | £242,004£242k | £242,004£242k |
| 37th | 1 | £240,283£240k | £240,283£240k |
| 38th | 1 | £238,458£238k | £238,458£238k |
| 39th | 1 | £237,283£237k | £237,283£237k |
| 40th | 1 | £233,913£234k | £233,913£234k |
| 41st | 1 | £232,586£233k | £232,586£233k |
| 42nd | 1 | £229,654£230k | £229,654£230k |
| 43rd | 1 | £229,533£230k | £229,533£230k |
| 44th | 1 | £225,006£225k | £225,006£225k |
| 45th | 1 | £222,481£222k | £222,481£222k |
| 46th | 1 | £217,597£218k | £217,597£218k |
| 47th | 1 | £215,011£215k | £215,011£215k |
| 48th | 1 | £213,733£214k | £213,733£214k |
| 49th | 1 | £209,747£210k | £209,747£210k |
| 50th | 1 | £205,679£206k | £205,679£206k |
Every name and figure is on the 2025 Men's Keirin Money List payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Men's Keirin Money List
Prize money won here, across every year we hold
| # | RIDER | NATION | YEARS TOP | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yusaku Kosho | Japan | 2 | £7,241,731£7.2m |
| 2 | Yuta Wakimoto | Japan | 1 | £6,444,836£6.4m |
| 3 | Kota Asai | Japan | 2 | £5,502,188£5.5m |
| 4 | Kota Hirahara | Japan | 0 | £5,472,682£5.5m |
| 5 | Yuji Matsuura | Japan | 1 | £5,347,971£5.3m |
| 6 | Kohei Gunji | Japan | 1 | £5,148,029£5.1m |
| 7 | Yudai Nitta | Japan | 0 | £4,837,914£4.8m |
| 8 | Shintaro Sato | Japan | 1 | £4,154,249£4.2m |
| 9 | Hiroto Shimizu | Japan | 0 | £3,568,061£3.6m |
| 10 | Tomohiro Fukaya | Japan | 0 | £3,340,901£3.3m |
| 11 | Ryuki Mitani | Japan | 1 | £3,122,174£3.1m |
| 12 | Toyoki Takeda | Japan | 1 | £3,002,767£3.0m |
| 13 | Yoshihiro Murakami | Japan | 1 | £2,897,899£2.9m |
| 14 | Kyohei Shinzan | Japan | 0 | £2,826,828£2.8m |
| 15 | Takuya Yoshida | Japan | 0 | £2,803,222£2.8m |
| 16 | Takumi Masugi | Japan | 0 | £2,622,805£2.6m |
| 17 | Kentaro Wada | Japan | 1 | £2,593,183£2.6m |
| 18 | Megumu Morohashi | Japan | 0 | £2,245,931£2.2m |
| 19 | Futoshi Morisawa | Japan | 0 | £2,232,474£2.2m |
| 20 | Hiroyuki Murakami | Japan | 0 | £2,133,144£2.1m |
| 21 | Takumi Sonoda | Japan | 0 | £2,049,811£2.0m |
| 22 | Ryuji Ogura | Japan | 0 | £1,992,089£2.0m |
| 23 | Yusuke Iwatsu | Japan | 0 | £1,979,573£2.0m |
| 24 | Sho Inakawa | Japan | 0 | £1,844,703£1.8m |
| 25 | Kenya Yamaguchi | Japan | 0 | £1,789,005£1.8m |
The top 12 here
Other keirin money lists
The money lists either side of the Men's Keirin Money List by prize money paid
| # | MONEY LIST | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Men's Keirin Money List | 12 | £166,190,925£166.2m |
| 2 | Women's Keirin Money List | 12 | £17,683,062£17.7m |
Frequently asked questions
What did the leader of the 2025 Men's Keirin Money List earn?
Kohei Gunji took £1,298,766. The whole year paid £18,865,456 across 50 riders.
How much prize money has the Men's Keirin Money List paid?
£166,190,925 across 12 years from 2014 to 2025. The richest was the 2025 Men's Keirin Money List, at £18,865,456.
Who has won the most money at the Men's Keirin Money List?
Yusaku Kosho, with £7,241,731 and 2 years at the top. Yuta Wakimoto is next on £6,444,836.
Who has topped the Men's Keirin Money List the most times?
Yusaku Kosho, 2 times in the years we hold.
Where does the Men's Keirin Money List rank for prize money?
1st of the 2 keirin money lists we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every keirin money list and rider is ranked on keirin prize money. The latest year is the 2025 Men's Keirin Money List, and the one before it the 2024 Men's Keirin Money List.