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KEIRIN PRIZE MONEY · 2024

Keirin prize money in 2024

Keirin paid £20,020,429 across 2 money lists in 2024, to 70 riders. Yusaku Kosho earned the most, £1,930,903.

PAID IN 2024£20m
MONEY LISTS2
RIDERS PAID70
TOP EARNER£1.9m

The 2024 money list

The top 50 riders by prize money won in 2024

Keirin riders ranked by prize money won in 2024.
# RIDER NATION YEARS TOP PRIZE MONEY
1 Yusaku Kosho Japan 1 £1,930,903£1.9m
2 Yuta Wakimoto Japan 0 £769,058£769k
3 Kota Hirahara Japan 0 £697,755£698k
4 Kohei Gunji Japan 0 £648,161£648k
5 Hiroto Shimizu Japan 0 £647,044£647k
6 Yuki Kitai Japan 0 £603,018£603k
7 Takumi Masugi Japan 0 £564,801£565k
8 Kyohei Shinzan Japan 0 £519,993£520k
9 Shunsuke Iwamoto Japan 0 £448,219£448k
10 Yuji Matsuura Japan 0 £434,384£434k
11 Tomohiro Fukaya Japan 0 £409,704£410k
12 Chikayori Madoba Japan 0 £403,388£403k
13 Yuya Inubushi Japan 0 £400,406£400k
14 Kota Asai Japan 0 £354,514£355k
15 Takuya Yoshida Japan 0 £351,146£351k
16 Shintaro Sato Japan 0 £339,809£340k
17 Yo Sakai Japan 0 £331,514£332k
18 Makuru Wada Japan 0 £312,642£313k
19 Taisei Kobayashi Japan 0 £310,410£310k
20 Hideyuki Matsutani Japan 0 £309,265£309k
21 Tatsuo Muto Japan 0 £300,972£301k
22 Koyu Matsui Japan 0 £296,745£297k
23 Taiki Obara Japan 0 £267,054£267k
24 Kohei Terasaki Japan 0 £266,188£266k
25 Futoshi Morisawa Japan 0 £260,861£261k
26 Shuji Minami Japan 0 £260,369£260k
27 Kazumichi Sugata Japan 0 £260,028£260k
28 Tomoyuki Kawabata Japan 0 £255,430£255k
29 Yuki Sasaki Japan 0 £255,292£255k
30 Soma Ito Japan 0 £248,525£249k
31 Takaharu Matsumoto Japan 0 £248,083£248k
32 Takahiro Arai Japan 0 £245,153£245k
33 Kenya Yamaguchi Japan 0 £243,969£244k
34 Masahiro Abe Japan 0 £240,217£240k
35 Yohei Yamada Japan 0 £235,440£235k
36 Taito Kanaga Japan 0 £235,183£235k
37 Yusuke Iwatsu Japan 0 £228,519£229k
38 Shota Mitani Japan 0 £224,595£225k
39 Yuya Morita Japan 0 £224,371£224k
40 Tsubasa Kitatsuru Japan 0 £222,571£223k
41 Hisanori Yamada Japan 0 £218,647£219k
42 Yukinori Watanabe Japan 0 £217,528£218k
43 Taiga Machida Japan 0 £215,656£216k
44 Kentaro Wada Japan 0 £215,525£216k
45 Hideaki Yamada Japan 0 £212,141£212k
46 Yoshitomo Higashiguchi Japan 0 £211,845£212k
47 Kei Wada Japan 0 £211,609£212k
48 Hiroyuki Murakami Japan 0 £206,390£206k
49 Yudai Nitta Japan 0 £205,312£205k
50 Asahi Ito Japan 0 £202,178£202k

The top 15 in 2024

Yusaku Kosho £1.9m Yuta Wakimoto £769k Kota Hirahara £698k Kohei Gunji £648k Hiroto Shimizu £647k Yuki Kitai £603k Takumi Masugi £565k Kyohei Shinzan £520k Shunsuke Iwamoto £448k Yuji Matsuura £434k Tomohiro Fukaya £410k Chikayori Madoba £403k Yuya Inubushi £400k Kota Asai £355k Takuya Yoshida £351k

Every money list in 2024

By prize money paid

Keirin money lists in 2024 with winner and total paid.
MONEY LIST TOP EARNER PAID
2024 Men's Keirin Money List Yusaku Kosho £17,922,533£17.9m
2024 Women's Keirin Money List Hiroko Ishii £2,097,896£2.1m

The richest money lists of 2024

2024 Men's Keirin Money List £18m 2024 Women's Keirin Money List £2.1m

Every year we hold

2014 £13m 2015 £13m 2016 £14m 2017 £13m 2018 £14m 2019 £14m 2020 £12m 2021 £14m 2022 £17m 2023 £19m 2024 £20m 2025 £21m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most keirin prize money in 2024?

Yusaku Kosho, with £1,930,903 and 1 year at the top. Yuta Wakimoto was next on £769,058.

How much prize money was paid in 2024?

£20,020,429 across 2 money lists, to 70 riders.

Which money list paid the most in 2024?

The 2024 Men's Keirin Money List, at £17,922,533.

How does 2024 compare with 2023?

2023 paid £18,843,408 across 2 money lists.

Where to next

Every year and every rider is on keirin prize money. The year before is 2023. The year after is 2025.