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KEIRIN PRIZE MONEY · 2025

Keirin prize money in 2025

Keirin paid £21,012,872 across 2 money lists in 2025, to 70 riders. Kohei Gunji earned the most, £1,298,766.

PAID IN 2025£21m
MONEY LISTS2
RIDERS PAID70
TOP EARNER£1.3m

The 2025 money list

The top 50 riders by prize money won in 2025

Keirin riders ranked by prize money won in 2025.
# RIDER NATION YEARS TOP PRIZE MONEY
1 Kohei Gunji Japan 1 £1,298,766£1.3m
2 Takuya Yoshida Japan 0 £1,030,229£1.0m
3 Yusaku Kosho Japan 0 £1,013,612£1.0m
4 Kohei Terasaki Japan 0 £777,576£778k
5 Takumi Masugi Japan 0 £749,167£749k
6 Yuta Wakimoto Japan 0 £733,347£733k
7 Shuji Minami Japan 0 £587,974£588k
8 Takuma Abe Japan 0 £538,651£539k
9 Taito Kanaga Japan 0 £514,151£514k
10 Tomohiro Fukaya Japan 0 £472,555£473k
11 Koyu Matsui Japan 0 £448,334£448k
12 Takaharu Matsumoto Japan 0 £444,620£445k
13 Kyohei Shinzan Japan 0 £404,255£404k
14 Yuya Inubushi Japan 0 £388,105£388k
15 Hiroto Shimizu Japan 0 £365,173£365k
16 Takahiro Arai Japan 0 £355,848£356k
17 Kota Asai Japan 0 £346,270£346k
18 Shunsuke Iwamoto Japan 0 £325,839£326k
19 Kenya Yamaguchi Japan 0 £323,030£323k
20 Hideyuki Matsutani Japan 0 £310,082£310k
21 Kazumichi Sugata Japan 0 £304,700£305k
22 Rikiya Abe Japan 0 £296,186£296k
23 Kaiya Ota Japan 0 £285,440£285k
24 Hisanori Yamada Japan 0 £280,403£280k
25 Shota Mitani Japan 0 £276,089£276k
26 Makuru Wada Japan 0 £275,811£276k
27 Yusuke Iwatsu Japan 0 £273,644£274k
28 Masakazu Murata Japan 0 £271,446£271k
29 Hideaki Yamada Japan 0 £267,208£267k
30 Yo Sakai Japan 0 £258,803£259k
31 Yohei Yamada Japan 0 £257,453£257k
32 Tatsuo Muto Japan 0 £253,230£253k
33 Takumi Sonoda Japan 0 £252,704£253k
34 Tomoyuki Kawabata Japan 0 £246,285£246k
35 Yuji Matsuura Japan 0 £245,503£246k
36 Mina Sato Japan 1 £244,062£244k
37 Takuya Kamiyama Japan 0 £242,004£242k
38 Taiki Obara Japan 0 £240,283£240k
39 Yugo Tottori Japan 0 £238,458£238k
40 Kazuya Narita Japan 0 £237,283£237k
41 Yusuke Ogawa Japan 0 £233,913£234k
42 Ryuji Ogura Japan 0 £232,586£233k
43 Futoshi Morisawa Japan 0 £229,654£230k
44 Tsubasa Kitatsuru Japan 0 £229,533£230k
45 Tomonori Kashino Japan 0 £225,006£225k
46 Hayate Ishihara Japan 0 £222,481£222k
47 Kazuki Amagai Japan 0 £217,597£218k
48 Ryuki Mitani Japan 0 £215,011£215k
49 Tsuyoshi Hashimoto Japan 0 £213,733£214k
50 Junpei Onda Japan 0 £209,747£210k

The top 15 in 2025

Kohei Gunji £1.3m Takuya Yoshida £1.0m Yusaku Kosho £1.0m Kohei Terasaki £778k Takumi Masugi £749k Yuta Wakimoto £733k Shuji Minami £588k Takuma Abe £539k Taito Kanaga £514k Tomohiro Fukaya £473k Koyu Matsui £448k Takaharu Matsumoto £445k Kyohei Shinzan £404k Yuya Inubushi £388k Hiroto Shimizu £365k

Every money list in 2025

By prize money paid

Keirin money lists in 2025 with winner and total paid.
MONEY LIST TOP EARNER PAID
2025 Men's Keirin Money List Kohei Gunji £18,865,456£18.9m
2025 Women's Keirin Money List Mina Sato £2,147,415£2.1m

The richest money lists of 2025

2025 Men's Keirin Money List £19m 2025 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 2025?

Kohei Gunji, with £1,298,766 and 1 year at the top. Takuya Yoshida was next on £1,030,229.

How much prize money was paid in 2025?

£21,012,872 across 2 money lists, to 70 riders.

Which money list paid the most in 2025?

The 2025 Men's Keirin Money List, at £18,865,456.

How does 2025 compare with 2024?

2024 paid £20,020,429 across 2 money lists.

Where to next

Every year and every rider is on keirin prize money. The year before is 2024.