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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 29th OF 168

Brazil prize money

Brazil's sportspeople have won £69,364,403 in prize money across 20 sports, which puts Brazil 29th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Gustavo Kuerten has won the most, £11,133,083 in tennis .

PRIZE MONEY WON £69m
NATION RANK29th of 168
EARNERS236
SPORTS20
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £41m
SHARE OF WORLD0.5%

Brazil's highest earners

The top 60 of 236 people, every sport together

Brazil's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Gustavo Kuerten Tennis £11,133,083£11.1m
2 Marcelo Melo Tennis £6,794,074£6.8m
3 Bruno Soares Tennis £5,212,653£5.2m
4 Thomaz Bellucci Tennis £4,048,598£4.0m
5 Thiago Monteiro Tennis £3,347,033£3.3m
6 Joao Fonseca Tennis £3,153,138£3.2m
7 Gabriel Medina Surfing £2,874,985£2.9m
8 Filipe Toledo Surfing £2,399,290£2.4m
9 Junior Nunes Nogueira Rodeo £2,221,519£2.2m
10 Italo Ferreira Surfing £1,998,211£2.0m
11 Fernando Meligeni Tennis £1,921,329£1.9m
12 Thiago Seyboth Wild Tennis £1,880,394£1.9m
13 Adriano de Souza Surfing £1,543,346£1.5m
14 Tatiana Weston-Webb Surfing £1,509,199£1.5m
15 Miguel Pupo Surfing £1,256,512£1.3m
16 Yago Dora Surfing £1,200,248£1.2m
17 Luiz Mattar Tennis £1,114,211£1.1m
18 Felipe Meligeni Alves Tennis £1,076,336£1.1m
19 Marcos Costa Rodeo £1,046,130£1.0m
20 Lucas Braathen Alpine skiing £926,388£926k
21 Caio Collet Motorsport £846,992£847k
22 Jadson Andre Surfing £844,643£845k
23 Caio Ibelli Surfing £719,692£720k
24 Alejo Muniz Surfing £619,711£620k
25 Silvana Lima Surfing £566,936£567k
26 Cassio Motta Tennis £536,816£537k
27 Luana Silva Surfing £456,662£457k
28 Joao Chianca Surfing £455,335£455k
29 Samuel Pupo Surfing £447,891£448k
30 Alison dos Santos Athletics £425,188£425k
31 Hugo Calderano Table tennis £402,325£402k
32 Daniel Dutra da Silva Tennis £356,424£356k
33 Marlon Modolo Zanotelli Show jumping £349,847£350k
34 Deivid Silva Surfing £345,899£346k
35 Wiggolly Dantas Surfing £344,173£344k
36 Willian Cardoso Surfing £308,722£309k
37 Michael Rodrigues Surfing £270,248£270k
38 Ian Gouveia Surfing £262,699£263k
39 Heitor Alves Surfing £236,880£237k
40 Fred Biondi Golf £229,146£229k
41 Raoni Monteiro Surfing £222,895£223k
42 Yuri Mansur Show jumping £188,595£189k
43 Bruna Takahashi Table tennis £188,161£188k
44 Hélio Castroneves Motorsport £179,699£180k
45 Peterson Crisanto Surfing £175,959£176k
46 Fabiana Murer Athletics £167,669£168k
47 Felipe Lima Enhanced Games £150,376£150k
48 Mateus Herdy Surfing £144,361£144k
49 Alex Ribeiro Surfing £142,481£142k
50 Tomas Hermes Surfing £137,594£138k
51 Igor Figueiredo Snooker £111,670£112k
52 Jihad Khodr Surfing £79,098£79k
53 Caio Bonfim Athletics £78,947£79k
54 Ana Marcela Cunha Swimming £75,602£76k
55 Jacqueline Silva Surfing £71,729£72k
56 Bruno Santos Surfing £68,985£69k
57 Edgard Groggia Surfing £59,436£59k
58 Carlos Eduardo Mota Ribas Show jumping £58,256£58k
59 Darlan Romani Athletics £55,263£55k
60 Neco Padaratz Surfing £49,925£50k

The top 12, side by side

Gustavo Kuerten £11m Marcelo Melo £6.8m Bruno Soares £5.2m Thomaz Bellucci £4.0m Thiago Monteiro £3.3m Joao Fonseca £3.2m Gabriel Medina £2.9m Filipe Toledo £2.4m Junior Nunes Nogueira £2.2m Italo Ferreira £2.0m Fernando Meligeni £1.9m Thiago Seyboth Wild £1.9m

Gustavo Kuerten alone accounts for 16.1% of Brazil's total. The top ten between them hold 62.3%, and the other 226 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Brazil's £69,364,403 came from

Brazil's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Tennis £40,574,089£40.6m 58.5% 12 Gustavo Kuerten
Surfing £20,222,935£20.2m 29.2% 62 Gabriel Medina
Rodeo £3,267,649£3.3m 4.7% 2 Junior Nunes Nogueira
Motorsport £1,026,692£1.0m 1.5% 2 Caio Collet
Athletics £999,624£1000k 1.4% 35 Alison dos Santos
Alpine skiing £926,388£926k 1.3% 1 Lucas Braathen
Table tennis £761,016£761k 1.1% 46 Hugo Calderano
Show jumping £750,475£750k 1.1% 27 Marlon Modolo Zanotelli
Golf £229,146£229k 0.3% 1 Fred Biondi
Enhanced Games £150,376£150k 0.2% 1 Felipe Lima
Snooker £127,734£128k 0.2% 6 Igor Figueiredo
Swimming £109,662£110k 0.2% 5 Ana Marcela Cunha
Chess £84,586£85k 0.1% 10 Alexandr Fier
CrossFit £80,697£81k 0.1% 7 Guilherme Malheiros
Badminton £24,024£24k 0.0% 10 Ygor Coelho
Snowboarding £11,482£11k 0.0% 1 Patrick Burgener
Triathlon £7,895£8k 0.0% 2 Pamella Oliveira
Squash £6,005£6k 0.0% 2 Rafael Alarçón
Pool £3,468£3k 0.0% 2 Fabio Luersen
Gymnastics £460£460 0.0% 2 Caio Souza

The split between sports

Tennis £41m Surfing £20m Rodeo £3.3m
Motorsport £1.0m
Athletics £1000k
Alpine skiing £926k
Table tennis £761k Show jumping £750k
Golf £229k
Enhanced Games £150k
Snooker £128k Swimming £110k Chess £85k CrossFit £81k
Badminton £24k
Snowboarding £11k
Triathlon £7,895 Squash £6,005 Pool £3,468 Gymnastics £460

Tennis is Brazil's biggest earner at 58.5% of the total. We hold nobody from Brazil in biathlon, bowling, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, speed skating, figure skating, trail running, handball, sled dog racing, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Brazil

Brazil is 29th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Brazil by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
17 Russia £171,438,092£171.4m 274
18 Great Britain £132,729,494£132.7m 1,024
19 Chile £129,169,944£129.2m 46
20 Austria £128,425,687£128.4m 358
21 Norway £119,256,606£119.3m 432
22 Croatia £95,781,973£95.8m 93
23 Czechia £93,824,901£93.8m 238
24 China £80,084,813£80.1m 967
25 Mexico £79,918,824£79.9m 100
26 Ireland £77,644,567£77.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,977,257£76.0m 94
28 Netherlands £74,805,657£74.8m 1,143
29 Brazil £69,364,403£69.4m 236
30 India £66,204,277£66.2m 587
31 Belgium £59,672,697£59.7m 329
32 Slovakia £58,690,691£58.7m 76
33 Fiji £56,400,033£56.4m 7
34 Colombia £54,307,165£54.3m 79
35 Denmark £45,356,277£45.4m 246
36 New Zealand £41,710,442£41.7m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,871,037£36.9m 437
38 Poland £36,459,824£36.5m 375
39 Greece £32,009,197£32.0m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,820,967£26.8m 85
41 Zimbabwe £24,416,046£24.4m 7

Brazil against its neighbours

Russia £171m Great Britain £133m Chile £129m Austria £128m Norway £119m Croatia £96m Czechia £94m China £80m Mexico £80m Ireland £78m Scotland £76m Netherlands £75m Brazil £69m India £66m Belgium £60m Slovakia £59m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £42m Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £27m Zimbabwe £24m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Brazil won?

£69,364,403 across 236 people in 20 sports. That ranks Brazil 29th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Brazil's highest earning sportsperson?

Gustavo Kuerten, with £11,133,083 in tennis prize money: 16.1% of everything Brazil has won. Next is Marcelo Melo on £6,794,074.

Which sport has earned Brazil the most prize money?

Tennis, at £40,574,089 across 12 players, ahead of surfing on £20,222,935.

Which nation is just above Brazil?

Netherlands, 28th on £74,805,657. India is 30th, just below, on £66,204,277.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Brazil's tennis money has its own page: Brazil in tennis.Brazil's surfing money has its own page: Brazil in surfing.Brazil's rodeo money has its own page: Brazil in rodeo.Brazil's athletics money has its own page: Brazil in athletics.Brazil's table tennis money has its own page: Brazil in table tennis.Brazil's show jumping money has its own page: Brazil in show jumping.Brazil's snooker money has its own page: Brazil in snooker.Brazil's swimming money has its own page: Brazil in swimming.Brazil's chess money has its own page: Brazil in chess.Brazil's CrossFit money has its own page: Brazil in CrossFit.Brazil's triathlon money has its own page: Brazil in triathlon.Brazil's squash money has its own page: Brazil in squash.Brazil's pool money has its own page: Brazil in pool.Brazil's gymnastics money has its own page: Brazil in gymnastics. One place up is Netherlands. One place down is India.