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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 40th OF 168

Bulgaria prize money

Bulgaria's sportspeople have won £26,820,967 in prize money across 13 sports, which puts Bulgaria 40th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Grigor Dimitrov has won the most, £24,266,169 in tennis , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £27m
NATION RANK40th of 168
EARNERS85
SPORTS13
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £25m
SHARE OF WORLD0.2%

Bulgaria's highest earners

The top 60 of 85 people, every sport together

Bulgaria's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Grigor Dimitrov Tennis £24,266,169£24.3m
2 Dimitar Kuzmanov Tennis £693,793£694k
3 Adrian Andreev Tennis £402,801£403k
4 Albert Popov Alpine skiing £147,391£147k
5 Kristina Zlateva Pool £137,063£137k
6 Antani Ivanov Enhanced Games £131,579£132k
7 Stefani Stoeva Badminton £130,328£130k
8 Gabriela Stoeva Badminton £129,298£129k
9 Bozhidar Sarâboyukov Athletics £99,248£99k
10 Vladimir Zografski Ski jumping £89,148£89k
11 Mirela Demireva Athletics £59,305£59k
12 Georgi Georgiev Pool £56,962£57k
13 Ivet Lalova-Collio Athletics £56,391£56k
14 Milena Todorova Biathlon £55,427£55k
15 Radoslav Yankov Snowboarding £41,325£41k
16 Ivan Cheparinov Chess £39,850£40k
17 Nurgyul Salimova Chess £33,835£34k
18 Tervel Zamfirov Snowboarding £31,887£32k
19 Kaloyana Nalbantova Badminton £20,123£20k
20 Malena Zamfirova Snowboarding £19,320£19k
21 Veselin Topalov Chess £18,797£19k
22 Tihomir Ivanov Athletics £18,014£18k
23 Gabriela Petrova Athletics £14,286£14k
24 Lora Hristova Biathlon £12,650£13k
25 Antoaneta Stefanova Chess £12,218£12k
26 Plamena Mitkova Athletics £10,526£11k
27 Alexander Krashniak Snowboarding £9,253£9k
28 Vladimir Iliev Biathlon £8,568£9k
29 Georgi Ivanov Athletics £8,271£8k
30 Linda Zetchiri Badminton £6,336£6k
31 Nadya Toncheva Chess £5,639£6k
32 Viktoria Radeva Chess £5,639£6k
33 Martin Petrov Chess £5,263£5k
34 Momchil Nikolov Chess £2,820£3k
35 Mariya Mitsova Badminton £2,617£3k
36 Valentina Georgieva Gymnastics £2,576£3k
37 Blagoy Todev Biathlon £2,051£2k
38 Maria Yovkova Table tennis £1,985£2k
39 Mitko Tsenov Athletics £1,880£2k
40 Petya Dacheva Athletics £1,880£2k
41 Eddie Penev Gymnastics £1,656£2k
42 David Ivanov Gymnastics £1,564£2k
43 Vanya Stambolova Athletics £1,504£2k
44 Zlatozar Atanasov Athletics £1,504£2k
45 Kalina Hristova Table tennis £1,399£1k
46 Spasian Spasov Pool £1,375£1k
47 Novo Sarafimoski Pool £1,149£1k
48 Petyo Krastev Table tennis £1,132£1k
49 Aleksandra Nacheva Athletics £1,128£1k
50 Kamen Zlatkov Alpine skiing £966£966
51 Tsvetelina Georgieva Table tennis £951£951
52 Valentina Dimitrova Biathlon £940£940
53 Sidelya Mutlu Table tennis £883£883
54 Viktoria Persova Table tennis £838£838
55 Andriyana Banova Athletics £752£752
56 Momchil Karailiev Athletics £752£752
57 Vladimir Petkov Table tennis £733£733
58 Yoan Velichkov Table tennis £695£695
59 Stanimir Ruslanov Pool £671£671
60 Dimitar Dimitrov Gymnastics £644£644

The top 12, side by side

Grigor Dimitrov £24m Dimitar Kuzmanov £694k Adrian Andreev £403k Albert Popov £147k Kristina Zlateva £137k Antani Ivanov £132k Stefani Stoeva £130k Gabriela Stoeva £129k Bozhidar Sarâboyukov £99k Vladimir Zografski £89k Mirela Demireva £59k Georgi Georgiev £57k

Grigor Dimitrov alone accounts for 90.5% of Bulgaria's total. The top ten between them hold 97.8%, and the other 75 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Bulgaria's £26,820,967 came from

Bulgaria'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 £25,362,763£25.4m 94.6% 3 Grigor Dimitrov
Badminton £290,164£290k 1.1% 10 Stefani Stoeva
Athletics £275,439£275k 1.0% 14 Bozhidar Sarâboyukov
Pool £198,562£199k 0.7% 9 Kristina Zlateva
Alpine skiing £148,357£148k 0.6% 2 Albert Popov
Enhanced Games £131,579£132k 0.5% 1 Antani Ivanov
Chess £124,060£124k 0.5% 8 Ivan Cheparinov
Snowboarding £101,785£102k 0.4% 4 Radoslav Yankov
Ski jumping £89,148£89k 0.3% 1 Vladimir Zografski
Biathlon £79,850£80k 0.3% 6 Milena Todorova
Table tennis £11,647£12k 0.0% 20 Maria Yovkova
Gymnastics £6,992£7k 0.0% 5 Valentina Georgieva
Show jumping £620£620 0.0% 2 Ivana Angelova

The split between sports

Tennis £25m Badminton £290k Athletics £275k Pool £199k Alpine skiing £148k
Enhanced Games £132k
Chess £124k Snowboarding £102k
Ski jumping £89k
Biathlon £80k Table tennis £12k Gymnastics £6,992 Show jumping £620

Tennis is Bulgaria's biggest earner at 94.6% of the total. We hold nobody from Bulgaria in golf, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Bulgaria

Bulgaria is 40th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Bulgaria by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
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
42 Kazakhstan £24,398,287£24.4m 102
43 Wales £22,440,638£22.4m 54
44 Finland £20,813,301£20.8m 253
45 Venezuela £20,750,802£20.8m 104
46 Ukraine £19,869,537£19.9m 176
47 Egypt £19,486,543£19.5m 199
48 Portugal £17,907,261£17.9m 110
49 Thailand £16,387,841£16.4m 218
50 Hungary £14,998,149£15.0m 130
51 Hawaii £13,952,897£14.0m 71
52 Belarus £13,553,505£13.6m 38

Bulgaria against its neighbours

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 Kazakhstan £24m Wales £22m Finland £21m Venezuela £21m Ukraine £20m Egypt £19m Portugal £18m Thailand £16m Hungary £15m Hawaii £14m Belarus £14m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Bulgaria won?

£26,820,967 across 85 people in 13 sports. That ranks Bulgaria 40th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Bulgaria's highest earning sportsperson?

Grigor Dimitrov, with £24,266,169 in tennis prize money: 90.5% of everything Bulgaria has won. Next is Dimitar Kuzmanov on £693,793.

Which sport has earned Bulgaria the most prize money?

Tennis, at £25,362,763 across 3 players, ahead of badminton on £290,164.

Which nation is just above Bulgaria?

Greece, 39th on £32,009,197. Zimbabwe is 41st, just below, on £24,416,046.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Bulgaria's tennis money has its own page: Bulgaria in tennis.Bulgaria's badminton money has its own page: Bulgaria in badminton.Bulgaria's athletics money has its own page: Bulgaria in athletics.Bulgaria's pool money has its own page: Bulgaria in pool.Bulgaria's alpine skiing money has its own page: Bulgaria in alpine skiing.Bulgaria's chess money has its own page: Bulgaria in chess.Bulgaria's snowboarding money has its own page: Bulgaria in snowboarding.Bulgaria's biathlon money has its own page: Bulgaria in biathlon.Bulgaria's table tennis money has its own page: Bulgaria in table tennis.Bulgaria's gymnastics money has its own page: Bulgaria in gymnastics.Bulgaria's show jumping money has its own page: Bulgaria in show jumping. One place up is Greece. One place down is Zimbabwe.