France prize money
France's sportspeople have won £305,041,501 in prize money across 33 sports, which puts France 7th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Gael Monfils has won the most, £18,802,281 in tennis .
France's highest earners
The top 60 of 858 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gael Monfils | Tennis | £18,802,281£18.8m |
| 2 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Tennis | £16,937,651£16.9m |
| 3 | Richard Gasquet | Tennis | £16,168,922£16.2m |
| 4 | Gilles Simon | Tennis | £12,086,386£12.1m |
| 5 | Adrian Mannarino | Tennis | £11,415,572£11.4m |
| 6 | Nicolas Mahut | Tennis | £9,689,099£9.7m |
| 7 | Ugo Humbert | Tennis | £8,826,147£8.8m |
| 8 | Jeremy Chardy | Tennis | £8,163,888£8.2m |
| 9 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert | Tennis | £7,935,311£7.9m |
| 10 | Benoit Paire | Tennis | £7,928,364£7.9m |
| 11 | Fabrice Santoro | Tennis | £7,529,195£7.5m |
| 12 | Julien Benneteau | Tennis | £7,185,520£7.2m |
| 13 | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | Tennis | £6,824,103£6.8m |
| 14 | Lucas Pouille | Tennis | £6,655,317£6.7m |
| 15 | Michael Llodra | Tennis | £6,416,055£6.4m |
| 16 | Sebastien Grosjean | Tennis | £6,114,138£6.1m |
| 17 | Arthur Fils | Tennis | £6,109,677£6.1m |
| 18 | Matthieu Pavon | Golf | £5,675,069£5.7m |
| 19 | Arthur Rinderknech | Tennis | £5,606,756£5.6m |
| 20 | Arnaud Clement | Tennis | £5,357,315£5.4m |
| 21 | Cedric Pioline | Tennis | £5,203,781£5.2m |
| 22 | Corentin Moutet | Tennis | £4,922,523£4.9m |
| 23 | Paul-Henri Mathieu | Tennis | £4,736,160£4.7m |
| 24 | Quentin Halys | Tennis | £4,292,860£4.3m |
| 25 | Victor Perez | Golf | £4,231,356£4.2m |
| 26 | Guy Forget | Tennis | £4,193,559£4.2m |
| 27 | Benjamin Bonzi | Tennis | £3,529,728£3.5m |
| 28 | Alexandre Muller | Tennis | £3,339,797£3.3m |
| 29 | Hugo Gaston | Tennis | £3,150,938£3.2m |
| 30 | Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard | Tennis | £2,715,768£2.7m |
| 31 | Alexis Pinturault | Alpine skiing | £2,669,113£2.7m |
| 32 | Henri Leconte | Tennis | £2,638,174£2.6m |
| 33 | Nicolas Escude | Tennis | £2,418,158£2.4m |
| 34 | Gregoire Barrere | Tennis | £2,402,310£2.4m |
| 35 | Arnaud Boetsch | Tennis | £2,279,133£2.3m |
| 36 | Florent Serra | Tennis | £2,232,932£2.2m |
| 37 | Luca Van Assche | Tennis | £2,115,644£2.1m |
| 38 | Olivier Delaitre | Tennis | £2,096,600£2.1m |
| 39 | Marc Gicquel | Tennis | £1,889,866£1.9m |
| 40 | Fabrice Martin | Tennis | £1,888,038£1.9m |
| 41 | Guillaume Raoux | Tennis | £1,839,478£1.8m |
| 42 | Terence Atmane | Tennis | £1,762,670£1.8m |
| 43 | Arthur Cazaux | Tennis | £1,730,102£1.7m |
| 44 | Constant Lestienne | Tennis | £1,687,426£1.7m |
| 45 | Jerome Golmard | Tennis | £1,666,003£1.7m |
| 46 | Johanne Defay | Surfing | £1,416,342£1.4m |
| 47 | Manuel Guinard | Tennis | £1,353,952£1.4m |
| 48 | Valentin Royer | Tennis | £1,350,817£1.4m |
| 49 | Michel Bourez | Surfing | £1,277,876£1.3m |
| 50 | Jeremy Flores | Surfing | £1,277,444£1.3m |
| 51 | Hugo Grenier | Tennis | £1,275,486£1.3m |
| 52 | Antony Dupuis | Tennis | £1,196,115£1.2m |
| 53 | Albano Olivetti | Tennis | £1,187,613£1.2m |
| 54 | Clement Noel | Alpine skiing | £1,175,456£1.2m |
| 55 | Enzo Couacaud | Tennis | £1,030,280£1.0m |
| 56 | Tessa Worley | Alpine skiing | £1,023,158£1.0m |
| 57 | Jean-Philippe Fleurian | Tennis | £1,017,276£1.0m |
| 58 | Harold Mayot | Tennis | £976,566£977k |
| 59 | Titouan Droguet | Tennis | £954,960£955k |
| 60 | Antoine Rozner | Golf | £916,102£916k |
The top 12, side by side
Gael Monfils alone accounts for 6.2% of France's total. The top ten between them hold 38.7%, and the other 848 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where France's £305,041,501 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | £253,785,302£253.8m | 83.2% | 55 | Gael Monfils |
| Golf | £12,793,064£12.8m | 4.2% | 16 | Matthieu Pavon |
| Alpine skiing | £10,905,888£10.9m | 3.6% | 89 | Alexis Pinturault |
| Surfing | £5,894,061£5.9m | 1.9% | 25 | Johanne Defay |
| Squash | £3,126,703£3.1m | 1.0% | 30 | Grégory Gaultier |
| Biathlon | £2,898,504£2.9m | 1.0% | 18 | Lou Jeanmonnot |
| Athletics | £2,283,427£2.3m | 0.7% | 181 | Renaud Lavillenie |
| Badminton | £1,944,072£1.9m | 0.6% | 56 | Christo Popov |
| Table tennis | £1,928,439£1.9m | 0.6% | 65 | Felix Lebrun |
| Show jumping | £1,417,817£1.4m | 0.5% | 86 | Simon Delestre |
| Freestyle skiing | £1,327,340£1.3m | 0.4% | 35 | Perrine Laffont |
| Motorsport | £1,240,601£1.2m | 0.4% | 3 | Romain Grosjean |
| Handball | £817,521£818k | 0.3% | 4 | HBC Nantes |
| Cross-country skiing | £744,688£745k | 0.2% | 23 | Lucas Chanavat |
| Snowboarding | £705,461£705k | 0.2% | 20 | Chloe Trespeuch |
| Figure skating | £546,617£547k | 0.2% | 9 | Adam Siao Him Fa |
| Swimming | £429,286£429k | 0.1% | 15 | Leon Marchand |
| Rodeo | £380,670£381k | 0.1% | 1 | Evan Jayne |
| Chess | £348,496£348k | 0.1% | 14 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
| 3x3 basketball | £345,865£346k | 0.1% | 5 | Paris |
| Triathlon | £212,406£212k | 0.1% | 14 | Mathis Margirier |
| Fencing | £203,008£203k | 0.1% | 18 | Sara Balzer |
| Pool | £201,151£201k | 0.1% | 18 | Stephan Cohen |
| Ski jumping | £175,243£175k | 0.1% | 4 | Josephine Pagnier |
| Trail running | £144,573£145k | 0.0% | 30 | Blandine L'Hirondel |
| Nordic combined | £115,324£115k | 0.0% | 8 | Laurent Muhlethaler |
| CrossFit | £50,246£50k | 0.0% | 4 | Willy Georges |
| Enhanced Games | £37,594£38k | 0.0% | 1 | Mouhamadou Fall |
| Speed skating | £22,857£23k | 0.0% | 2 | Timothy Loubineaud |
| Gymnastics | £6,670£7k | 0.0% | 5 | Elena Colas |
| Snooker | £6,575£7k | 0.0% | 2 | Brian Ochoiski |
| Bowling | £1,278£1k | 0.0% | 1 | Gaetan Mouveroux |
| Gravel racing | £752£752 | 0.0% | 1 | Cécile Lejeune |
The split between sports
Tennis is France's biggest earner at 83.2% of the total. We hold nobody from France in sled dog racing, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, speedway.
The nations either side of France
France is 7th of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | £5,459,695,071£5.46bn | 8,674 |
| 2 | Australia | £669,388,166£669.4m | 611 |
| 3 | Spain | £663,970,710£664.0m | 361 |
| 4 | England | £563,068,645£563.1m | 501 |
| 5 | Japan | £390,287,624£390.3m | 1,096 |
| 6 | South Africa | £314,076,130£314.1m | 179 |
| 7 | France | £305,041,501£305.0m | 858 |
| 8 | Germany | £271,136,762£271.1m | 1,185 |
| 9 | Canada | £260,437,000£260.4m | 833 |
| 10 | Sweden | £255,267,212£255.3m | 503 |
| 11 | South Korea | £219,895,727£219.9m | 401 |
| 12 | Italy | £217,798,638£217.8m | 702 |
| 13 | Argentina | £204,474,578£204.5m | 129 |
| 14 | Northern Ireland | £204,091,898£204.1m | 17 |
| 15 | Serbia | £192,341,463£192.3m | 70 |
| 16 | Switzerland | £175,242,501£175.2m | 495 |
| 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 |
| 163 | Maldives | £1,530£2k | 4 |
| 164 | North Cyprus | £1,299£1k | 2 |
| 165 | Somalia | £752£752 | 1 |
| 166 | American Samoa | £503£503 | 1 |
| 167 | Curaçao | £376£376 | 1 |
| 168 | Honduras | £158£158 | 1 |
France against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has France won?
£305,041,501 across 858 people in 33 sports. That ranks France 7th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is France's highest earning sportsperson?
Gael Monfils, with £18,802,281 in tennis prize money: 6.2% of everything France has won. Next is Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on £16,937,651.
Which sport has earned France the most prize money?
Tennis, at £253,785,302 across 55 players, ahead of golf on £12,793,064.
Which nation is just above France?
South Africa, 6th on £314,076,130. Germany is 8th, just below, on £271,136,762.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. France's tennis money has its own page: France in tennis.France's golf money has its own page: France in golf.France's alpine skiing money has its own page: France in alpine skiing.France's surfing money has its own page: France in surfing.France's squash money has its own page: France in squash.France's biathlon money has its own page: France in biathlon.France's athletics money has its own page: France in athletics.France's badminton money has its own page: France in badminton.France's table tennis money has its own page: France in table tennis.France's show jumping money has its own page: France in show jumping.France's freestyle skiing money has its own page: France in freestyle skiing.France's handball money has its own page: France in handball.France's cross-country skiing money has its own page: France in cross-country skiing.France's snowboarding money has its own page: France in snowboarding.France's figure skating money has its own page: France in figure skating.France's swimming money has its own page: France in swimming.France's chess money has its own page: France in chess.France's 3x3 basketball money has its own page: France in 3x3 basketball.France's triathlon money has its own page: France in triathlon.France's fencing money has its own page: France in fencing.France's pool money has its own page: France in pool.France's ski jumping money has its own page: France in ski jumping.France's trail running money has its own page: France in trail running.France's Nordic combined money has its own page: France in Nordic combined.France's CrossFit money has its own page: France in CrossFit.France's speed skating money has its own page: France in speed skating.France's gymnastics money has its own page: France in gymnastics.France's snooker money has its own page: France in snooker. One place up is South Africa. One place down is Germany. France's football team was paid £16,452,990 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.