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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 65th OF 168

Georgia prize money

Georgia's sportspeople have won £7,879,438 in prize money across 7 sports, which puts Georgia 65th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Nikoloz Basilashvili has won the most, £7,391,648 in tennis , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £7.9m
NATION RANK65th of 168
EARNERS25
SPORTS7
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £7.4m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Georgia's highest earners

All 25 people, every sport together

Georgia's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Nikoloz Basilashvili Tennis £7,391,648£7.4m
2 Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava Figure skating £167,669£168k
3 Anastasiia Gubanova Figure skating £59,399£59k
4 Nika Egadze Figure skating £39,850£40k
5 Baadur Jobava Chess £36,090£36k
6 Sandro Bazadze Fencing £30,075£30k
7 Nana Dzagnidze Chess £29,323£29k
8 Bella Khotenashvili Chess £20,677£21k
9 Nino Batsiashvili Chess £18,045£18k
10 Lela Javakhishvili Chess £15,977£16k
11 Levan Pantsulaia Chess £14,474£14k
12 Meri Arabidze Chess £10,150£10k
13 Mikheil Mchedlishvili Chess £9,023£9k
14 Anastasiia Metelkina / Daniil Parkman Figure skating £9,023£9k
15 Diana Davis / Gleb Smolkin Figure skating £7,519£8k
16 Luka Paichadze Chess £5,075£5k
17 Anastasia Kirtadze Chess £3,759£4k
18 Kesaria Mgeladze Chess £3,759£4k
19 Salome Melia Chess £3,759£4k
20 Karina Safina / Luka Berulava Figure skating £1,504£2k
21 Mikhael Kiladze Pool £1,226£1k
22 Nika Eloshvili Freestyle skiing £460£460
23 Luka Chopikashvili Freestyle skiing £402£402
24 Levan Skhiladze Gymnastics £322£322
25 Ioane Jimsheleishvili Gymnastics £230£230

The top 12, side by side

Nikoloz Basilashvili £7.4m Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava £168k Anastasiia Gubanova £59k Nika Egadze £40k Baadur Jobava £36k Sandro Bazadze £30k Nana Dzagnidze £29k Bella Khotenashvili £21k Nino Batsiashvili £18k Lela Javakhishvili £16k Levan Pantsulaia £14k Meri Arabidze £10k

Nikoloz Basilashvili alone accounts for 93.8% of Georgia's total. The top ten between them hold 99.1%, and the other 15 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Georgia's £7,879,438 came from

Georgia'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 £7,391,648£7.4m 93.8% 1 Nikoloz Basilashvili
Figure skating £284,962£285k 3.6% 6 Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava
Chess £170,113£170k 2.2% 12 Baadur Jobava
Fencing £30,075£30k 0.4% 1 Sandro Bazadze
Pool £1,226£1k 0.0% 1 Mikhael Kiladze
Freestyle skiing £862£862 0.0% 2 Nika Eloshvili
Gymnastics £552£552 0.0% 2 Levan Skhiladze

The split between sports

Tennis £7.4m
Figure skating £285k Chess £170k
Fencing £30k
Pool £1,226
Freestyle skiing £862 Gymnastics £552

Tennis is Georgia's biggest earner at 93.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Georgia in golf, athletics, badminton, table tennis, biathlon, show jumping, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, snowboarding, speed skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Georgia

Georgia is 65th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Georgia by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
53 Slovenia £13,390,512£13.4m 153
54 Philippines £12,312,347£12.3m 159
55 Indonesia £10,967,176£11.0m 317
56 Uruguay £10,735,741£10.7m 12
57 Romania £10,020,981£10.0m 105
58 Paraguay £9,428,882£9.4m 16
59 Malaysia £9,017,704£9.0m 255
60 Ecuador £8,491,456£8.5m 17
61 Morocco £8,359,881£8.4m 67
62 Peru £8,326,080£8.3m 65
63 Kenya £8,148,062£8.1m 236
64 Hong Kong £8,030,018£8.0m 139
65 Georgia £7,879,438£7.9m 25
66 Jamaica £7,191,612£7.2m 164
67 Cyprus £7,095,521£7.1m 20
68 Latvia £7,085,135£7.1m 56
69 Israel £6,238,502£6.2m 59
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina £6,118,691£6.1m 12
71 Lithuania £5,169,138£5.2m 46
72 Uzbekistan £5,118,045£5.1m 46
73 Monaco £4,951,004£5.0m 17
74 Luxembourg £4,751,418£4.8m 24
75 El Salvador £4,400,102£4.4m 7
76 Moldova £4,307,441£4.3m 15
77 Ethiopia £4,293,233£4.3m 148

Georgia against its neighbours

Slovenia £13m Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m Romania £10m Paraguay £9.4m Malaysia £9.0m Ecuador £8.5m Morocco £8.4m Peru £8.3m Kenya £8.1m Hong Kong £8.0m Georgia £7.9m Jamaica £7.2m Cyprus £7.1m Latvia £7.1m Israel £6.2m Bosnia and Herzegovina £6.1m Lithuania £5.2m Uzbekistan £5.1m Monaco £5.0m Luxembourg £4.8m El Salvador £4.4m Moldova £4.3m Ethiopia £4.3m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Georgia won?

£7,879,438 across 25 people in 7 sports. That ranks Georgia 65th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Georgia's highest earning sportsperson?

Nikoloz Basilashvili, with £7,391,648 in tennis prize money: 93.8% of everything Georgia has won. Next is Anastasiia Metelkina / Luka Berulava on £167,669.

Which sport has earned Georgia the most prize money?

Tennis, at £7,391,648 across 1 player, ahead of figure skating on £284,962.

Which nation is just above Georgia?

Hong Kong, 64th on £8,030,018. Jamaica is 66th, just below, on £7,191,612.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Georgia's figure skating money has its own page: Georgia in figure skating.Georgia's chess money has its own page: Georgia in chess.Georgia's freestyle skiing money has its own page: Georgia in freestyle skiing.Georgia's gymnastics money has its own page: Georgia in gymnastics. One place up is Hong Kong. One place down is Jamaica. Georgia's football team was paid £10,470,085 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.