Germany prize money
Germany's sportspeople have won £271,136,762 in prize money across 34 sports, which puts Germany 8th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Alexander Zverev has won the most, £51,422,793 in tennis .
Germany's highest earners
The top 60 of 1,185 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Zverev | Tennis | £51,422,793£51.4m |
| 2 | Boris Becker | Tennis | £18,830,976£18.8m |
| 3 | Martin Kaymer | Golf | £18,309,599£18.3m |
| 4 | Alex Cejka | Golf | £10,639,804£10.6m |
| 5 | Stephan Jaeger | Golf | £10,556,402£10.6m |
| 6 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | Tennis | £10,344,652£10.3m |
| 7 | Tommy Haas | Tennis | £10,233,074£10.2m |
| 8 | Jan-Lennard Struff | Tennis | £10,169,656£10.2m |
| 9 | Bernhard Langer | Golf | £9,689,174£9.7m |
| 10 | Michael Stich | Tennis | £9,470,021£9.5m |
| 11 | Nicolas Kiefer | Tennis | £5,624,411£5.6m |
| 12 | Rainer Schuettler | Tennis | £5,569,556£5.6m |
| 13 | Florian Mayer | Tennis | £5,472,923£5.5m |
| 14 | Matthias Schmid | Golf | £5,092,084£5.1m |
| 15 | Daniel Altmaier | Tennis | £4,343,815£4.3m |
| 16 | Mischa Zverev | Tennis | £4,314,715£4.3m |
| 17 | Kevin Krawietz | Tennis | £4,045,129£4.0m |
| 18 | Yannick Hanfmann | Tennis | £3,546,138£3.5m |
| 19 | Tim Puetz | Tennis | £3,366,838£3.4m |
| 20 | Benjamin Becker | Tennis | £3,307,958£3.3m |
| 21 | David Prinosil | Tennis | £3,019,922£3.0m |
| 22 | Peter Gojowczyk | Tennis | £2,837,616£2.8m |
| 23 | Dominik Koepfer | Tennis | £2,785,783£2.8m |
| 24 | Maximilian Marterer | Tennis | £2,399,489£2.4m |
| 25 | Michael Berrer | Tennis | £2,080,226£2.1m |
| 26 | Marc-Kevin Goellner | Tennis | £2,030,751£2.0m |
| 27 | Oscar Otte | Tennis | £1,892,600£1.9m |
| 28 | Carl-Uwe Steeb | Tennis | £1,744,423£1.7m |
| 29 | Andreas Mies | Tennis | £1,710,770£1.7m |
| 30 | Bjorn Phau | Tennis | £1,646,220£1.6m |
| 31 | Bernd Karbacher | Tennis | £1,536,133£1.5m |
| 32 | Lars Burgsmuller | Tennis | £1,418,921£1.4m |
| 33 | Joshua Filler | Pool | £1,328,536£1.3m |
| 34 | Viktoria Rebensburg | Alpine skiing | £1,312,935£1.3m |
| 35 | Patrik Kuhnen | Tennis | £1,235,420£1.2m |
| 36 | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | Tennis | £1,217,463£1.2m |
| 37 | Thorsten Hohmann | Pool | £1,117,582£1.1m |
| 38 | Ralf Souquet | Pool | £1,093,741£1.1m |
| 39 | Felix Neureuther | Alpine skiing | £1,078,325£1.1m |
| 40 | Hendrik Dreekmann | Tennis | £1,027,395£1.0m |
| 41 | Marcel Siem | Golf | £831,348£831k |
| 42 | Jeremy Paul | Golf | £712,809£713k |
| 43 | Maria Hoefl-Riesch | Alpine skiing | £666,126£666k |
| 44 | Linus Strasser | Alpine skiing | £642,049£642k |
| 45 | Daniel Masur | Tennis | £627,699£628k |
| 46 | Lena Duerr | Alpine skiing | £610,350£610k |
| 47 | Rudolf Molleker | Tennis | £590,856£591k |
| 48 | Thomas Rosenmueller | Golf | £552,492£552k |
| 49 | Emma Aicher | Alpine skiing | £525,561£526k |
| 50 | Karl Geiger | Ski jumping | £488,175£488k |
| 51 | Daniel Deusser | Show jumping | £481,383£481k |
| 52 | Andreas Wellinger | Ski jumping | £474,524£475k |
| 53 | Marcus Ehning | Show jumping | £462,577£463k |
| 54 | Mats Moraing | Tennis | £459,726£460k |
| 55 | Füchse Berlin | Handball | £452,137£452k |
| 56 | Romed Baumann | Alpine skiing | £438,393£438k |
| 57 | SC Magdeburg | Handball | £404,274£404k |
| 58 | Kira Weidle | Alpine skiing | £397,897£398k |
| 59 | Fritz Dopfer | Alpine skiing | £383,965£384k |
| 60 | Dang Qiu | Table tennis | £359,203£359k |
The top 12, side by side
Alexander Zverev alone accounts for 19.0% of Germany's total. The top ten between them hold 58.9%, and the other 1,175 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Germany's £271,136,762 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | £180,324,068£180.3m | 66.5% | 33 | Alexander Zverev |
| Golf | £57,454,241£57.5m | 21.2% | 14 | Martin Kaymer |
| Alpine skiing | £7,900,499£7.9m | 2.9% | 52 | Viktoria Rebensburg |
| Pool | £5,586,408£5.6m | 2.1% | 102 | Joshua Filler |
| Athletics | £3,110,714£3.1m | 1.1% | 139 | Malaika Mihambo |
| Ski jumping | £2,674,207£2.7m | 1.0% | 27 | Karl Geiger |
| Show jumping | £2,613,733£2.6m | 1.0% | 462 | Daniel Deusser |
| Table tennis | £2,073,904£2.1m | 0.8% | 40 | Dang Qiu |
| Biathlon | £1,253,205£1.3m | 0.5% | 22 | Franziska Preuss |
| Nordic combined | £1,086,640£1.1m | 0.4% | 22 | Vinzenz Geiger |
| Handball | £936,752£937k | 0.3% | 3 | Füchse Berlin |
| Snowboarding | £835,875£836k | 0.3% | 26 | Ramona Theresia Hofmeister |
| Cross-country skiing | £706,456£706k | 0.3% | 28 | Katharina Hennig |
| Badminton | £586,170£586k | 0.2% | 68 | Mark Lamsfuß |
| Squash | £572,121£572k | 0.2% | 6 | Simon Rösner |
| Freestyle skiing | £554,703£555k | 0.2% | 22 | Daniela Maier |
| Triathlon | £545,677£546k | 0.2% | 22 | Rico Bogen |
| Motorsport | £416,391£416k | 0.2% | 2 | Ken Roczen |
| Figure skating | £394,737£395k | 0.1% | 4 | Minerva Fabienne Hase / Nikita Volodin |
| Enhanced Games | £259,398£259k | 0.1% | 2 | Marius Kusch |
| Swimming | £240,827£241k | 0.1% | 16 | Leonie Beck |
| Chess | £231,767£232k | 0.1% | 13 | Matthias Blübaum |
| Snooker | £222,926£223k | 0.1% | 11 | Lukas Kleckers |
| 3x3 basketball | £147,368£147k | 0.1% | 5 | Skyliners |
| Speedway | £136,325£136k | 0.1% | 7 | Kai Huckenbeck |
| Bowling | £80,365£80k | 0.0% | 6 | Peter Knopp |
| Surfing | £37,368£37k | 0.0% | 1 | Marlon Lipke |
| Curling | £34,892£35k | 0.0% | 2 | Marc Muskatewitz |
| Speed skating | £30,376£30k | 0.0% | 7 | Finn Sonnekalb |
| Fencing | £30,075£30k | 0.0% | 1 | Larissa Eifler |
| Trail running | £28,803£29k | 0.0% | 8 | Hannes Namberger |
| CrossFit | £20,828£21k | 0.0% | 2 | Moritz Fiebig |
| Gymnastics | £5,934£6k | 0.0% | 9 | Karina Schoenmaier |
| Gravel racing | £3,008£3k | 0.0% | 1 | Rosa Klöser |
The split between sports
Tennis is Germany's biggest earner at 66.5% of the total. We hold nobody from Germany in rodeo, sled dog racing, Go, shogi, keirin.
The nations either side of Germany
Germany is 8th 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 |
| 20 | Austria | £128,425,687£128.4m | 358 |
| 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 |
Germany against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Germany won?
£271,136,762 across 1185 people in 34 sports. That ranks Germany 8th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Germany's highest earning sportsperson?
Alexander Zverev, with £51,422,793 in tennis prize money: 19.0% of everything Germany has won. Next is Boris Becker on £18,830,976.
Which sport has earned Germany the most prize money?
Tennis, at £180,324,068 across 33 players, ahead of golf on £57,454,241.
Which nation is just above Germany?
France, 7th on £305,041,501. Canada is 9th, just below, on £260,437,000.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Germany's tennis money has its own page: Germany in tennis.Germany's golf money has its own page: Germany in golf.Germany's alpine skiing money has its own page: Germany in alpine skiing.Germany's pool money has its own page: Germany in pool.Germany's athletics money has its own page: Germany in athletics.Germany's ski jumping money has its own page: Germany in ski jumping.Germany's show jumping money has its own page: Germany in show jumping.Germany's table tennis money has its own page: Germany in table tennis.Germany's biathlon money has its own page: Germany in biathlon.Germany's Nordic combined money has its own page: Germany in Nordic combined.Germany's handball money has its own page: Germany in handball.Germany's snowboarding money has its own page: Germany in snowboarding.Germany's cross-country skiing money has its own page: Germany in cross-country skiing.Germany's badminton money has its own page: Germany in badminton.Germany's squash money has its own page: Germany in squash.Germany's freestyle skiing money has its own page: Germany in freestyle skiing.Germany's triathlon money has its own page: Germany in triathlon.Germany's figure skating money has its own page: Germany in figure skating.Germany's Enhanced Games money has its own page: Germany in Enhanced Games.Germany's swimming money has its own page: Germany in swimming.Germany's chess money has its own page: Germany in chess.Germany's snooker money has its own page: Germany in snooker.Germany's 3x3 basketball money has its own page: Germany in 3x3 basketball.Germany's speedway money has its own page: Germany in speedway.Germany's bowling money has its own page: Germany in bowling.Germany's curling money has its own page: Germany in curling.Germany's speed skating money has its own page: Germany in speed skating.Germany's trail running money has its own page: Germany in trail running.Germany's CrossFit money has its own page: Germany in CrossFit.Germany's gymnastics money has its own page: Germany in gymnastics. One place up is France. One place down is Canada. Germany's football team was paid £13,461,538 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.