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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 30th OF 168

India prize money

India's sportspeople have won £65,229,939 in prize money across 11 sports, which puts India 30th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Anirban Lahiri has won the most, £35,649,055 in golf , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £65m
NATION RANK30th of 168
EARNERS587
SPORTS11
TOP SPORT · GOLF £41m
SHARE OF WORLD0.5%

India's highest earners

The top 60 of 587 people, every sport together

India's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Anirban Lahiri Golf £35,649,055£35.6m
2 Leander Paes Tennis £6,361,175£6.4m
3 Rohan Bopanna Tennis £5,513,056£5.5m
4 Arjun Atwal Golf £4,007,111£4.0m
5 Yuki Bhambri Tennis £1,677,072£1.7m
6 Sumit Nagal Tennis £1,337,007£1.3m
7 Ramkumar Ramanathan Tennis £1,012,940£1.0m
8 Shubhankar Sharma Golf £724,459£724k
9 Prajnesh Gunneswaran Tennis £710,584£711k
10 Ramesh Krishnan Tennis £710,133£710k
11 P. V. Sindhu Badminton £461,033£461k
12 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Badminton £422,092£422k
13 Chirag Shetty Badminton £403,366£403k
14 Lakshya Sen Badminton £312,630£313k
15 Saurav Ghosal Squash £285,027£285k
16 Srikanth Kidambi Badminton £208,920£209k
17 Gaganjeet Bhullar Golf £207,379£207k
18 Prannoy H. S. Badminton £190,076£190k
19 Joshna Chinappa Squash £176,856£177k
20 Raj Hundal Pool £165,959£166k
21 Aditya Mehta Snooker £161,368£161k
22 Ishpreet Singh Chadha Snooker £155,725£156k
23 Manika Batra Table tennis £150,809£151k
24 Ramit Tandon Squash £134,547£135k
25 Neeraj Chopra Athletics £126,296£126k
26 Sreeja Akula Table tennis £105,907£106k
27 Manav Thakkar Table tennis £103,517£104k
28 Saina Nehwal Badminton £103,441£103k
29 Dipika Pallikal Squash £101,898£102k
30 Vidit Gujrathi Chess £88,148£88k
31 SSP Chawrasia Golf £84,607£85k
32 Ashwini Ponnappa Badminton £84,173£84k
33 R Praggnanandhaa Chess £83,704£84k
34 Treesa Jolly Badminton £77,619£78k
35 Gayatri Gopichand Badminton £76,930£77k
36 Pankaj Advani Snooker £72,888£73k
37 Tanisha Crasto Badminton £68,588£69k
38 Sameer Verma Badminton £66,322£66k
39 N. Sikki Reddy Badminton £62,742£63k
40 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Table tennis £59,337£59k
41 Pentala Harikrishna Chess £57,037£57k
42 Abhay Singh Squash £56,490£56k
43 Manush Shah Table tennis £53,649£54k
44 Priyanshu Rajawat Badminton £52,544£53k
45 Unnati Hooda Badminton £52,067£52k
46 Dhruv Kapila Badminton £51,869£52k
47 Arjun Erigaisi Chess £51,852£52k
48 Ayush Shetty Badminton £51,487£51k
49 B. Sai Praneeth Badminton £50,730£51k
50 Malvika Bansod Badminton £46,491£46k
51 Kiran George Badminton £46,143£46k
52 Divya Deshmukh Chess £44,630£45k
53 Sharath Achanta Table tennis £43,704£44k
54 Adhiban Baskaran Chess £42,963£43k
55 Tanvi Sharma Badminton £42,298£42k
56 Yashaswini Ghorpade Table tennis £38,831£39k
57 Gukesh Dommaraju Chess £38,519£39k
58 Parupalli Kashyap Badminton £36,402£36k
59 Vikas Gowda Athletics £35,556£36k
60 Anahat Singh Squash £35,556£36k

The top 12, side by side

Anirban Lahiri £36m Leander Paes £6.4m Rohan Bopanna £5.5m Arjun Atwal £4.0m Yuki Bhambri £1.7m Sumit Nagal £1.3m Ramkumar Ramanathan £1.0m Shubhankar Sharma £724k Prajnesh Gunneswaran £711k Ramesh Krishnan £710k P. V. Sindhu £461k Satwiksairaj Rankireddy £422k

Anirban Lahiri alone accounts for 54.7% of India's total. The top ten between them hold 88.5%, and the other 577 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where India's £65,229,939 came from

India's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Golf £40,672,612£40.7m 62.4% 5 Anirban Lahiri
Tennis £17,321,966£17.3m 26.6% 7 Leander Paes
Badminton £3,840,200£3.8m 5.9% 361 P. V. Sindhu
Squash £922,113£922k 1.4% 17 Saurav Ghosal
Table tennis £854,696£855k 1.3% 96 Manika Batra
Chess £772,778£773k 1.2% 45 Vidit Gujrathi
Snooker £436,535£437k 0.7% 16 Aditya Mehta
Athletics £210,370£210k 0.3% 17 Neeraj Chopra
Pool £195,778£196k 0.3% 12 Raj Hundal
Show jumping £1,696£2k 0.0% 4 Maryk Sahney
Gymnastics £1,196£1k 0.0% 7 Pranati Nayak

The split between sports

Golf £41m Tennis £17m Badminton £3.8m Squash £922k Table tennis £855k Chess £773k Snooker £437k Athletics £210k Pool £196k Show jumping £1,696 Gymnastics £1,196

Golf is India's biggest earner at 62.4% of the total. We hold nobody from India in biathlon, surfing, bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of India

India is 30th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around India by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
18 Great Britain £130,764,883£130.8m 1,024
19 Chile £127,256,396£127.3m 46
20 Austria £126,854,691£126.9m 358
21 Norway £117,762,373£117.8m 432
22 Croatia £94,384,359£94.4m 93
23 Czechia £92,444,959£92.4m 238
24 China £79,321,540£79.3m 967
25 Mexico £78,734,458£78.7m 100
26 Ireland £76,554,223£76.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,219,719£75.2m 94
28 Netherlands £73,714,356£73.7m 1,143
29 Brazil £68,339,950£68.3m 236
30 India £65,229,939£65.2m 587
31 Belgium £58,822,635£58.8m 329
32 Slovakia £57,860,972£57.9m 76
33 Fiji £55,564,477£55.6m 7
34 Colombia £53,502,479£53.5m 79
35 Denmark £44,669,811£44.7m 246
36 New Zealand £41,101,975£41.1m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,324,843£36.3m 437
38 Poland £35,925,989£35.9m 375
39 Greece £31,535,843£31.5m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,425,066£26.4m 85
41 Zimbabwe £24,054,300£24.1m 7
42 Kazakhstan £24,038,949£24.0m 102

India against its neighbours

Great Britain £131m Chile £127m Austria £127m Norway £118m Croatia £94m Czechia £92m China £79m Mexico £79m Ireland £77m Scotland £75m Netherlands £74m Brazil £68m India £65m Belgium £59m Slovakia £58m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £41m Chinese Taipei £36m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £26m Zimbabwe £24m Kazakhstan £24m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has India won?

£65,229,939 across 587 people in 11 sports. That ranks India 30th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is India's highest earning sportsperson?

Anirban Lahiri, with £35,649,055 in golf prize money: 54.7% of everything India has won. Next is Leander Paes on £6,361,175.

Which sport has earned India the most prize money?

Golf, at £40,672,612 across 5 players, ahead of tennis on £17,321,966.

Which nation is just above India?

Brazil, 29th on £68,339,950. Belgium is 31st, just below, on £58,822,635.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. India's golf money has its own page: India in golf.India's tennis money has its own page: India in tennis.India's badminton money has its own page: India in badminton.India's squash money has its own page: India in squash.India's table tennis money has its own page: India in table tennis.India's chess money has its own page: India in chess.India's snooker money has its own page: India in snooker.India's athletics money has its own page: India in athletics.India's pool money has its own page: India in pool.India's show jumping money has its own page: India in show jumping.India's gymnastics money has its own page: India in gymnastics. One place up is Brazil. One place down is Belgium.