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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 30th OF 168

India prize money

India's sportspeople have won £66,204,277 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, £36,185,131 in golf , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £66m
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 £36,185,131£36.2m
2 Leander Paes Tennis £6,456,832£6.5m
3 Rohan Bopanna Tennis £5,595,959£5.6m
4 Arjun Atwal Golf £4,067,368£4.1m
5 Yuki Bhambri Tennis £1,702,291£1.7m
6 Sumit Nagal Tennis £1,357,112£1.4m
7 Ramkumar Ramanathan Tennis £1,028,172£1.0m
8 Shubhankar Sharma Golf £735,353£735k
9 Prajnesh Gunneswaran Tennis £721,269£721k
10 Ramesh Krishnan Tennis £720,811£721k
11 P. V. Sindhu Badminton £467,966£468k
12 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Badminton £428,439£428k
13 Chirag Shetty Badminton £409,432£409k
14 Lakshya Sen Badminton £317,331£317k
15 Saurav Ghosal Squash £289,314£289k
16 Srikanth Kidambi Badminton £212,062£212k
17 Gaganjeet Bhullar Golf £210,498£210k
18 Prannoy H. S. Badminton £192,934£193k
19 Joshna Chinappa Squash £179,515£180k
20 Raj Hundal Pool £168,454£168k
21 Aditya Mehta Snooker £161,368£161k
22 Ishpreet Singh Chadha Snooker £155,725£156k
23 Manika Batra Table tennis £153,077£153k
24 Ramit Tandon Squash £136,570£137k
25 Neeraj Chopra Athletics £128,195£128k
26 Sreeja Akula Table tennis £107,500£108k
27 Manav Thakkar Table tennis £105,074£105k
28 Saina Nehwal Badminton £104,996£105k
29 Dipika Pallikal Squash £103,430£103k
30 Vidit Gujrathi Chess £89,474£89k
31 SSP Chawrasia Golf £85,880£86k
32 Ashwini Ponnappa Badminton £85,438£85k
33 R Praggnanandhaa Chess £84,962£85k
34 Treesa Jolly Badminton £78,786£79k
35 Gayatri Gopichand Badminton £78,087£78k
36 Pankaj Advani Snooker £72,888£73k
37 Tanisha Crasto Badminton £69,619£70k
38 Sameer Verma Badminton £67,320£67k
39 N. Sikki Reddy Badminton £63,686£64k
40 Sathiyan Gnanasekaran Table tennis £60,229£60k
41 Pentala Harikrishna Chess £57,895£58k
42 Abhay Singh Squash £57,340£57k
43 Manush Shah Table tennis £54,456£54k
44 Priyanshu Rajawat Badminton £53,335£53k
45 Unnati Hooda Badminton £52,850£53k
46 Dhruv Kapila Badminton £52,649£53k
47 Arjun Erigaisi Chess £52,632£53k
48 Ayush Shetty Badminton £52,261£52k
49 B. Sai Praneeth Badminton £51,492£51k
50 Malvika Bansod Badminton £47,190£47k
51 Kiran George Badminton £46,836£47k
52 Divya Deshmukh Chess £45,301£45k
53 Sharath Achanta Table tennis £44,361£44k
54 Adhiban Baskaran Chess £43,609£44k
55 Tanvi Sharma Badminton £42,934£43k
56 Yashaswini Ghorpade Table tennis £39,415£39k
57 Gukesh Dommaraju Chess £39,098£39k
58 Parupalli Kashyap Badminton £36,949£37k
59 Vikas Gowda Athletics £36,090£36k
60 Anahat Singh Squash £36,090£36k

The top 12, side by side

Anirban Lahiri £36m Leander Paes £6.5m Rohan Bopanna £5.6m Arjun Atwal £4.1m Yuki Bhambri £1.7m Sumit Nagal £1.4m Ramkumar Ramanathan £1.0m Shubhankar Sharma £735k Prajnesh Gunneswaran £721k Ramesh Krishnan £721k P. V. Sindhu £468k Satwiksairaj Rankireddy £428k

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 £66,204,277 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 £41,284,230£41.3m 62.4% 5 Anirban Lahiri
Tennis £17,582,447£17.6m 26.6% 7 Leander Paes
Badminton £3,897,948£3.9m 5.9% 361 P. V. Sindhu
Squash £935,979£936k 1.4% 17 Saurav Ghosal
Table tennis £867,548£868k 1.3% 96 Manika Batra
Chess £784,399£784k 1.2% 45 Vidit Gujrathi
Snooker £436,535£437k 0.7% 16 Aditya Mehta
Athletics £213,534£214k 0.3% 17 Neeraj Chopra
Pool £198,722£199k 0.3% 12 Raj Hundal
Show jumping £1,739£2k 0.0% 4 Maryk Sahney
Gymnastics £1,196£1k 0.0% 7 Pranati Nayak

The split between sports

Golf £41m Tennis £18m Badminton £3.9m Squash £936k Table tennis £868k Chess £784k Snooker £437k Athletics £214k Pool £199k Show jumping £1,739 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 £132,729,494£132.7m 1,024
19 Chile £129,169,944£129.2m 46
20 Austria £128,425,687£128.4m 358
21 Norway £119,256,606£119.3m 432
22 Croatia £95,781,973£95.8m 93
23 Czechia £93,824,901£93.8m 238
24 China £80,084,813£80.1m 967
25 Mexico £79,918,824£79.9m 100
26 Ireland £77,644,567£77.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,977,257£76.0m 94
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

India against its neighbours

Great Britain £133m Chile £129m Austria £128m Norway £119m Croatia £96m Czechia £94m China £80m Mexico £80m Ireland £78m Scotland £76m 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

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has India won?

£66,204,277 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 £36,185,131 in golf prize money: 54.7% of everything India has won. Next is Leander Paes on £6,456,832.

Which sport has earned India the most prize money?

Golf, at £41,284,230 across 5 players, ahead of tennis on £17,582,447.

Which nation is just above India?

Brazil, 29th on £69,364,403. Belgium is 31st, just below, on £59,672,697.

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.