Russia prize money
Russia's sportspeople have won £171,438,092 in prize money across 14 sports, which puts Russia 17th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Daniil Medvedev has won the most, £39,242,554 in tennis .
Russia's highest earners
The top 60 of 274 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniil Medvedev | Tennis | £39,242,554£39.2m |
| 2 | Andrey Rublev | Tennis | £25,515,971£25.5m |
| 3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Tennis | £17,957,742£18.0m |
| 4 | Karen Khachanov | Tennis | £17,581,332£17.6m |
| 5 | Nikolay Davydenko | Tennis | £12,170,287£12.2m |
| 6 | Marat Safin | Tennis | £10,806,989£10.8m |
| 7 | Mikhail Youzhny | Tennis | £10,725,150£10.7m |
| 8 | Dmitry Tursunov | Tennis | £4,451,226£4.5m |
| 9 | Aslan Karatsev | Tennis | £3,999,952£4.0m |
| 10 | Roman Safiullin | Tennis | £3,518,392£3.5m |
| 11 | Igor Andreev | Tennis | £3,391,261£3.4m |
| 12 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | Tennis | £3,182,840£3.2m |
| 13 | Evgeny Donskoy | Tennis | £2,576,012£2.6m |
| 14 | Alexander Volkov | Tennis | £2,525,526£2.5m |
| 15 | Andrei Olhovskiy | Tennis | £2,412,083£2.4m |
| 16 | Andrei Chesnokov | Tennis | £2,318,938£2.3m |
| 17 | Igor Kunitsyn | Tennis | £2,151,179£2.2m |
| 18 | Pavel Kotov | Tennis | £1,701,708£1.7m |
| 19 | Andrei Cherkasov | Tennis | £1,699,459£1.7m |
| 20 | Kristina Tkach | Pool | £296,616£297k |
| 21 | Ruslan Chinakhov | Pool | £196,911£197k |
| 22 | Roman Khrennikov | CrossFit | £196,300£196k |
| 23 | Sergey Karjakin | Chess | £188,722£189k |
| 24 | Evgenii Somov | Enhanced Games | £150,376£150k |
| 25 | Konstantin Stepanov | Pool | £130,271£130k |
| 26 | Vladimir Kramnik | Chess | £114,286£114k |
| 27 | Dmitry Andreikin | Chess | £110,526£111k |
| 28 | Anna Chicherova | Athletics | £100,000£100k |
| 29 | Aleksandr Menkov | Athletics | £82,707£83k |
| 30 | Evgeny Tomashevsky | Chess | £76,692£77k |
| 31 | Evgeny Stalev | Pool | £69,468£69k |
| 32 | Vladimir Sidorenko | Table tennis | £58,365£58k |
| 33 | Ivan Ukhov | Athletics | £50,376£50k |
| 34 | Gagarin | 3x3 basketball | £46,617£47k |
| 35 | Svetlana Feofanova | Athletics | £43,985£44k |
| 36 | Maxim Matlakov | Chess | £43,609£44k |
| 37 | Dmitry Jakovenko | Chess | £42,857£43k |
| 38 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya | Badminton | £41,617£42k |
| 39 | Mariya Abakumova | Athletics | £39,098£39k |
| 40 | Yekaterina Koneva | Athletics | £38,346£38k |
| 41 | Vladimir Ivanov | Badminton | £36,765£37k |
| 42 | Ivan Sozonov | Badminton | £36,302£36k |
| 43 | Svetlana Shkolina | Athletics | £31,767£32k |
| 44 | Andrey Silnov | Athletics | £30,827£31k |
| 45 | Pavel Graudyn | Fencing | £30,075£30k |
| 46 | Alina Kovaleva | Curling | £30,061£30k |
| 47 | Alina Davletova | Badminton | £27,540£28k |
| 48 | Natalya Antyukh | Athletics | £27,444£27k |
| 49 | Ernesto Inarkiev | Chess | £27,068£27k |
| 50 | Irina Gordeyeva | Athletics | £26,128£26k |
| 51 | Maksim Dudanets | Pool | £26,067£26k |
| 52 | Elizabet Abraamian | Table tennis | £24,122£24k |
| 53 | Vera Markaryan | Athletics | £21,429£21k |
| 54 | Aleksey Dmitrik | Athletics | £19,800£20k |
| 55 | Rodion Alimov | Badminton | £19,607£20k |
| 56 | Alexey Dreev | Chess | £19,549£20k |
| 57 | Igor Lysyj | Chess | £19,549£20k |
| 58 | Vladimir Malakhov | Chess | £19,549£20k |
| 59 | Alexander Morozevich | Chess | £18,797£19k |
| 60 | Vladimir Morozov | Swimming | £18,496£18k |
The top 12, side by side
Daniil Medvedev alone accounts for 22.9% of Russia's total. The top ten between them hold 85.1%, and the other 264 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Russia's £171,438,092 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | £167,928,602£167.9m | 98.0% | 19 | Daniil Medvedev |
| Athletics | £939,223£939k | 0.5% | 84 | Anna Chicherova |
| Chess | £853,947£854k | 0.5% | 38 | Sergey Karjakin |
| Pool | £797,454£797k | 0.5% | 41 | Kristina Tkach |
| Badminton | £226,648£227k | 0.1% | 46 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
| CrossFit | £203,255£203k | 0.1% | 2 | Roman Khrennikov |
| Enhanced Games | £150,376£150k | 0.1% | 1 | Evgenii Somov |
| Table tennis | £124,695£125k | 0.1% | 20 | Vladimir Sidorenko |
| Swimming | £77,368£77k | 0.0% | 15 | Vladimir Morozov |
| 3x3 basketball | £55,639£56k | 0.0% | 2 | Gagarin |
| Curling | £48,044£48k | 0.0% | 3 | Alina Kovaleva |
| Fencing | £30,075£30k | 0.0% | 1 | Pavel Graudyn |
| Bowling | £1,639£2k | 0.0% | 1 | Alex Medveditskov |
| Snooker | £1,125£1k | 0.0% | 1 | Ivan Kakovskii |
The split between sports
Tennis is Russia's biggest earner at 98.0% of the total. We hold nobody from Russia in golf, biathlon, show jumping, surfing, squash, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, trail running, motorsport, handball, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Go, shogi, keirin, gravel racing, speedway.
The nations either side of Russia
Russia is 17th of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Russia against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Russia won?
£171,438,092 across 274 people in 14 sports. That ranks Russia 17th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Russia's highest earning sportsperson?
Daniil Medvedev, with £39,242,554 in tennis prize money: 22.9% of everything Russia has won. Next is Andrey Rublev on £25,515,971.
Which sport has earned Russia the most prize money?
Tennis, at £167,928,602 across 19 players, ahead of athletics on £939,223.
Which nation is just above Russia?
Switzerland, 16th on £175,242,501. Great Britain is 18th, just below, on £132,729,494.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Russia's tennis money has its own page: Russia in tennis.Russia's athletics money has its own page: Russia in athletics.Russia's chess money has its own page: Russia in chess.Russia's pool money has its own page: Russia in pool.Russia's badminton money has its own page: Russia in badminton.Russia's CrossFit money has its own page: Russia in CrossFit.Russia's table tennis money has its own page: Russia in table tennis.Russia's swimming money has its own page: Russia in swimming.Russia's 3x3 basketball money has its own page: Russia in 3x3 basketball.Russia's curling money has its own page: Russia in curling. One place up is Switzerland. One place down is Great Britain.