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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 16th OF 168

Switzerland prize money

Switzerland's sportspeople have won £175,242,501 in prize money across 29 sports, which puts Switzerland 16th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Roger Federer has won the most, £98,191,235 in tennis , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £175m
NATION RANK16th of 168
EARNERS495
SPORTS29
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £143m
SHARE OF WORLD1.4%

Switzerland's highest earners

The top 60 of 495 people, every sport together

Switzerland's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Roger Federer Tennis £98,191,235£98.2m
2 Stan Wawrinka Tennis £29,011,911£29.0m
3 Marc Rosset Tennis £5,122,326£5.1m
4 Jakob Hlasek Tennis £4,429,318£4.4m
5 Marco Odermatt Alpine skiing £3,817,114£3.8m
6 Lara Gut Alpine skiing £3,162,319£3.2m
7 Henri Laaksonen Tennis £1,804,775£1.8m
8 Marc-Andrea Huesler Tennis £1,633,741£1.6m
9 Beat Feuz Alpine skiing £1,598,996£1.6m
10 Wendy Holdener Alpine skiing £1,546,783£1.5m
11 Dominic Stricker Tennis £1,491,616£1.5m
12 Loic Meillard Alpine skiing £1,487,856£1.5m
13 Martin Fuchs Show jumping £1,205,504£1.2m
14 Corinne Suter Alpine skiing £949,807£950k
15 Daniel Yule Alpine skiing £757,781£758k
16 Michelle Gisin Alpine skiing £747,587£748k
17 Steve Guerdat Show jumping £707,259£707k
18 Alexander Ritschard Tennis £698,407£698k
19 Camille Rast Alpine skiing £599,501£600k
20 Claudio Mezzadri Tennis £584,143£584k
21 Franjo Von Allmen Alpine skiing £569,432£569k
22 Ramon Zenhaeusern Alpine skiing £557,925£558k
23 Silvana Tirinzoni Curling £468,626£469k
24 Carlo Janka Alpine skiing £382,990£383k
25 Mauro Caviezel Alpine skiing £359,870£360k
26 Fanny Smith Freestyle skiing £338,529£339k
27 Jasmine Flury Alpine skiing £332,939£333k
28 Stefan Rogentin Alpine skiing £324,509£325k
29 Nicolas Müller Squash £320,566£321k
30 Justin Murisier Alpine skiing £313,227£313k
31 Antoine Bellier Tennis £313,099£313k
32 Niels Hintermann Alpine skiing £309,918£310k
33 Alexis Monney Alpine skiing £289,119£289k
34 Alexander Ursenbacher Snooker £288,183£288k
35 Audrey Werro Athletics £283,083£283k
36 Gregor Deschwanden Ski jumping £271,503£272k
37 Didier Cuche Alpine skiing £261,446£261k
38 Fabienne Suter Alpine skiing £243,547£244k
39 Joana Haehlen Alpine skiing £233,127£233k
40 Thomas Tumler Alpine skiing £230,911£231k
41 Gino Caviezel Alpine skiing £220,738£221k
42 Lausanne 3x3 basketball £204,511£205k
43 Nadine Faehndrich Cross-country skiing £203,825£204k
44 Luca Aerni Alpine skiing £194,410£194k
45 Yannick Schwaller Curling £187,343£187k
46 Patrick Kueng Alpine skiing £185,040£185k
47 Simon Ehammer Athletics £181,579£182k
48 Priska Nufer Alpine skiing £178,751£179k
49 Dimitri Steinmann Squash £177,188£177k
50 Julie Zogg Snowboarding £174,845£175k
51 Julie Derron Triathlon £174,436£174k
52 Mathilde Gremaud Freestyle skiing £169,085£169k
53 Melanie Meillard Alpine skiing £164,078£164k
54 Didier Defago Alpine skiing £163,885£164k
55 Angelica Moser Athletics £135,996£136k
56 Noe Ponti Swimming £135,714£136k
57 Dimitri Jungo Pool £130,541£131k
58 Tanguy Nef Alpine skiing £127,321£127k
59 Andri Ragettli Freestyle skiing £124,747£125k
60 Noe Roth Freestyle skiing £123,844£124k

The top 12, side by side

Roger Federer £98m Stan Wawrinka £29m Marc Rosset £5.1m Jakob Hlasek £4.4m Marco Odermatt £3.8m Lara Gut £3.2m Henri Laaksonen £1.8m Marc-Andrea Huesler £1.6m Beat Feuz £1.6m Wendy Holdener £1.5m Dominic Stricker £1.5m Loic Meillard £1.5m

Roger Federer alone accounts for 56.0% of Switzerland's total. The top ten between them hold 85.8%, and the other 485 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Switzerland's £175,242,501 came from

Switzerland'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 £143,280,571£143.3m 81.8% 10 Roger Federer
Alpine skiing £21,910,368£21.9m 12.5% 103 Marco Odermatt
Show jumping £2,319,574£2.3m 1.3% 95 Martin Fuchs
Freestyle skiing £1,475,846£1.5m 0.8% 42 Fanny Smith
Athletics £1,198,841£1.2m 0.7% 55 Audrey Werro
Curling £908,534£909k 0.5% 12 Silvana Tirinzoni
Squash £636,688£637k 0.4% 9 Nicolas Müller
Snowboarding £592,076£592k 0.3% 37 Julie Zogg
Biathlon £463,226£463k 0.3% 12 Amy Baserga
Cross-country skiing £422,327£422k 0.2% 24 Nadine Faehndrich
Ski jumping £416,318£416k 0.2% 10 Gregor Deschwanden
Triathlon £317,669£318k 0.2% 6 Julie Derron
Snooker £288,745£289k 0.2% 2 Alexander Ursenbacher
3x3 basketball £257,143£257k 0.1% 2 Lausanne
Pool £241,028£241k 0.1% 20 Dimitri Jungo
Swimming £167,180£167k 0.1% 4 Noe Ponti
Figure skating £93,233£93k 0.1% 4 Lukas Britschgi
Chess £55,263£55k 0.0% 2 Alexandra Kosteniuk
CrossFit £54,122£54k 0.0% 4 Adrian Mundwiler
Speed skating £31,504£32k 0.0% 3 Livio Wenger
Fencing £30,075£30k 0.0% 1 Lucas Malcotti
Trail running £28,632£29k 0.0% 10 Judith Wyder
Motorsport £23,308£23k 0.0% 1 Valentin Guillod
Badminton £11,326£11k 0.0% 8 Sabrina Jaquet
Table tennis £11,092£11k 0.0% 10 Rachel Moret
Gravel racing £3,008£3k 0.0% 1 Simon Pellaud
Gymnastics £2,760£3k 0.0% 6 Noe Seifert
Sled dog racing £1,504£2k 0.0% 1 Severin Cathry
Nordic combined £538£538 0.0% 1 Pascal Mueller

The split between sports

Tennis £143m Alpine skiing £22m Show jumping £2.3m Freestyle skiing £1.5m Athletics £1.2m Curling £909k Squash £637k Snowboarding £592k Biathlon £463k Cross-country skiing £422k Ski jumping £416k Triathlon £318k Snooker £289k 3x3 basketball £257k Pool £241k Swimming £167k Figure skating £93k Chess £55k CrossFit £54k Speed skating £32k
Fencing £30k
Trail running £29k
Motorsport £23k
Badminton £11k Table tennis £11k
Gravel racing £3,008
Gymnastics £2,760
Sled dog racing £1,504
Nordic combined £538

Tennis is Switzerland's biggest earner at 81.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Switzerland in golf, surfing, bowling, handball, rodeo, Enhanced Games, Go, shogi, keirin, speedway.

The nations either side of Switzerland

Switzerland is 16th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Switzerland by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
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
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

Switzerland against its neighbours

England £563m Japan £390m South Africa £314m France £305m Germany £271m Canada £260m Sweden £255m South Korea £220m Italy £218m Argentina £204m Northern Ireland £204m Serbia £192m Switzerland £175m Russia £171m Great Britain £133m Chile £129m Austria £128m Norway £119m Croatia £96m Czechia £94m China £80m Mexico £80m Ireland £78m Scotland £76m Netherlands £75m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Switzerland won?

£175,242,501 across 495 people in 29 sports. That ranks Switzerland 16th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Switzerland's highest earning sportsperson?

Roger Federer, with £98,191,235 in tennis prize money: 56.0% of everything Switzerland has won. Next is Stan Wawrinka on £29,011,911.

Which sport has earned Switzerland the most prize money?

Tennis, at £143,280,571 across 10 players, ahead of alpine skiing on £21,910,368.

Which nation is just above Switzerland?

Serbia, 15th on £192,341,463. Russia is 17th, just below, on £171,438,092.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Switzerland's tennis money has its own page: Switzerland in tennis.Switzerland's alpine skiing money has its own page: Switzerland in alpine skiing.Switzerland's show jumping money has its own page: Switzerland in show jumping.Switzerland's freestyle skiing money has its own page: Switzerland in freestyle skiing.Switzerland's athletics money has its own page: Switzerland in athletics.Switzerland's curling money has its own page: Switzerland in curling.Switzerland's squash money has its own page: Switzerland in squash.Switzerland's snowboarding money has its own page: Switzerland in snowboarding.Switzerland's biathlon money has its own page: Switzerland in biathlon.Switzerland's cross-country skiing money has its own page: Switzerland in cross-country skiing.Switzerland's ski jumping money has its own page: Switzerland in ski jumping.Switzerland's triathlon money has its own page: Switzerland in triathlon.Switzerland's snooker money has its own page: Switzerland in snooker.Switzerland's 3x3 basketball money has its own page: Switzerland in 3x3 basketball.Switzerland's pool money has its own page: Switzerland in pool.Switzerland's swimming money has its own page: Switzerland in swimming.Switzerland's figure skating money has its own page: Switzerland in figure skating.Switzerland's chess money has its own page: Switzerland in chess.Switzerland's CrossFit money has its own page: Switzerland in CrossFit.Switzerland's speed skating money has its own page: Switzerland in speed skating.Switzerland's trail running money has its own page: Switzerland in trail running.Switzerland's badminton money has its own page: Switzerland in badminton.Switzerland's table tennis money has its own page: Switzerland in table tennis.Switzerland's gymnastics money has its own page: Switzerland in gymnastics. One place up is Serbia. One place down is Russia. Switzerland's football team was paid £13,034,187 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.