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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 49th OF 168

Thailand prize money

Thailand's sportspeople have won £16,387,841 in prize money across 10 sports, which puts Thailand 49th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Kiradech Aphibarnrat has won the most, £3,235,060 in golf .

PRIZE MONEY WON £16m
NATION RANK49th of 168
EARNERS218
SPORTS10
TOP SPORT · BADMINTON £6.0m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Thailand's highest earners

The top 60 of 218 people, every sport together

Thailand's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Kiradech Aphibarnrat Golf £3,235,060£3.2m
2 Paradorn Srichaphan Tennis £2,601,244£2.6m
3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Snooker £1,403,554£1.4m
4 Noppon Saengkham Snooker £1,107,396£1.1m
5 Dechapol Puavaranukroh Badminton £829,308£829k
6 Kunlavut Vitidsarn Badminton £660,913£661k
7 Ratchanok Intanon Badminton £643,827£644k
8 Sapsiree Taerattanachai Badminton £592,859£593k
9 James Wattana Snooker £496,770£497k
10 Pornpawee Chochuwong Badminton £403,177£403k
11 Akani Songsermsawad Snooker £374,660£375k
12 Supissara Paewsampran Badminton £323,242£323k
13 Busanan Ongbamrungphan Badminton £300,222£300k
14 Jazz Janewattananond Golf £246,256£246k
15 Supanida Katethong Badminton £224,654£225k
16 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Badminton £198,994£199k
17 Rawinda Prajongjai Badminton £197,711£198k
18 Dechawat Poomjaeng Snooker £187,559£188k
19 Benyapa Aimsaard Badminton £156,090£156k
20 Nuntakarn Aimsaard Badminton £139,389£139k
21 Kantaphon Wangcharoen Badminton £99,947£100k
22 Supak Jomkoh Badminton £88,037£88k
23 Suthasini Sawettabut Table tennis £84,528£85k
24 Orawan Paranang Table tennis £83,229£83k
25 Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul Badminton £77,883£78k
26 Pakkapon Teeraratsakul Badminton £71,231£71k
27 Ruttanapak Oupthong Badminton £68,268£68k
28 Pitchamon Opatniputh Badminton £67,295£67k
29 Kittinupong Kedren Badminton £65,862£66k
30 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Snooker £61,063£61k
31 Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat Badminton £59,794£60k
32 Lalinrat Chaiwan Badminton £58,345£58k
33 Phataimas Muenwong Badminton £51,930£52k
34 Sitthikom Thammasin Badminton £51,476£51k
35 Khosit Phetpradab Badminton £51,177£51k
36 Nitchaon Jindapol Badminton £49,566£50k
37 Atthasit Mahitthi Snooker £47,600£48k
38 Puttita Supajirakul Badminton £42,580£43k
39 Pornpicha Choeikeewong Badminton £40,793£41k
40 Suchakree Poomjang Snooker £40,125£40k
41 Phaitoon Phonbun Snooker £33,197£33k
42 Mink Nutcharut Snooker £30,554£31k
43 Suppanyu Avihingsanon Badminton £28,840£29k
44 Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Badminton £25,130£25k
45 Nitiwat Kanjanasri Pool £24,322£24k
46 Annop Arromsaranon Bowling £23,974£24k
47 Laksika Kanlaha Badminton £23,913£24k
48 Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Snooker £21,825£22k
49 Peeratchai Sukphun Badminton £21,563£22k
50 Issara Kachaiwong Snooker £20,024£20k
51 Passakorn Suwannawat Snooker £19,967£20k
52 KK Limbhasut Golf £19,945£20k
53 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk Badminton £19,699£20k
54 Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn Badminton £18,465£18k
55 Noppadon Noppachorn Snooker £17,947£18k
56 Savitree Amitrapai Badminton £17,486£17k
57 Tinn Isriyanet Badminton £15,289£15k
58 Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan Snooker £15,000£15k
59 Bodin Isara Badminton £14,976£15k
60 Maneepong Jongjit Badminton £14,600£15k

The top 12, side by side

Kiradech Aphibarnrat £3.2m Paradorn Srichaphan £2.6m Thepchaiya Un-Nooh £1.4m Noppon Saengkham £1.1m Dechapol Puavaranukroh £829k Kunlavut Vitidsarn £661k Ratchanok Intanon £644k Sapsiree Taerattanachai £593k James Wattana £497k Pornpawee Chochuwong £403k Akani Songsermsawad £375k Supissara Paewsampran £323k

Kiradech Aphibarnrat alone accounts for 19.7% of Thailand's total. The top ten between them hold 73.1%, and the other 208 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Thailand's £16,387,841 came from

Thailand's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Badminton £6,045,258£6.0m 36.9% 138 Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Snooker £3,953,103£4.0m 24.1% 25 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Golf £3,520,088£3.5m 21.5% 5 Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Tennis £2,601,244£2.6m 15.9% 1 Paradorn Srichaphan
Table tennis £185,654£186k 1.1% 26 Suthasini Sawettabut
Pool £43,402£43k 0.3% 14 Nitiwat Kanjanasri
Bowling £32,060£32k 0.2% 4 Annop Arromsaranon
Chess £4,887£5k 0.0% 1 Prin Laohawirapap
Athletics £1,128£1k 0.0% 2 Parinya Chuaimaroeng
Show jumping £1,016£1k 0.0% 2 Korntawat Samran

The split between sports

Badminton £6.0m Snooker £4.0m Golf £3.5m
Tennis £2.6m
Table tennis £186k Pool £43k Bowling £32k
Chess £4,887
Athletics £1,128 Show jumping £1,016

Badminton is Thailand's biggest earner at 36.9% of the total. We hold nobody from Thailand in biathlon, surfing, squash, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Thailand

Thailand is 49th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Thailand by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
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
43 Wales £22,440,638£22.4m 54
44 Finland £20,813,301£20.8m 253
45 Venezuela £20,750,802£20.8m 104
46 Ukraine £19,869,537£19.9m 176
47 Egypt £19,486,543£19.5m 199
48 Portugal £17,907,261£17.9m 110
49 Thailand £16,387,841£16.4m 218
50 Hungary £14,998,149£15.0m 130
51 Hawaii £13,952,897£14.0m 71
52 Belarus £13,553,505£13.6m 38
53 Slovenia £13,390,512£13.4m 153
54 Philippines £12,312,347£12.3m 159
55 Indonesia £10,967,176£11.0m 317
56 Uruguay £10,735,741£10.7m 12
57 Romania £10,020,981£10.0m 105
58 Paraguay £9,428,882£9.4m 16
59 Malaysia £9,017,704£9.0m 255
60 Ecuador £8,491,456£8.5m 17
61 Morocco £8,359,881£8.4m 67

Thailand against its neighbours

Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £27m Zimbabwe £24m Kazakhstan £24m Wales £22m Finland £21m Venezuela £21m Ukraine £20m Egypt £19m Portugal £18m Thailand £16m Hungary £15m Hawaii £14m Belarus £14m Slovenia £13m Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m Romania £10m Paraguay £9.4m Malaysia £9.0m Ecuador £8.5m Morocco £8.4m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Thailand won?

£16,387,841 across 218 people in 10 sports. That ranks Thailand 49th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Thailand's highest earning sportsperson?

Kiradech Aphibarnrat, with £3,235,060 in golf prize money: 19.7% of everything Thailand has won. Next is Paradorn Srichaphan on £2,601,244.

Which sport has earned Thailand the most prize money?

Badminton, at £6,045,258 across 138 players, ahead of snooker on £3,953,103.

Which nation is just above Thailand?

Portugal, 48th on £17,907,261. Hungary is 50th, just below, on £14,998,149.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Thailand's badminton money has its own page: Thailand in badminton.Thailand's snooker money has its own page: Thailand in snooker.Thailand's golf money has its own page: Thailand in golf.Thailand's table tennis money has its own page: Thailand in table tennis.Thailand's pool money has its own page: Thailand in pool.Thailand's bowling money has its own page: Thailand in bowling.Thailand's athletics money has its own page: Thailand in athletics.Thailand's show jumping money has its own page: Thailand in show jumping. One place up is Portugal. One place down is Hungary.