Shogi Money List prize money
The Shogi Money List has paid £32,696,143 across 16 years from 2010 to 2025. In 2025 Sota Fujii took £1,076,594.
Every year
Who won, what they took, and what the year paid in all
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sota Fujii | £1,076,594£1.1m | £2,251,066£2.3m |
| 2024 | Sota Fujii | £884,822£885k | £2,048,407£2.0m |
| 2023 | Sota Fujii | £939,154£939k | £2,114,129£2.1m |
| 2022 | Sota Fujii | £615,132£615k | £2,049,970£2.0m |
| 2021 | Akira Watanabe | £412,978£413k | £2,089,433£2.1m |
| 2020 | Masayuki Toyoshima | £536,508£537k | £2,115,389£2.1m |
| 2019 | Masayuki Toyoshima | £360,713£361k | £2,136,053£2.1m |
| 2018 | Yoshiharu Habu | £380,621£381k | £1,925,431£1.9m |
| 2017 | Akira Watanabe | £379,714£380k | £1,867,118£1.9m |
| 2016 | Yoshiharu Habu | £461,160£461k | £2,053,498£2.1m |
| 2015 | Yoshiharu Habu | £599,760£600k | £2,021,242£2.0m |
| 2014 | Yoshiharu Habu | £579,550£580k | £2,027,743£2.0m |
| 2013 | Akira Watanabe | £516,852£517k | £1,974,874£2.0m |
| 2012 | Yoshiharu Habu | £462,420£462k | £1,959,602£2.0m |
| 2011 | Yoshiharu Habu | £498,254£498k | £1,951,740£2.0m |
| 2010 | Yoshiharu Habu | £583,430£583k | £2,110,450£2.1m |
Prize money paid, year by year
The 2025 Shogi Money List payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top earner | 1 | £1,076,594£1.1m | £1,076,594£1.1m |
| 2nd | 1 | £230,681£231k | £230,681£231k |
| 3rd | 1 | £208,303£208k | £208,303£208k |
| 4th | 1 | £205,985£206k | £205,985£206k |
| 5th | 1 | £120,355£120k | £120,355£120k |
| 6th | 1 | £88,754£89k | £88,754£89k |
| 7th | 1 | £86,638£87k | £86,638£87k |
| 8th | 1 | £86,083£86k | £86,083£86k |
| 9th | 1 | £75,751£76k | £75,751£76k |
| 10th | 1 | £71,921£72k | £71,921£72k |
Every name and figure is on the 2025 Shogi Money List payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Shogi Money List
Prize money won here, across every year we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | YEARS TOP | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akira Watanabe | Japan | 3 | £5,056,682£5.1m |
| 2 | Yoshiharu Habu | Japan | 7 | £4,966,618£5.0m |
| 3 | Sota Fujii | Japan | 4 | £4,204,066£4.2m |
| 4 | Masayuki Toyoshima | Japan | 2 | £2,478,823£2.5m |
| 5 | Takuya Nagase | Japan | 0 | £1,506,960£1.5m |
| 6 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi | Japan | 0 | £1,475,964£1.5m |
| 7 | Amahiko Sato | Japan | 0 | £1,365,739£1.4m |
| 8 | Akihito Hirose | Japan | 0 | £1,355,911£1.4m |
| 9 | Toshiaki Kubo | Japan | 0 | £1,246,140£1.2m |
| 10 | Tadahisa Maruyama | Japan | 0 | £926,352£926k |
| 11 | Masataka Goda | Japan | 0 | £792,338£792k |
| 12 | Koichi Fukaura | Japan | 0 | £783,670£784k |
| 13 | Yasumitsu Sato | Japan | 0 | £694,159£694k |
| 14 | Tatsuya Sugai | Japan | 0 | £595,073£595k |
| 15 | Kazuki Kimura | Japan | 0 | £578,491£578k |
| 16 | Tetsuro Itodani | Japan | 0 | £551,880£552k |
| 17 | Shintaro Saito | Japan | 0 | £549,259£549k |
| 18 | Takumi Ito | Japan | 0 | £513,022£513k |
| 19 | Takayuki Yamasaki | Japan | 0 | £440,647£441k |
| 20 | Hiroyuki Miura | Japan | 0 | £431,878£432k |
| 21 | Akira Inaba | Japan | 0 | £396,396£396k |
| 22 | Yuki Sasaki | Japan | 0 | £354,463£354k |
| 23 | Hisashi Namekata | Japan | 0 | £332,640£333k |
| 24 | Takeshi Fujii | Japan | 0 | £207,396£207k |
| 25 | Taichi Takami | Japan | 0 | £132,854£133k |
The top 12 here
Frequently asked questions
What did the leader of the 2025 Shogi Money List earn?
Sota Fujii took £1,076,594. The whole year paid £2,251,066 across 10 players.
How much prize money has the Shogi Money List paid?
£32,696,143 across 16 years from 2010 to 2025. The richest was the 2025 Shogi Money List, at £2,251,066.
Who has won the most money at the Shogi Money List?
Akira Watanabe, with £5,056,682 and 3 years at the top. Yoshiharu Habu is next on £4,966,618.
Who has topped the Shogi Money List the most times?
Yoshiharu Habu, 7 times in the years we hold.
Where to next
Every shogi money list and player is ranked on shogi prize money. The latest year is the 2025 Shogi Money List, and the one before it the 2024 Shogi Money List.