SURFING PRIZE MONEY · 5TH OF 28 NATIONS
France surfing prize money
France's surfers have won £5,894,061 between 25 surfers, 5.7% of all the surfing prize money we hold. Johanne Defay leads on £1,416,342.
PRIZE MONEY£5.9m
SURFERS25
TITLES14
NATION RANK5th
France's surfers
By career surfing prize money
| # | SURFER | WORLD | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johanne Defay | 18 | 6 | £1,416,342£1.4m |
| 2 | Michel Bourez | 23 | 3 | £1,277,876£1.3m |
| 3 | Jeremy Flores | 24 | 4 | £1,277,444£1.3m |
| 4 | Joan Duru | 82 | 0 | £375,038£375k |
| 5 | Vahine Fierro | 87 | 1 | £349,030£349k |
| 6 | Pauline Ado | 98 | 0 | £293,139£293k |
| 7 | Marco Mignot | 108 | 0 | £223,305£223k |
| 8 | Kauli Vaast | 119 | 0 | £192,263£192k |
| 9 | Tya Zebrowski | 150 | 0 | £109,774£110k |
| 10 | Mikael Picon | 160 | 0 | £88,045£88k |
| 11 | Maxime Huscenot | 186 | 0 | £55,805£56k |
| 12 | Tim Boal | 198 | 0 | £42,707£43k |
| 13 | Lee-Ann Curren | 214 | 0 | £37,406£37k |
| 14 | Marc Lacomare | 216 | 0 | £37,218£37k |
| 15 | Jorgann Couzinet | 220 | 0 | £31,662£32k |
| 16 | Justine Dupont | 240 | 0 | £23,684£24k |
| 17 | Patrick Beven | 297 | 0 | £10,526£11k |
| 18 | Gatien Delahaye | 324 | 0 | £8,729£9k |
| 19 | Tiago Carrique | 327 | 0 | £8,729£9k |
| 20 | Maud Le Car | 329 | 0 | £8,647£9k |
| 21 | Justin Becret | 345 | 0 | £7,519£8k |
| 22 | Timothe Bisso | 373 | 0 | £6,767£7k |
| 23 | PV Laborde | 399 | 0 | £5,263£5k |
| 24 | Alize Arnaud | 416 | 0 | £3,759£4k |
| 25 | Cannelle Bulard | 442 | 0 | £3,383£3k |
France's top 15
Where France's money was won
France prize money by event, the top 15 of 31
France's titles
14 wins, newest first
| EDITION | WINNER | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|
| MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal | Johanne Defay | £60,150£60k |
| SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro | Vahine Fierro | £75,188£75k |
| Quiksilver/ROXY Pro G-Land | Johanne Defay | £75,188£75k |
| Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe | Johanne Defay | £52,632£53k |
| Quiksilver Pro France | Jeremy Flores | £75,188£75k |
| Uluwatu CT/ Margaret River Pro | Johanne Defay | £48,872£49k |
| Billabong Pipe Masters | Jeremy Flores | £75,188£75k |
| Fiji Pro | Johanne Defay | £45,113£45k |
| Billabong Pipe Masters | Michel Bourez | £75,188£75k |
| Women's Vans US Open of Surfing | Johanne Defay | £45,113£45k |
| Billabong Pro Tahiti | Jeremy Flores | £75,188£75k |
| Billabong Rio Pro | Michel Bourez | £75,188£75k |
| Drug Aware Margaret River Pro | Michel Bourez | £75,188£75k |
| Billabong Pipe Masters | Jeremy Flores | £56,391£56k |
France against other nations
Surfing prize money by nation, the countries either side
| # | NATION | SURFERS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 122 | £31,949,290£31.9m |
| 2 | Brazil | 62 | £20,222,935£20.2m |
| 3 | United States | 51 | £17,933,412£17.9m |
| 4 | Hawaii | 71 | £13,952,897£14.0m |
| 5 | France | 25 | £5,894,061£5.9m |
| 6 | South Africa | 27 | £4,175,895£4.2m |
| 7 | Japan | 5 | £2,301,846£2.3m |
| 8 | Portugal | 13 | £1,295,824£1.3m |
| 9 | Italy | 3 | £1,135,466£1.1m |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 3 | £922,120£922k |
| 11 | New Zealand | 8 | £624,267£624k |
| 12 | Indonesia | 5 | £533,793£534k |
| 14 | Spain | 6 | £367,504£368k |
| 15 | Peru | 10 | £315,188£315k |
| 17 | Tahiti | 15 | £233,421£233k |
| 18 | Mexico | 5 | £221,782£222k |
| 21 | Barbados | 2 | £90,320£90k |
| 22 | Fiji | 6 | £74,962£75k |
| 23 | El Salvador | 2 | £52,150£52k |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money have France's surfers won?
£5,894,061 between 25 surfers, 5th of the 28 nations on our surfing money list.
Who is France's highest earning surfer?
Johanne Defay, with £1,416,342 and 6 titles.
How many surfing titles has France won?
14 titles in the editions we hold, most recently Johanne Defay at the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on surfing prize money, and across every individual sport on prize money by nation.