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SURFING PRIZE MONEY · 7TH OF 28 NATIONS

Japan surfing prize money

Japan's surfers have won £2,301,846 between 5 surfers, 2.2% of all the surfing prize money we hold. Kanoa Igarashi leads on £1,327,094.

PRIZE MONEY£2.3m
SURFERS5
TITLES2
NATION RANK7th

Japan's surfers

By career surfing prize money

Japan's surfing surfers ranked by prize money.
# SURFER WORLD WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Kanoa Igarashi 22 1 £1,327,094£1.3m
2 Connor O'Leary 36 1 £909,714£910k
3 Amuro Tsuzuki 224 0 £29,323£29k
4 Hiroto Ohhara 242 0 £22,932£23k
5 Mahina Maeda 288 0 £12,782£13k

Japan's top 5

Kanoa Igarashi £1.3m Connor O'Leary £910k Amuro Tsuzuki £29k Hiroto Ohhara £23k Mahina Maeda £13k

Where Japan's money was won

Japan prize money by event, the top 15 of 22

Jeffreys Bay £249k Pipeline £199k Margaret River £180k Bells Beach £177k Saquarema £166k Portugal £166k Teahupoo £158k Trestles £152k Gold Coast £127k El Salvador £118k Sunset Beach £111k Fiji £101k Surf Ranch £98k Bali £90k France £47k

Japan's titles

2 wins, newest first

Surfing titles of Japan's surfers.
EDITION WINNER PRIZE
Corona Cero Open J-Bay Connor O'Leary £75,188£75k
Corona Bali Protected Kanoa Igarashi £75,188£75k

Japan against other nations

Surfing prize money by nation, the countries either side

Nations ranked around Japan by surfing prize money.
# 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
Australia £32m Brazil £20m United States £18m Hawaii £14m France £5.9m South Africa £4.2m Japan £2.3m Portugal £1.3m Italy £1.1m Costa Rica £922k New Zealand £624k Indonesia £534k Spain £368k Peru £315k Tahiti £233k Mexico £222k Barbados £90k Fiji £75k El Salvador £52k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money have Japan's surfers won?

£2,301,846 between 5 surfers, 7th of the 28 nations on our surfing money list.

Who is Japan's highest earning surfer?

Kanoa Igarashi, with £1,327,094 and 1 title.

How many surfing titles has Japan won?

2 titles in the editions we hold, most recently Connor O'Leary at the Corona Cero Open J-Bay.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on surfing prize money, and across every individual sport on prize money by nation.