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SURFING PRIZE MONEY · 3RD OF 28 NATIONS

United States surfing prize money

United States' surfers have won £17,933,412 between 51 surfers, 17.3% of all the surfing prize money we hold. Kelly Slater leads on £2,435,248.

PRIZE MONEY£18m
SURFERS51
TITLES67
NATION RANK3rd

United States' surfers

By career surfing prize money

United States' surfing surfers ranked by prize money.
# SURFER WORLD WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Kelly Slater 3 22 £2,435,248£2.4m
2 Lakey Peterson 10 7 £1,742,741£1.7m
3 Caroline Marks 15 7 £1,517,030£1.5m
4 Courtney Conlogue 17 13 £1,431,312£1.4m
5 Griffin Colapinto 19 5 £1,411,880£1.4m
6 Kolohe Andino 29 0 £1,136,741£1.1m
7 Caitlin Simmers 35 6 £953,384£953k
8 Nat Young 53 0 £651,365£651k
9 C.J. Hobgood 55 1 £607,369£607k
10 Conner Coffin 56 0 £587,256£587k
11 Sage Erickson 58 1 £546,090£546k
12 Cole Houshmand 65 3 £484,526£485k
13 Sawyer Lindblad 68 1 £457,895£458k
14 Jake Marshall 71 0 £451,519£452k
15 Brett Simpson 73 0 £440,639£441k
16 Damien Hobgood 77 0 £394,436£394k
17 Patrick Gudauskas 85 0 £356,203£356k
18 Crosby Colapinto 86 0 £353,045£353k
19 Dane Reynolds 94 0 £317,368£317k
20 Taylor Knox 96 0 £299,511£300k
21 Bobby Martinez 110 1 £215,639£216k
22 Alyssa Spencer 111 0 £207,414£207k
23 Bella Kenworthy 124 0 £166,248£166k
24 Tim Reyes 152 0 £101,654£102k
25 Chris Ward 157 0 £93,985£94k
26 Gabe Kling 169 0 £76,165£76k
27 Kade Matson 176 0 £67,248£67k
28 Kirra Pinkerton 185 0 £56,391£56k
29 Tanner Gudauskas 193 0 £48,872£49k
30 Cory Lopez 206 0 £38,722£39k
31 Nathaniel Curran 212 0 £37,594£38k
32 Nathan Yeomans 229 0 £28,196£28k
33 Tia Blanco 230 0 £27,820£28k
34 Dillon Perillo 251 0 £21,053£21k
35 Jett Schilling 261 0 £18,045£18k
36 Rob Machado 262 0 £18,045£18k
37 Karina Petroni 265 0 £17,293£17k
38 Evan Geiselman 282 0 £13,910£14k
39 Ian Crane 286 0 £12,782£13k
40 Eden Walla 292 0 £11,278£11k
41 Dimitri Poulos 316 0 £9,117£9k
42 Levi Slawson 323 0 £8,729£9k
43 Asher Nolan 330 0 £8,271£8k
44 Balaram Stack 331 0 £8,271£8k
45 Hayden Rodgers 337 0 £7,519£8k
46 Taj Lindblad 338 0 £7,519£8k
47 Michael Dunphy 366 0 £6,767£7k
48 Meah Collins 370 0 £6,767£7k
49 Alex Gray 393 0 £6,015£6k
50 Jason Collins 398 0 £5,263£5k
51 Taylor Clark 401 0 £5,263£5k

United States' top 15

Kelly Slater £2.4m Lakey Peterson £1.7m Caroline Marks £1.5m Courtney Conlogue £1.4m Griffin Colapinto £1.4m Kolohe Andino £1.1m Caitlin Simmers £953k Nat Young £651k C.J. Hobgood £607k Conner Coffin £587k Sage Erickson £546k Cole Houshmand £485k Sawyer Lindblad £458k Jake Marshall £452k Brett Simpson £441k

Where United States' money was won

United States prize money by event, the top 15 of 32

Bells Beach £1.6m Portugal £1.6m Teahupoo £1.5m Saquarema £1.4m Margaret River £1.3m Pipeline £1.3m Gold Coast £1.2m Trestles £1.2m France £983k Jeffreys Bay £941k Fiji £868k El Salvador £789k Surf Ranch £616k Sunset Beach £363k Bali £292k

United States' titles

67 wins, newest first

Surfing titles of United States' surfers.
EDITION WINNER PRIZE
Western Australia Margaret River Pro Lakey Peterson £60,150£60k
Fiji Pro Cole Houshmand £60,150£60k
VIVO Rio Pro Sawyer Lindblad £60,150£60k
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Caroline Marks £60,150£60k
Surf Abu Dhabi Pro Caitlin Simmers £60,150£60k
VIVO Rio Pro Cole Houshmand £75,188£75k
Surf City El Salvador Pro Caroline Marks £75,188£75k
Corona Fiji Pro Griffin Colapinto £75,188£75k
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Griffin Colapinto £60,150£60k
VIVO Rio Pro Caitlin Simmers £75,188£75k
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Caitlin Simmers £60,150£60k
Lexus Pipe Pro Caitlin Simmers £60,150£60k
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Cole Houshmand £60,150£60k
Corona Open J-Bay Lakey Peterson £75,188£75k
SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro Caroline Marks £75,188£75k
Surf City El Salvador Pro Caroline Marks £75,188£75k
Surf Ranch Pro Griffin Colapinto £75,188£75k
VIVO Rio Pro Caitlin Simmers £75,188£75k
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Caitlin Simmers £60,150£60k
Billabong Pro Pipeline Kelly Slater £60,150£60k
Outerknown Tahiti Pro Courtney Conlogue £75,188£75k
Surf City El Salvador Pro Griffin Colapinto £75,188£75k
MEO Portugal Pro Griffin Colapinto £60,150£60k
Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic presented by Corona Caroline Marks £52,632£53k
Freshwater Pro Lakey Peterson £75,188£75k
Margaret River Pro Lakey Peterson £75,188£75k
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Caroline Marks £75,188£75k
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Caroline Marks £75,188£75k
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Courtney Conlogue £75,188£75k
Corona Bali Protected Lakey Peterson £48,872£49k
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Lakey Peterson £48,872£49k
Quiksilver Pro France Courtney Conlogue £48,872£49k
Vans US Open of Surfing - Women's CT Courtney Conlogue £48,872£49k
Outerknown Fiji Pro Courtney Conlogue £45,113£45k
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Courtney Conlogue £45,113£45k
Vans US Open of Surfing - Women's CT Sage Erickson £45,113£45k
Billabong Pro Tahiti Kelly Slater £75,188£75k
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Courtney Conlogue £45,113£45k
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Courtney Conlogue £45,113£45k
Moche Rip Curl Pro Portugal Courtney Conlogue £45,113£45k
Oi Rio Pro Courtney Conlogue £45,113£45k
Drug Aware Margaret River Pro Courtney Conlogue £45,113£45k
Billabong Pipe Masters Kelly Slater £56,391£56k
Volcom Fiji Pro Kelly Slater £56,391£56k
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Kelly Slater £56,391£56k
TSB Bank NZ Surf Festival Courtney Conlogue £11,278£11k
Quiksilver Pro France Kelly Slater £56,391£56k
Hurley Pro Trestles Kelly Slater £78,947£79k
Volcom Fiji Pro Kelly Slater £56,391£56k
Nike US Open of Surfing Lakey Peterson £11,278£11k
Commonwealth Bank Beachley Classic Courtney Conlogue £22,556£23k
Hurley Pro Trestles Kelly Slater £78,947£79k
Billabong Pro Teahupoo Kelly Slater £56,391£56k
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Kelly Slater £56,391£56k
Rip Curl Search Kelly Slater £56,391£56k
Rip Curl Pro Portugal Kelly Slater £56,391£56k
Hurley Pro Trestles Kelly Slater £78,947£79k
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Kelly Slater £37,594£38k
Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro Kelly Slater £30,075£30k
Billabong Pro Teahupoo Bobby Martinez £30,075£30k

United States against other nations

Surfing prize money by nation, the countries either side

Nations ranked around United States 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 United States' surfers won?

£17,933,412 between 51 surfers, 3rd of the 28 nations on our surfing money list.

Who is United States' highest earning surfer?

Kelly Slater, with £2,435,248 and 22 titles.

How many surfing titles has United States won?

67 titles in the editions we hold, most recently Lakey Peterson at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro.

Where to next

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