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SURFING PRIZE MONEY · 2012

Surfing prize money in 2012

Surfing paid £4,009,024 across 13 editions in 2012, to 90 surfers. Kelly Slater earned the most, £258,835.

PAID IN 2012£4.0m
EDITIONS13
SURFERS PAID90
TOP EARNER£259k

The 2012 money list

The top 50 surfers by prize money won in 2012

Surfing surfers ranked by prize money won in 2012.
# SURFER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Kelly Slater United States 3 £258,835£259k
2 Joel Parkinson Australia 1 £200,000£200k
3 Mick Fanning Australia 2 £186,842£187k
4 Taj Burrow Australia 2 £176,692£177k
5 John John Florence Hawaii 1 £158,835£159k
6 Julian Wilson Australia 1 £126,128£126k
7 Gabriel Medina Brazil 0 £110,338£110k
8 Adriano de Souza Brazil 0 £107,143£107k
9 Josh Kerr Australia 0 £103,008£103k
10 Jeremy Flores France 0 £87,406£87k
11 Owen Wright Australia 0 £85,902£86k
12 Sebastian Zietz Hawaii 0 £80,263£80k
13 Jordy Smith South Africa 0 £79,323£79k
14 C.J. Hobgood United States 0 £77,820£78k
15 Adrian Buchan Australia 0 £74,060£74k
16 Michel Bourez France 0 £74,060£74k
17 Matt Wilkinson Australia 0 £74,060£74k
18 Damien Hobgood United States 0 £71,429£71k
19 Miguel Pupo Brazil 0 £67,857£68k
20 Alejo Muniz Brazil 0 £67,293£67k
21 Travis Logie South Africa 0 £66,917£67k
22 Kieren Perrow Australia 0 £66,729£67k
23 Bede Durbidge Australia 0 £65,414£65k
24 Kai Otton Australia 0 £65,226£65k
25 Yadin Nicol Australia 0 £64,098£64k
26 Brett Simpson United States 0 £63,158£63k
27 Heitor Alves Brazil 0 £62,782£63k
28 Tiago Pires Portugal 0 £60,902£61k
29 Kolohe Andino United States 0 £59,586£60k
30 Taylor Knox United States 0 £57,895£58k
31 Adam Melling Australia 0 £56,767£57k
32 Patrick Gudauskas United States 0 £56,767£57k
33 Sally Fitzgibbons Australia 2 £55,263£55k
34 Stephanie Gilmore Australia 3 £53,759£54k
35 Jadson Andre Brazil 0 £51,504£52k
36 Courtney Conlogue United States 1 £48,872£49k
37 Freddy Patacchia Jr. Hawaii 0 £48,496£48k
38 Raoni Monteiro Brazil 0 £40,602£41k
39 Carissa Moore Hawaii 0 £39,098£39k
40 Lakey Peterson United States 1 £36,842£37k
41 Dane Reynolds United States 0 £36,090£36k
42 Tyler Wright Australia 0 £35,714£36k
43 Dusty Payne Hawaii 0 £34,962£35k
44 Malia Manuel Hawaii 0 £34,211£34k
45 Coco Ho Hawaii 0 £33,083£33k
46 Laura Enever Australia 0 £32,707£33k
47 Paige Hareb New Zealand 0 £28,196£28k
48 Rebecca Woods Australia 0 £27,068£27k
49 Sage Erickson United States 0 £25,188£25k
50 Sarah Mason New Zealand 0 £25,188£25k

Every edition in 2012

By prize money paid

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Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most surfing prize money in 2012?

Kelly Slater, with £258,835 and 3 titles. Joel Parkinson was next on £200,000.

How much prize money was paid in 2012?

£4,009,024 across 13 editions, to 90 surfers.

Which edition paid the most in 2012?

The Billabong Rio Pro, at £466,166.

How does 2012 compare with 2011?

2011 paid £4,516,918 across 14 editions.

Where to next

Every year and every surfer is on surfing prize money. The year before is 2011. The year after is 2013. How the men's and women's fields compare, year by year, is on men's vs women's surfing prize money.