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SURFING PRIZE MONEY · 2017

Surfing prize money in 2017

Surfing paid £6,965,415 across 13 editions in 2017, to 84 surfers. Gabriel Medina earned the most, £281,767.

PAID IN 2017£7.0m
EDITIONS13
SURFERS PAID84
TOP EARNER£282k

The 2017 money list

The top 50 surfers by prize money won in 2017

Surfing surfers ranked by prize money won in 2017.
# SURFER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Gabriel Medina Brazil 2 £281,767£282k
2 John John Florence Hawaii 1 £242,481£242k
3 Filipe Toledo Brazil 2 £227,820£228k
4 Jordy Smith South Africa 1 £213,722£214k
5 Julian Wilson Australia 1 £212,218£212k
6 Matt Wilkinson Australia 1 £203,947£204k
7 Stephanie Gilmore Australia 2 £182,049£182k
8 Owen Wright Australia 1 £174,624£175k
9 Adriano de Souza Brazil 1 £174,624£175k
10 Courtney Conlogue United States 2 £174,248£174k
11 Jeremy Flores France 1 £165,977£166k
12 Tyler Wright Australia 1 £161,842£162k
13 Sally Fitzgibbons Australia 1 £155,357£155k
14 Kolohe Andino United States 0 £152,820£153k
15 Carissa Moore Hawaii 1 £146,429£146k
16 Nikki Van Dijk Australia 1 £134,586£135k
17 Adrian Buchan Australia 0 £132,519£133k
18 Sebastian Zietz Hawaii 0 £132,331£132k
19 Sage Erickson United States 1 £132,331£132k
20 Frederico Morais Portugal 0 £129,887£130k
21 Connor O'Leary Japan 0 £128,947£129k
22 Lakey Peterson United States 0 £125,094£125k
23 Joel Parkinson Australia 0 £120,865£121k
24 Silvana Lima Brazil 1 £120,207£120k
25 Caio Ibelli Brazil 0 £116,541£117k
26 Kanoa Igarashi Japan 0 £115,226£115k
27 Mick Fanning Australia 0 £112,782£113k
28 Tatiana Weston-Webb Brazil 0 £112,688£113k
29 Johanne Defay France 0 £109,117£109k
30 Michel Bourez France 0 £107,331£107k
31 Ian Gouveia Brazil 0 £102,444£102k
32 Keely Andrew Australia 0 £102,350£102k
33 Joan Duru France 0 £100,376£100k
34 Conner Coffin United States 0 £99,060£99k
35 Ezekiel Lau Hawaii 0 £98,496£98k
36 Miguel Pupo Brazil 0 £98,120£98k
37 Bede Durbidge Australia 0 £97,180£97k
38 Jack Freestone Australia 0 £96,241£96k
39 Leonardo Fioravanti Italy 0 £95,489£95k
40 Wiggolly Dantas Brazil 0 £95,489£95k
41 Coco Ho Hawaii 0 £89,380£89k
42 Josh Kerr Australia 0 £88,910£89k
43 Jadson Andre Brazil 0 £88,910£89k
44 Ethan Ewing Australia 0 £88,346£88k
45 Stuart Kennedy Australia 0 £87,782£88k
46 Bronte Macaulay Australia 0 £84,211£84k
47 Pauline Ado France 0 £79,229£79k
48 Italo Ferreira Brazil 0 £77,256£77k
49 Nat Young United States 0 £75,000£75k
50 Malia Manuel Hawaii 0 £72,744£73k

Every edition in 2017

By prize money paid

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Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most surfing prize money in 2017?

Gabriel Medina, with £281,767 and 2 titles. John John Florence was next on £242,481.

How much prize money was paid in 2017?

£6,965,415 across 13 editions, to 84 surfers.

Which edition paid the most in 2017?

The MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal, at £653,008.

How does 2017 compare with 2016?

2016 paid £6,615,039 across 13 editions.

Where to next

Every year and every surfer is on surfing prize money. The year before is 2016. The year after is 2018. How the men's and women's fields compare, year by year, is on men's vs women's surfing prize money.