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SURFING PRIZE MONEY · 2021

Surfing prize money in 2021

Surfing paid £3,569,630 across 6 editions in 2021, to 86 surfers. Gabriel Medina earned the most, £182,963.

PAID IN 2021£3.6m
EDITIONS6
SURFERS PAID86
TOP EARNER£183k

The 2021 money list

The top 50 surfers by prize money won in 2021

Surfing surfers ranked by prize money won in 2021.
# SURFER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Gabriel Medina Brazil 2 £182,963£183k
2 Filipe Toledo Brazil 2 £140,741£141k
3 Carissa Moore Hawaii 1 £140,741£141k
4 Johanne Defay France 1 £125,926£126k
5 Stephanie Gilmore Australia 1 £123,704£124k
6 Tatiana Weston-Webb Brazil 1 £122,963£123k
7 Sally Fitzgibbons Australia 1 £112,593£113k
8 Italo Ferreira Brazil 1 £106,667£107k
9 Caroline Marks United States 1 £104,444£104k
10 Jack Robinson Australia 1 £86,667£87k
11 Morgan Cibilic Australia 0 £80,000£80k
12 Conner Coffin United States 0 £78,519£79k
13 Isabella Nichols Australia 0 £78,519£79k
14 Malia Manuel Hawaii 0 £74,074£74k
15 Deivid Silva Brazil 0 £67,407£67k
16 Griffin Colapinto United States 0 £66,667£67k
17 Courtney Conlogue United States 0 £63,704£64k
18 Keely Andrew Australia 0 £61,481£61k
19 Frederico Morais Portugal 0 £59,259£59k
20 Yago Dora Brazil 0 £57,778£58k
21 Kanoa Igarashi Japan 0 £57,037£57k
22 Jordy Smith South Africa 0 £56,296£56k
23 Bronte Macaulay Australia 0 £52,593£53k
24 Tyler Wright Australia 0 £52,593£53k
25 Leonardo Fioravanti Italy 0 £51,852£52k
26 Ethan Ewing Australia 0 £51,111£51k
27 Adriano de Souza Brazil 0 £51,111£51k
28 Brisa Hennessy Costa Rica 0 £51,111£51k
29 Sage Erickson United States 0 £51,111£51k
30 Ryan Callinan Australia 0 £48,889£49k
31 Seth Moniz Hawaii 0 £48,889£49k
32 Matthew McGillivray South Africa 0 £46,667£47k
33 Miguel Pupo Brazil 0 £46,667£47k
34 Owen Wright Australia 0 £46,667£47k
35 Nikki Van Dijk Australia 0 £46,667£47k
36 Jadson Andre Brazil 0 £45,185£45k
37 Caio Ibelli Brazil 0 £44,444£44k
38 Macy Callaghan Australia 0 £44,444£44k
39 Wade Carmichael Australia 0 £42,222£42k
40 Peterson Crisanto Brazil 0 £41,482£41k
41 Connor O'Leary Japan 0 £40,741£41k
42 Mikey Wright Australia 0 £40,000£40k
43 Alex Ribeiro Brazil 0 £39,259£39k
44 Jeremy Flores France 0 £37,037£37k
45 Michel Bourez France 0 £35,556£36k
46 Julian Wilson Australia 0 £35,556£36k
47 Adrian Buchan Australia 0 £32,593£33k
48 Jack Freestone Australia 0 £32,593£33k
49 Amuro Tsuzuki Japan 0 £28,889£29k
50 John John Florence Hawaii 0 £26,667£27k

The top 15 in 2021

Gabriel Medina £183k Filipe Toledo £141k Carissa Moore £141k Johanne Defay £126k Stephanie Gilmore £124k Tatiana Weston-Webb £123k Sally Fitzgibbons £113k Italo Ferreira £107k Caroline Marks £104k Jack Robinson £87k Morgan Cibilic £80k Conner Coffin £79k Isabella Nichols £79k Malia Manuel £74k Deivid Silva £67k

Every edition in 2021

By prize money paid

Surfing editions in 2021 with winner and total paid.
EDITION WINNER PAID
Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver Jack Robinson, Stephanie Gilmore £597,037£597k
Rip Curl Rottnest Search presented by Corona Gabriel Medina, Sally Fitzgibbons £597,037£597k
Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro presented by Corona Filipe Toledo, Tatiana Weston-Webb £597,037£597k
Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona Italo Ferreira, Carissa Moore £597,037£597k
Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe Filipe Toledo, Johanne Defay £591,111£591k
Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic presented by Corona Gabriel Medina, Caroline Marks £590,370£590k

The richest editions of 2021

Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver £597k Rip Curl Rottnest Search presented by Corona £597k Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro presented by Corona £597k Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona £597k Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe £591k Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic presented by Corona £590k

Every year we hold

2008 £2.9m 2009 £3.1m 2010 £3.6m 2011 £4.5m 2012 £3.9m 2013 £4.1m 2014 £5.9m 2015 £6.3m 2016 £6.5m 2017 £6.9m 2018 £7.2m 2019 £8.1m 2020 £597k 2021 £3.6m 2022 £6.7m 2023 £6.9m 2024 £6.9m 2025 £7.6m 2026 £6.8m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most surfing prize money in 2021?

Gabriel Medina, with £182,963 and 2 titles. Filipe Toledo was next on £140,741.

How much prize money was paid in 2021?

£3,569,630 across 6 editions, to 86 surfers.

Which edition paid the most in 2021?

The Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver, at £597,037.

How does 2021 compare with 2020?

2020 paid £597,037 across 1 edition.

Where to next

Every year and every surfer is on surfing prize money. The year before is 2020. The year after is 2022. How the men's and women's fields compare, year by year, is on men's vs women's surfing prize money.