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SURFING PRIZE MONEY · 2021

Surfing prize money in 2021

Surfing paid £3,623,309 across 6 editions in 2021, to 86 surfers. Gabriel Medina earned the most, £185,714.

PAID IN 2021£3.6m
EDITIONS6
SURFERS PAID86
TOP EARNER£186k

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 £185,714£186k
2 Filipe Toledo Brazil 2 £142,857£143k
3 Carissa Moore Hawaii 1 £142,857£143k
4 Johanne Defay France 1 £127,820£128k
5 Stephanie Gilmore Australia 1 £125,564£126k
6 Tatiana Weston-Webb Brazil 1 £124,812£125k
7 Sally Fitzgibbons Australia 1 £114,286£114k
8 Italo Ferreira Brazil 1 £108,271£108k
9 Caroline Marks United States 1 £106,015£106k
10 Jack Robinson Australia 1 £87,970£88k
11 Morgan Cibilic Australia 0 £81,203£81k
12 Conner Coffin United States 0 £79,699£80k
13 Isabella Nichols Australia 0 £79,699£80k
14 Malia Manuel Hawaii 0 £75,188£75k
15 Deivid Silva Brazil 0 £68,421£68k
16 Griffin Colapinto United States 0 £67,669£68k
17 Courtney Conlogue United States 0 £64,662£65k
18 Keely Andrew Australia 0 £62,406£62k
19 Frederico Morais Portugal 0 £60,150£60k
20 Yago Dora Brazil 0 £58,647£59k
21 Kanoa Igarashi Japan 0 £57,895£58k
22 Jordy Smith South Africa 0 £57,143£57k
23 Bronte Macaulay Australia 0 £53,383£53k
24 Tyler Wright Australia 0 £53,383£53k
25 Leonardo Fioravanti Italy 0 £52,632£53k
26 Ethan Ewing Australia 0 £51,880£52k
27 Adriano de Souza Brazil 0 £51,880£52k
28 Brisa Hennessy Costa Rica 0 £51,880£52k
29 Sage Erickson United States 0 £51,880£52k
30 Ryan Callinan Australia 0 £49,624£50k
31 Seth Moniz Hawaii 0 £49,624£50k
32 Miguel Pupo Brazil 0 £47,368£47k
33 Owen Wright Australia 0 £47,368£47k
34 Nikki Van Dijk Australia 0 £47,368£47k
35 Matthew McGillivray South Africa 0 £47,368£47k
36 Jadson Andre Brazil 0 £45,865£46k
37 Caio Ibelli Brazil 0 £45,113£45k
38 Macy Callaghan Australia 0 £45,113£45k
39 Wade Carmichael Australia 0 £42,857£43k
40 Peterson Crisanto Brazil 0 £42,105£42k
41 Connor O'Leary Japan 0 £41,353£41k
42 Mikey Wright Australia 0 £40,602£41k
43 Alex Ribeiro Brazil 0 £39,850£40k
44 Jeremy Flores France 0 £37,594£38k
45 Michel Bourez France 0 £36,090£36k
46 Julian Wilson Australia 0 £36,090£36k
47 Adrian Buchan Australia 0 £33,083£33k
48 Jack Freestone Australia 0 £33,083£33k
49 Amuro Tsuzuki Japan 0 £29,323£29k
50 John John Florence Hawaii 0 £27,068£27k

The top 15 in 2021

Gabriel Medina £186k Filipe Toledo £143k Carissa Moore £143k Johanne Defay £128k Stephanie Gilmore £126k Tatiana Weston-Webb £125k Sally Fitzgibbons £114k Italo Ferreira £108k Caroline Marks £106k Jack Robinson £88k Morgan Cibilic £81k Conner Coffin £80k Isabella Nichols £80k Malia Manuel £75k Deivid Silva £68k

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 £606,015£606k
Rip Curl Rottnest Search presented by Corona Gabriel Medina, Sally Fitzgibbons £606,015£606k
Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro presented by Corona Filipe Toledo, Tatiana Weston-Webb £606,015£606k
Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona Italo Ferreira, Carissa Moore £606,015£606k
Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe Filipe Toledo, Johanne Defay £600,000£600k
Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic presented by Corona Gabriel Medina, Caroline Marks £599,248£599k

The richest editions of 2021

Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver £606k Rip Curl Rottnest Search presented by Corona £606k Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro presented by Corona £606k Rip Curl Newcastle Cup presented by Corona £606k Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe £600k Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic presented by Corona £599k

Every year we hold

2008 £2.9m 2009 £3.1m 2010 £3.6m 2011 £4.5m 2012 £4.0m 2013 £4.2m 2014 £6.0m 2015 £6.4m 2016 £6.6m 2017 £7.0m 2018 £7.3m 2019 £8.2m 2020 £606k 2021 £3.6m 2022 £6.8m 2023 £7.0m 2024 £7.0m 2025 £7.7m 2026 £6.9m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most surfing prize money in 2021?

Gabriel Medina, with £185,714 and 2 titles. Filipe Toledo was next on £142,857.

How much prize money was paid in 2021?

£3,623,309 across 6 editions, to 86 surfers.

Which edition paid the most in 2021?

The Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver, at £606,015.

How does 2021 compare with 2020?

2020 paid £606,015 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.