Triathlon prize money
167 athletes have been paid £4,121,993 across 22 races from 2024 to 2026. Hayden Wilde has won the most, £215,038. Every T100 race pays the top twenty finishers in each field from one fixed ladder, the same for women and men, so a win is worth the same at every stop. From 2026 most races hold one field only, and the ladder doubled at the top.
The triathlon money list
The top 100 of 167 athletes by career prize money
The top fifteen
Every race
13 races, by the prize money each has paid
| RACE | EDITIONS | LATEST WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco T100 | 3 | Rico Bogen | £568,421£568k |
| Singapore T100 | 3 | Hayden Wilde | £554,323£554k |
| French Riviera T100 | 2 | Hayden Wilde | £391,353£391k |
| Vancouver T100 | 2 | Julie Derron | £390,038£390k |
| Spain T100 | 2 | Georgia Taylor-Brown | £386,090£386k |
| London T100 | 2 | Hayden Wilde, Lucy Charles-Barclay | £368,609£369k |
| Dubai T100 | 2 | Morgan Pearson, Julie Derron | £365,038£365k |
| Gold Coast T100 | 1 | Taylor Knibb | £204,135£204k |
| Qatar T100 | 1 | Hayden Wilde, Kate Waugh | £187,970£188k |
| Wollongong T100 | 1 | Hayden Wilde, Kate Waugh | £185,338£185k |
| Ibiza T100 | 1 | Marten Van Riel, Taylor Knibb | £182,331£182k |
| Lake Las Vegas T100 | 1 | Jelle Geens, Taylor Knibb | £174,812£175k |
| Miami T100 | 1 | Magnus Ditlev, India Lee | £163,534£164k |
What each race has paid
Season by season
What triathlon paid each year, and who earned the most
| YEAR | TOP EARNER | RACES | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hayden Wilde | 6 | £1,216,917£1.2m |
| 2025 | Hayden Wilde | 9 | £1,670,113£1.7m |
| 2024 | Taylor Knibb | 7 | £1,234,963£1.2m |
Prize money paid per year
Triathlon prize money by country
29 nations, by what their athletes have won
| # | NATION | ATHLETES | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 28 | £818,045£818k |
| 2 | Germany | 22 | £545,677£546k |
| 3 | United States | 19 | £462,218£462k |
| 4 | New Zealand | 9 | £386,090£386k |
| 5 | Australia | 17 | £350,940£351k |
| 6 | Switzerland | 6 | £317,669£318k |
| 7 | Belgium | 4 | £297,932£298k |
| 8 | Netherlands | 7 | £217,105£217k |
| 9 | France | 14 | £212,406£212k |
| 10 | Spain | 5 | £103,383£103k |
| 11 | Canada | 5 | £91,917£92k |
| 12 | Denmark | 5 | £73,120£73k |
| 13 | Estonia | 2 | £53,383£53k |
| 14 | Italy | 4 | £47,368£47k |
| 15 | Austria | 2 | £28,383£28k |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 1 | £26,316£26k |
| 17 | Bermuda | 1 | £19,925£20k |
| 18 | South Africa | 3 | £19,925£20k |
| 19 | Brazil | 2 | £7,895£8k |
| 20 | Sweden | 2 | £7,519£8k |
| 21 | Poland | 1 | £6,391£6k |
| 22 | Finland | 1 | £6,203£6k |
| 23 | Mexico | 1 | £6,203£6k |
| 24 | Portugal | 1 | £3,759£4k |
| 25 | Greece | 1 | £3,759£4k |
| 26 | Slovakia | 1 | £3,383£3k |
| 27 | Czechia | 1 | £2,632£3k |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | £1,880£2k |
| 29 | Japan | 1 | £564£564 |
The leading nations
Frequently asked questions
Who has won the most prize money in triathlon?
Hayden Wilde, with £215,038 and 8 titles. Julie Derron is second on £174,436.
What is the biggest winner's cheque in triathlon?
Hayden Wilde took £37,594 for winning the 2026 EKOÏ French Riviera T100, the largest single first prize we hold.
How much prize money was paid in triathlon in 2025?
£1,670,113 across 9 races. Hayden Wilde earned the most that year, £117,293.
Which race pays the most?
San Francisco T100 has paid £568,421 across 3 editions. The richest single edition was the 2026 EKOÏ French Riviera T100, at £204,135.
Which country has won the most triathlon prize money?
Great Britain, with £818,045 across 28 athletes.
Where to next
For every country's prize money across triathlon and every other sport we hold, see prize money by nation. The richest race here is San Francisco T100, and the latest year is 2026. The men's and women's fields are set side by side on men's vs women's triathlon prize money, and every sport's cases on where women earn more prize money than men. Every sport's richest competitions are ranked on prize money in sport, and what each winner keeps of the pot on the winner's share of prize money, and how many places each one pays on how deep prize money pays.