The most recent figures from Safe Betting Sites indicate that Chinese esports players have together earned a total of $37 million in prize money for the year 2021. This achievement propels the Chinese team to the top of the worldwide winners list. Prior to this, China has finished in second place behind the United States of America a total of three years prior.
The United States of America is now in second place, with players having amassed a total of $22.8 million in prize money.
The data provided by Esports Learnings indicates that China has reclaimed its position as the leader for the first time since 2017. The United States players routinely outperformed the Chinese players in terms of prize money in 2018, and they continued to do so for the next few of years after that.
Between the years 2021 and 2022, the total prize money won by Chinese esports players increased dramatically, going from $17.9 million to $37.1 million. Concurrently, the figures for the United States fell.
A total of $43.6 million was earned by participants in the United States in 2019, however that number dropped to $23.1 million in 2020 and then again to $22.8 million in 2021. In addition, the number of players who represent the United States on an annual basis has been steadily declining since 2019.
Russian esports gamers came in third place, slightly below the United States of America, despite the fact that they did not make it into the top 10 nations in 2019. During the previous year, Russian gamers finished in sixth place with a total prize money of $4.4 million. However, in 2021, they reached a total of $21.9 million, which allowed them to win third place on the list.
The South Korean government has fallen to the fourth position with a total of $11.6 million, having previously held the third position in both 2019 and 2020. Earning $10.3 million places Ukraine in fifth place. The country from Eastern Europe had not been ranked in the top 10 in either 2019 or 2020 prior to this particular event.
The remaining countries on the list of the top 10 for 2021 are Brazil, Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Denmark.
A comment made by Vyom Chaudhary, an editor at Safe Betting Sites, stated that China and Ukraine emerged as the most successful competitors in the esports tournaments held in 2021. After reaching its highest point in 2019, the United States' representation has experienced a great deal of decline. In the year 2021, the impacts of the pandemic were still showing up in the esports scene in the United States.
