10 Highest-Earning CS2 Players
The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive era is history now, leaving behind hundreds of tournament records and thousands of gaming highlights. You've probably heard about the Danish professional player Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen, who earned approximately 2.1 million dollars from CS:GO tournaments. You can even use our Steam ID lookup tool to find his latest games.
However, his career in CS2 isn’t as successful. The new game version brought many new talents to the spotlight, creating a totally new list of the highest-earning CS2 players. So, here is the list of the top 10 richest CS2 players if we count only tournament winnings, valid for early March 2025, before the ESL Pro League Season 21 starts.
10. Spinx | MOUZ
Lotan Giladi got the lion’s share of his impressive earnings ($411,000!) during his career in Team Vitality, although the French team has won only a couple of tournaments in CS2 so far. BLAST Premier Global Finals 2023 and IEM Cologne 2024 contributed the most to Lotan’s growing wealth, even though the Israeli player missed the opportunity to add a fresh title in Katowice 2025. However, “Spinx” closed this gap by earning a lot of money in Cluj-Napoca 2025 playing for MOUZ, while Vitality skipped the event. Lotan’s place in the top 10 is pretty shaky, as any notable success from FaZe or NAVI will likely drop him off.
9. flameZ | Vitality
This compatriot of “Spinx” shares seems to share his bad fortune in CS2, except for two latest events — IEM Katowice 2025 and PGL Cluj-Napoca 2025. Playing alongside the astonishing “ZywOo” left no chance for either of them to earn at least one MVP medal, although they still managed to pull off some crazy moves that helped Vitality win. If Shahar “flameZ” Shushan can continue this win streak, the chances are he’d be able to add a few more prizes to his current $411,000 pool.
8. apEX | Vitality
While Dan Madesclaire is one of the oldest guys on the tier-1 scene (32 years old), he still managed to earn $411,000 from playing at various CS2 tournaments. Moreover, his vast experience helps him to cope with multiple problems a team can face during tight games, while his energy motivates his younger partners. “apEX” seems to enjoy the lifestyle his winnings afford him, and owns one of the most expensive cars of CS2 pros — Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S. With plenty of cash earned in the CS2 era, it’s probably far from the last addition to his garage.
7. ZywOo | Vitality
Playing back-to-back with “apEX” since Vitality’s foundation in October 2018, Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut is still the star he’d always been. To highlight him among other pro players in Counter-Strike 2, we’ve added an extra 5% to his total because of his 5 MVP medals earned in the game’s new version. Still, even this boost wasn’t enough to make him the highest-paid CS2 player, as he has earned “only” $432,000.
6. ropz | Vitality
Maybe pairing Robin Cool’s nickname with FaZe Clan would be more accurate, since the lion’s share of his $456,000 wealth was earned while playing for this team. Indeed, FaZe was quite unstoppable during the early CS2 era, reaching eight grand finals in a row and winning half of them. Both IEM Katowice 2024 and Copenhagen Major 2024 were also huge financial wins, even despite the team taking second place. As a part of Team Vitality, “ropz” has already claimed a big title at IEM Katowice 2025, which probably means he doesn’t really need FaZe to earn well.
5. sh1ro | Spirit
It’s no secret that Team Spirit made waves in the gaming community in 2024, with “donk” breaking multiple records in individual categories, which allowed the team to win a lot. Dmitry “sh1ro” Sokolov became the last piece of the puzzle for Spirit, pulling off some crazy plays with an AWP and helping his less-experienced teammates to succeed. However, Spirit was able to knock on the elite doors even without “sh1ro” on the main roster, as they won BetBoom Dacha 2023 with “ArtFr0st” as the main sniper. This win would have made quite a difference for Dmitry and his chances of becoming the most-paid CS2 player, as his current earnings total at $477,000.
4. magixx | Spirit
The fact that Boris Vorobiev has $514,000 while his teammates mentioned below each earned exactly $1000 more since the CS2 release has an interesting story behind it. Once upon a time, “magixx” and “donk” missed BLAST Spring Groups 2024, where the team was eliminated before the finals but still earned a total of $5,000. Interestingly, they returned to the Spring Showdown 2024 as a full squad and even got to participate in the BLAST Spring Finals 2024, which they won in an epic game vs NAVI.
3. zont1x | Spirit
Another youngster from Team Spirit, if a bit overshadowed by the team’s star player “donk,” “zont1x” has already added $515,000 to his banking accounts since CS2 was released. Still, dwelling in the shadow of such a legend doesn't stop this Ukrainian player from winning crucial clutches and making a lot of impactful frags as an anchor. Being only 19 years old, “zont1x” has already had an astonishing career, with the Shanghai Major 2024 in his pocket and many years to improve his position and maybe even achieve the title of the richest CS2 player.
2. chopper | Spirit
The IGL of the unstoppable Team Spirit, Leonid Vishnyakov, is a true veteran (28 years old) and has been part of the team since March 2019. However, his true potential was only realized in CS2, with a bit of help from a well-known prodigy, “donk,” who definitely helped Leonid earn his $515,000. Meanwhile, “chopper” remains a model IGL — he is always calm and focused on winning the game, whether it requires winning a clutch or simply assisting his teammates.
1. donk | Spirit
A stunning performance of Danil Kryshkovets at IEM Katowice 2024 shocked the competitive scene. While some assumed it was a fluke, others immediately realized that what they’d witnessed was a legend in the making. In just a year, “donk” made even his staunchest critics reconsider, winning 7 MVPs and an astonishing $550,000. As we previously mentioned, we believe the MVP medals should be included in the total earnings, so we added a fair bit to the star players tournament prize money. Still, we believe that “donk” more than deserves to be the most expensive CS2 player, even if his actual earnings may be slightly lower.
