Chapter 1
The mega tournaments and the money
Chapter 2
Tactical titans of the arena
Chapter 3
The global map of esports
Chapter 4
What it takes to be a pro
Ch 1 · The mega tournaments and the money
diegoplays Esports World Cup 2026
Seventy-five mil, / Paris starts the game, / History is made!
BETA
diegoplays Sort the record prize pools to discover which mega tournaments pay the most in 2026.
diegoplays From July 6 to August 23, 2026, Riyadh's state-funded Esports World Cup hosted over 2,000 players competing across 24 different games.
Quiz
What was the total prize pool for the record-breaking Esports World Cup held in Riyadh in 2026?
diegoplays Crowdfunded pixel passes directly finance major professional esports tournaments and players.
Quiz
What percentage of Battle Pass sales did developer Valve contribute directly to the prize pool of Dota 2's The International?
Quiz
Which game held the record for the largest crowdfunded prize pool in history at $40 million in 2021?
Fun Fact
Esports prize money: In 2025, professional tournaments across more than one hundred competitive games awarded nearly 300 million dollars in total prize money globally.
Quiz
Which city hosted the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M7 World Championship in January 2026?
Quiz
What record-breaking peak concurrent viewership did the M7 World Championship reach in January 2026?
Glossary
prize pool (noun)
The total amount of money distributed among the winners of a tournament or contest. In 2026, the Esports World Cup in Riyadh featured a record-shattering seventy-five million dollar prize pool.
The total amount of money distributed among the winners of a tournament or contest. In 2026, the Esports World Cup in Riyadh featured a record-shattering seventy-five million dollar prize pool.
Quiz
Which esports organization won the 2026 Esports World Cup Club Championship by earning 5,300 points across multiple games?
Quiz
How much prize money was awarded to the single winning organization of the 2026 EWC Club Championship?