eSports
Research by OLBG has revealed that the eSports industry has a gender earnings gap of $190million
There’s no women in the world’s 100 highest earning eSports players…
Of the 100 highest earning players in the world of eSports, not one of them is a woman.
The highest earning women in eSports, however, (and those who we think deserve real recognition and visibility) can be revealed as:
|
Rank  |
Player ID |
Name |
Country |
Earnings |
Main Game |
|
1 |
Scarlett |
Sasha Hostyn |
Canada |
$349,455 |
StarCraft II |
|
2 |
Liooon |
Li, Xiao Meng |
China |
$213,200 |
Hearthstone |
|
3 |
HaganeNoTema |
Siobhan Bielamowicz |
Australia |
$122,717 |
Attack on Titan Tribute Game |
|
4 |
Mystik |
Katherine Gunn |
United States |
$122,000 |
Halo: Reach |
|
5 |
Ricki Ortiz |
Ricki Ortiz |
United States |
$81,366 |
Street Fighter V |
|
6 |
TINARAES |
– – |
United States |
$63,475 |
Fortnite |
|
7 |
Hafu |
Rumay Wang |
United States |
$63,467 |
Teamfight Tactics |
|
8 |
Kasumi Chan |
Marjorie Bartell |
United States |
$55,000 |
Dead or Alive 4 |
|
9 |
xchocobars |
Janet Rose |
Canada |
$50,750 |
Fortnite |
|
10 |
Sarah Lou |
Sarah Harrison |
United Kingdom |
$50,000 |
Dead or Alive 4 |
The 100 highest earning female eSports players earned, last year, a combined $2.8m. On the other hand, the 100 highest earning male eSports players earned a staggering $192.4m. This means we’re facing a gender earnings gap in eSports of $192.4million.
The top males in eSports are earning 6,863% more than the top female players.
The full report can be seen here.