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Research by OLBG has revealed that the eSports industry has a gender earnings gap of $190million

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5 years ago

March 12, 2020

George Miller

esearch by OLBG has revealed that the eSports industry has a gender earnings gap of $190million

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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.

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George Miller started his career in content marketing and has started working as an Editor/Content Manager for our company in 2016. George has acquired many experiences when it comes to interviews and newsworthy content becoming Head of Content in 2017. He is responsible for the news being shared on multiple websites that are part of the European Gaming Media Network.