Top 10 Highest-Earning Female Pro Gamers

Many people consider eSports to be a man’s business. But what if we told you that there are dozens of successful female esports players who, like male players, have made gaming a very lucrative career?

Female esports gamers do not have worldwide renown, and the gaming community practically treats them as backup-backup players, even though these ladies kick major arse. There is no viable reason to discriminate against women in esports, and yet they are still considered inappropriate for the job. Be that as it may, nowadays, women are becoming more and more visible, especially in the eSports niche, so let’s meet some of them!

1. Janet “xchocobars” Rose / $ 40,000

Rose is a Canadian eSports player who has been playing Apex Legends, Fortnite, League of Legends, Teamfight Tactics, and Valorant, among others. One of her greatest accomplishments was winning first place in League of Legends at Twitch Rivals 2019. The prize pool was not huge, but $7,000 is not too shabby. She then finished second in the Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series Leaderboard, nabbing another $10,000. But her biggest prize, however, came in week six of the Fortnite Fall Skirmish series — $13,750.

2. Anna “ant1ka” Ananikova / $ 40,000

Anna made her fortune on CS: GO. She played in Team Secret, Lazarus, and Counter Logic Gaming and was a member of the Russian national team. The largest amount Anna received in a single tournament was $20,000 at the 2016 eSports World Convention when she was still with Team Secret.

3. Sarah “Sarah Lou” Harrison / $ 50,000

Harrison played Dead or Alive 4 well enough to take first place at CGS 2008. Winning that tournament earned her $50,000. Since then, she has not participated in other tournaments. She is the only woman from the United Kingdom to make this list. It must have taken Sarah Lou a lot of practice to hone those skills and win that tournament.

4. Zainab “zAAz” Turkie / $ 53,000

Turkie, a Swedish player of Lebanese descent, has been a professional Counter-Strike player since 2002. Zainab joined her first CS club at the age of fourteen. Today, almost twenty years later, zAAz enjoys head-tapping noobs in CSGO, but she retired in 2020 after taking part in thirty-two tournaments.