Sorry, Twitter. We’re going to cover this story.
Why? Because it’s interesting, and we’re a little bit jealous. ropz’ tax returns are public, because that’s how Estonia (and a lot of other countries, apparently) works, and the guy is making bank.
We’re obviously not surprised — he is one of the best in the world, won multiple events, and is a professional esports player. They make money even if they’re not that good.
ropz, though, makes an absolute bloody fortune. Good for him. We’re not at all envious, running our free newsletter, twice a week, with unpaid writer- ahem, nevermind us.
Reportedly he made around €800,000 in 2022, which is a slow weekend for some of us here at TL;DR, but a hell of a lot for 99.9% of the population. Seriously. 800 big ones. For playing a video game! A game some of us pay to watch!
If your parents are ever asking why you spend so much time playing video games…
This includes prize money and salary, and there’s no mention of how much of a cut the org takes, but it still works out at around €67,000 a month, or a measly €15,500 a week. A WEEK.
What he makes in a month is more than most of the population makes in a year. Which… fair enough. Get that bag, king. We can’t hate.
It’s an intriguing insight into the finances of esports and really makes you wonder how anyone actually makes any money.
Oh, yeah. They don’t.
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