CS: GO became the best esports discipline in terms of the number of prize money

The Esports Earnings portal summed up the results of the year, providing statistics on the best esports disciplines in terms of the number of prize money awarded. The leader of the year was CS: GO, in which a total of almost $ 16 million in prize money was raffled off.

The second place in the rating was taken by Dota 2, in which about $ 9 million were played. The third place in the list was taken by League of Legends - $ 8 million. The TOP-5 also included Fortnite and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare disciplines, where they played $ 7.8 million and $ 6.2 million, respectively.

It is worth noting that last year Fortnite became the leader in terms of the amount of prize money - $ 71 million, and Dota 2 stopped at the second line with an amount of $ 47 million. CS: GO took third place last year - almost $ 22 million in prize money.

The best esports disciplines of 2020 by the number of prize money:

1. CS: GO - $ 15.8 million
2. Dota 2 - $ 9.2 million
3. League of Legends - $ 8 million
4. Fortnite - $ 7.8 million
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - $ 6.2 million
6. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS Mobile - $ 5.4 million
7. Rainbow Six Siege - $ 5 million
8. Overwatch - $ 4.3 million
9. Hearthstone - $ 4.2 million
10. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS - $ 4 million