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When we encounter the word athlete, what will usually come to mind are people who participate in competitive physical sports. Over the past few years, that has changed when competitive gaming has become a sport itself, which we now know as esports. With that in mind, we have compiled a list of the highest-paid esports athletes to date. These are the parameters for the article: • The list strictly sticks to the highest-paid esports athletes regardless of what game they play. • The earnings noted are from the tournaments these players participated in. • The figures gathered are mainly based on the complete outline from Liquipedia, which is then crossed check from esportsearnings as a reference for its estimated value. This does not include additional earnings from the player who may include streaming, partnerships, sponsors, etc. • As for the computation, no official format of prize pool cuts has been issued. Read more in our articles including "Top-earning esports athletes" and "Valve teases Artifact, a DotA card game".