Norwegian grandmaster and 16th world champion Magnus Carlsen became the only chess player in 2025 to surpass the $1 million prize money mark.
This is reported by Chess.com.
Top 3 Grandmasters by Earnings in 2025
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Magnus Carlsen (Norway) — $1,455,276 (for 16 tournaments)
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Fabiano Caruana (USA) — $889,598 (for 19 tournaments)
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Levon Aronian (USA) — $751,881 (for 15 tournaments)
Notably, Carlsen also leads the list of the wealthiest chess players in career earnings.
Top 5 Grandmasters by Career Earnings
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Magnus Carlsen (Norway) — $12,232,249
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Viswanathan Anand (India) — $9,551,844
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Garry Kasparov (Russia) — $8,045,979
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Anatoly Karpov (Russia) — $5,989,480
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Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) — $4,775,825
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