According to the research data analysed and published by SafeBettingSites.com, CS:GO has joined the exclusive club of esports games with a prize pool exceeding $100m.
It reached this milestone in August 2020 and as of September 14 had awarded a total of $100.87m. Dota 2, a brainchild of Valve just like CS:GO, is the top ranking esports game in this regard. As of the same date, it had awarded a total of $226.78m.
While CS:GO awarded its total prize pool across 5,184 tournaments, Dota 2 only had 1,415 tournaments under its belt. The reason for this disparity has to do with Dota 2’s championship, The International. In 2019, this tournament awarded the highest prize pool on record, amounting to $34.33m.
The amount was split among 18 teams, a total of 90 players. CS:GO managed to surpass the $100m mark because of its high number of tournaments.
