How do gamers get paid?

The most common form of income for professional gamers is prize money. Competitions around the world can have prize pots in the hundreds of thousands of USD, and the biggest tournaments have prizes in the millions of dollars. This prize will be split amongst all the members of the team when playing team events.

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Are you ok being paid in crypto?
In the United States, getting paid in cryptocurrency can result in getting taxed twice. First of all, when you receive crypto as payment, it's considered income based on the current market value. Later, if the cryptocurrency increases in price, you might have to pay capital gains taxes on the value of the increase.
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What is the highest paid gamer?
The statistic presents the leading eSports players worldwide as of February 2023, ranked by overall earnings. According to the estimates, Johan Sundstein, a player from Denmark also known as N0tail, has so far earned 7.18 million U.S. dollars throughout his recorded eSports gaming career.
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Who is the highest paid youtube gamer?
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Who is the top paid gamer?
The statistic presents the leading eSports players worldwide as of February 2023, ranked by overall earnings. According to the estimates, Johan Sundstein, a player from Denmark also known as N0tail, has so far earned 7.18 million U.S. dollars throughout his recorded eSports gaming career.
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