The League of Legends Worlds 2024 tournament will feature the largest prize pool of the year with the winner taking home 20% of the total prize pool as a cash prize.
20 teams from various leagues, like the LCK, LPL, LEC, and more, will participate in the biggest LoL esports event of the year and the in-game revenue in this year’s competition is expected to further bump the overall prize pool of the event.
League of Legends Worlds 2024 prize pool details and breakdown
League of Legends Worlds 2024 will have a total prize pool of $2,250,000, a $25,000 increase from the previous edition held last year. Listed below is the breakdown of the prize pool:
| Position | Prize money | Prize money % |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $450,000 | 20% |
| 2nd | $360,000 | 16% |
| 3rd-4th | $180,000 | 8% |
| 5th-8th | $101,250 | 4.5% |
| 9th-11th | $78,750 | 3.5% |
| 12th-14th | $67,500 | 3% |
| 15th-16th | $56,250 | 2.5% |
| 17th-18th | $39,375 | 1.75% |
| 19th-20th | $22,250 | 1% |
The prize pool listed does not factor in the in-game sales revenue that will be added after the conclusion of the event. The exact amount of revenue is usually undisclosed so the winners of Worlds 2024 can be expected to receive a larger amount than the one present here.
Some of the early contenders that are expected to win LoL Worlds 2024 include team such as Bilibili Gaming, Hanwha Life Esports, and Gen.G.
LoL Worlds: Previous winners and prize money
Here is a full list of previous League of Legends world champions and the total prize money they were able to bag:
2023: T1 – $445,000
2022: DRX – $489,500
2021: EDward Gaming – $489,500
2020: DAMWON Gaming – $556,250
2019: FunPlus Phoenix – $834,375
2018: Invictus Gaming – $2,418,750
2017: Samsung Galaxy – $1,855,114
2016: SK Telecom T1 – $2,028,000
2015: SK Telecom T1 – $1,000,000
2014: Samsung White – $1,000,000
2013: SK Telecom T1 – $1,000,000
2012: Taipei Assassins – $1,000,000
2011: Fnatic – $50,000
