Editorial · All 14 ranked

Richest Chess Athletes

Independent net worth estimates for every earner we track in chess.

Estimates compiled from public reporting and updated continuously.

Rank	Athlete	Sport	Nation	Honours	Net worth
1	Anish GiriChess	Chess	Netherlands	Dutch Championx3	$109M
2	Hikaru NakamuraChess · Grandmaster	Chess	United States	U.S. Chess Championx4	$50M
3	Magnus CarlsenChess · Grandmaster	Chess	Norway	World Chess Championx6	$25M
4	Garry KasparovChess · Grandmaster	Chess	Russia	World Chess Championx4	$6M
5	Alireza FirouzjaChess	Chess	Iran	Iranian Chess Championx5	$5M
6	Maxime Vachier-LagraveChess · Grandmaster	Chess	France	World Blitz Championx5	$5M
7	Viswanathan AnandChess · Grandmaster	Chess	India	World Chess Championx7	$5M
8	Judit PolgarChess	Chess	Hungary	Grandmasterx4	$4M
9	Vladimir KramnikChess	Chess	Russia	Classical World Chess Championx3	$3M
10	Ding LirenChess · Grandmaster	Chess	China	World Chess Championx6	$2M
11	Levon AronianChess · Grandmaster	Chess	Armenia	FIDE World Cupx8	$2M
12	Bobby FischerChess	Chess	United States	World Chess Championx4	$2M
13	Daniel NaroditskyChess	Chess	United States	World Youth Championshipx3	$1M
14	PraggnanandhaaChess	Chess	India	Arjuna Award for Chessx4	$1M

Methodology: compiled from each athlete's documented honours, records and public estimates on their AthleteWiki profile. All 14 eligible athletes ranked. Updated 2026-09-15.